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Despite Covid and the lack of face-to-face meeting opportunities, the fifth workshop of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) is proceeding apace with the aim of submitting the final report early next year for assessment and then release, said chair Professor Jennifer Craig.
Richard Grills, the founder of Designs for Vision (DFV) and a well-known optometry and ophthalmology educator, on both sides of the Tasman, died on 12 July, a few days before his 79th birthday, following a long battle with respiratory issues.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Kaleos eyewear derives its name from ancient Greek, meaning ‘beautiful shape’. Eyes Right Optical co-director and Sunglass Collective co-founder Mark Wymond said that was precisely what attracted him to the brand at this year’s Mido show in Italy. “It’s different, not a gen
The combined Universities of Sydney and Otago’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Microsurgical Skills Course at the Sydney Eye Hospital has gone from strength to strength since it was established in 2019, with its now twice-yearly 20 places booked months in advance and organisers considering a waitin
With last-minute apologies from the night’s guest speaker, Tauranga-based paediatric and strabismus specialist Dr Cheefoong Chong, and Eye Surgery Associates’ (ESA’s) medical retina and vitreoretinal (VR) surgeon Dr Monika Pradhan presenting on Zoom, ESA’s winter seminar was an example of the new no
Following a successful pilot study and comprehensive consultation, the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) has approved a new scope of practice allowing optometrists to perform ophthalmic laser surgery.
Free webinar on evidence-based practise for vascular conditions and common masqueradersThursday 26 May: 8-10pm (NZT) or 6-8pm (AEST) The University of Canberra's Discipline of Optometry is holding its
As one of a handful events not cancelled or moved online, Eye Doctors’ first 2022 Grand Round was well attended by around 60 participants, all eager to catch up in person over some refreshments and claim some much-needed CPD. The new Remuera Golf Club venue did not disappoint, despite the mid-semina
Celebrating 25 years with Alcon, Karen Fowler worked her way up to become head of the Australia and New Zealand business and the region’s surgical division. As one of the few women holding top spots in the ophthalmic industry, she talked to Lesley Springall about the challenges and highlights of her
Frustrated by Facebook’s decision to stop her promoting her business-to-business-focused Facebook sites after she declined to share confidential proof-of-identity details with the social networking behemoth, Lesley Springall sought answers on what to do when you’re left in the lurch by Facebook.
Following a successful pilot study, the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) has released a consultation document for a new specialist optometrist scope of practice to allow hospital-based optometrists to perform ophthalmic laser surgery. Specifically, the specialist scope of practice
The government’s stipulation that anyone providing a health service in close contact with the public be fully vaccinated is being welcomed by eyecare professionals as another step to control the virus, protect colleagues, their families and the wider community, and return to some semblance of busine