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A Pharmac-initiated funding application for ciclosporin 0.05% eye preparation to treat severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca has been added to its Options for Investment (OFI) list. The application was
Hamilton optometrist Jagrut Lallu has established the New Zealand Eye Research Centre, a purpose-built facility set to fund researchers’ “passion projects” and accelerate the nation’s eyecare research.
The Australian ‘Kruk Review’, designed to remove regulatory road blocks to attract more internationally qualified healthcare practitioners (IQHPs) to the region, "disempowers our colleges”, said Austr
Despite the promise of an additional 3,500 cataract surgeries in the 18 months from July 2023, NZ's cataract waitlist has grown by 696 patients.
Auckland’s recent ophthalmology hui, led by Dr Justin Mora for the Australian and New Zealand Eye Foundation (ANZEF), was hailed a success by both organisers and its Māori and Pasifika med school part
The Australian and New Zealand Eye Foundation (ANZEF), the philanthropic arm of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), has announced its grant recipients for 2024.
What is expected to be permanent Pharmac funding of Ilevro, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drop for post-cataract surgery patients, has been welcomed by New Zealand eyecare professionals.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO) Māori and Pasifika Eye Health Committee (MPEHC) is holding a mentoring hui on 14 September to highlight the specialty to Māor
Initially scheduled to be available in June 2024, Aspen Pharmacare’s Eikance 0.01% atropine drops are now available to prescribers in New Zealand.
Dr Francesc March de Ribot, a Dunedin Hospital ophthalmologist, has recently been dealing with some unusual referrals from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. Short, uncooperative and presenting something of a language barrier, these patients have been experiencing a number of different eye problems stemming
New study to build evidence for preservative-free glaucoma drops in NZ.
ARVO Friedenwald Award winner Dr Anand Swaroop, discusses photoreceptors, karma and why people are like proteins.
