Materials provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Original written by Jennifer Chu. For most people, getting an ultrasound is a relatively easy procedure: As a technician gently presses a probe against a patient's skin, sound waves generated by the probe travel through the skin, bouncing off muscle, fat, and other soft

  High-level changes to Medscheme-administered medical schemes for 2020 1. Tariff increases After due consideration by each individual medical scheme’s Board of Trustees, the following tariff increases will apply to the Medscheme-administered medical schemes listed below. These increases will come into effect as of 1 January 2020. Scheme % Increase AECI Medical Aid Society 4.5% Barloworld Medical Scheme 4.5% Bonitas

Retail health clinics have been part of the trend in making healthcare more convenient, and now another option is being offered — testing for diabetic retinopathy. However, an ophthalmologist won't make the diagnosis at the clinic; instead, it will be made by an artificial intelligence (AI) system called IDx-DR. Testing will be

Even though LASIK has been around for 20 years in the U.S., one former FDA adviser has said the procedure should be taken off the market. Dr. Morris Waxler originally voted to approve the eye surgery, but he’s changed his mind. "Essentially we ignored the data on vision distortions that persisted for years," the retired FDA

[Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 November 2019] Children aged two to five years old who are on the government waiting list for Strabismus (squint eye) surgery will now benefit from the St Johns Eye Hospital’s Squint Surgery Saturday initiative which kicked off this month. The programme was made possible through a donation

SDM Eyewear recently launched their Exclusive Thelios Brand Portfolio Collection, which included Fred, Loewe & Kenzo. Each brand offers the consumer a unique experience in Eyewear.

Christine Sindt has been elected as this year’s Top Doc by the National Keratoconus Foundation of America. Prof Sindt was a speaker at the recently held CLSSA Conference at Spier. She is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa and the founder of EyePrint. 

On Monday, 9 September, SAB announced the finalists of the SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards – one within the medical industry.   Dr Daemon McClunan The OptiShunt Woodstock, Cape Town Dr Daemon McClunan designed the OptiShunt, an implantable device that prevents blindness in glaucoma patients by draining excess fluid out of