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As I stepped off the plane onto the sun-kissed shores of Hamilton Island for the 2024 meeting of the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS), I couldn’t help but feel a blend of excitement and mild dread. After all, I was about to immerse myself in a whirlwind of cutting-ed
The Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) conference was a very special event this year, celebrating its 25th anniversary. AUSCRS has always been a unique event on the ophthalmology calendar, full of fancy dress, outlandish themes and a family atmosphere where colleagues
I’d hoped to have been reporting about fun in the sun, fancy dress and cocktails in Noosa, Queensland, for this year’s meeting of the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS). However, like most meetings in the region, AUSCRS fell victim to travel restrictions and was transf
A patient with a history of refractive surgery may create a wave of anxiety in the minds of most ophthalmologists but it is the history of refractive surgery itself that has, until recently, been keeping refractive surgeons awake at night.
Alcon launched their new Vivity intraocular lens (IOL) to New Zealand ophthalmologists in a virtual event on 24 September. There has been a lot of excitement about Vivity as early studies indicated it offers the benefits of multifocality without the side effects of a diffractive multifocal lens.
During this current Covid-19 pandemic-restricted world, there has been some amazing, live, online ophthalmology content produced, and I’m still very much involved with producing webinars for international audiences while we can’t travel. But I believe I can speak for pretty much everyone in the eye
Optimal outcomes from cataract surgery require accurate pre-operative measurement of corneal curvature. Patients are increasingly expecting perfect outcomes, regardless of the health of their eyes.