Annual Conference media releases
Each year in May the CRC Association hosts a major conference and actively assists CRCs in issuing media releases.
Short-sighted treatment makes myopia worse
18 May 2011
A new approach to the design of glasses and contact lenses for people with myopia (short-sightedness) will have huge benefits for the 3.6 million Australians with myopia. Studies in Sydney with 12 year old children showed that myopia progressively worsened when correcting myopic eyes with traditional negative powered correcting lenses even though they give clear Read More...
Rapid identity check for border security pests
18 May 2011
A new system linking field officers with international experts has enabled a dramatic speed-up in the identification of exotic insects and diseases which may pose a threat to crops and the environment in Australia. The Remote Microscope Network (RMN) allows agricultural officers equipped with microscopes to link with experts, both national and international, over the Read More...