UPFRONT Just as Insight went to print, SPECSAVERS announced it’s ramping up its store opening program across Australia, with five initial new locations. The optical chain will add new stores in Seaford and Port Lincoln, South Australia, Warwick, Queensland, Newcastle and surrounds, NSW, and Belgrave, Victoria. “This is the first batch of new store locations we are announcing and we will publish more in the coming months. We also have an exciting program for expansion in existing
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stores too and these will see many more new ownership opportunities,” director of professional recruitment Mr Raj Sundarjee said. IN OTHER NEWS, a new University of Sydney study has found only half of all diabetics get recommended diabetes eye checks. The study, published in Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, linked data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up study with Medicare data to examine how frequently almost 25,000 diabetics in NSW had exams. Researchers found people with diabetes for 10 or more years were less likely to get regular checks, with almost 80% not having annual exams recommended for this
this group. FINALLY, Melbourne-based OCT manufacturer Cylite has won the Australian Engineering Excellence Award Victoria. It will represent Victoria this month for the Sir William Hudson award, the highest honour a project can receive from Engineers Australia. “This is a wonderful endorsement of the talented team delivering this exciting product. The combination of a unique approach to 3D ophthalmic imaging and diagnostics, with well-executed design and outstanding multi-disciplinary engineering, have delivered a product that we trust will prove worthy of this accolade over the years to come,” CEO Mr Steve Frisken said.
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American singer-songwriter and television personality Kelly Clarkson revealed she has a serious dust allergy after appearing on her talk show wearing an eye patch. Although she didn’t detail her condition, dust got into her eye while filming for The Voice, on which she is a coach, causing irritation and infection, as well as a potential corneal abrasion.
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