A titanium tribute to bold elegance
Blackfin has updated its Atlantic series with three new models: Soho (unisex, featured here), Tribeca (women) and Hoxton (men), all available in elegant shades and vivid colours.
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EssilorLuxottica, Eyepro team-up
EssilorLuxottica Australia New Zealand (ANZ) has partnered with Eyepro, a New Zealand network of independent optometrists.
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CCLS: Eye of the Tiger
The Cornea and Contact Lens Society’s (CCLS) popular anterior segment conference is back at Wellington’s Harbourside Function Centre from 15-16 March 2024.
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IVI study links sustainability and safety
Ophthalmology researchers from New Zealand have shown that switching to a more sustainable practice for intravitreal injections (IVIs) does not increase the level of infection rates, supporting practice changes to minimise consumption without compromising safety or quality of care.
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Auckland Eye offers intraoperative OCT
Auckland Eye has become New Zealand’s first private clinic to offer intraoperative OCT-guided anterior and posterior segment surgery, following installation of the Zeiss Lumera 700 with iOCT (Rescan 700).
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New board members appointed
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) has appointed optometrist Melinda Calderwood and dispensing optician Kirsty Pienaar for a three-year term, replacing Zoe Ross and former chair Jayesh Chouhan.
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Stars and their eyes… Tori Spelling
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Tori Spelling ended up with an ulcer after sleeping with disposable contacts for “maybe 20 days”. "It's my fault. I did this to myself. I have contacts but I wear daily ones. So, at the end of the day, kids, whatever… I can make all the excuses I want. I don't take th
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Doherty takes VMD reins
Carl Doherty has taken up the role of general manager Vision Marketing and Distribution (VMD) Eyewear New Zealand, replacing Nigel Butler, who stepped down in September.
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Snowvision’s 2023 SUNY scholars
Announced at the first Snowvision conference in five years, this year’s Snowvision State University of New York (SUNY) scholars are Luke Oliver, Jason Shen and Carmen Liu.
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YouTuber’s cataract controversy
One of the world’s most popular YouTubers, MrBeast, who paid for 1,000 uninsured people to have sight-saving cataract surgery, has received praise for raising awareness of avoidable sight-loss but
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Quite a pickle – sport’s rocketing injury cost
The rising popularity of racquet sport pickleball, particularly among seniors, will result in US$250m-500m of injury-related expenses in the US in 2023, reported UBS Global. Since it’s often played as
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Ophthalmologists vs chatbots
A US study found ChatGPT responded to patient eyecare questions with answers which did not significantly differ from those of ophthalmologists, while a Canadian study showed ChatGPT’s ophthalmology
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