Covid-19 vaccination update
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) has joined the New Zealand Association of Optometrists’ call for optometrists to be included in the government’s early vaccination Group 2,
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Introducing CT Lucia 621
Zeiss has launched CT Lucia 621P/PY, a new-generation aspheric monofocal c-loop intraocular lens (IOL) within its hydrophobic portfolio.
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Fight bent, twisted eyewear
AuraFlex Plus is the latest addition to the AuraFlex’s range of memory flexible eyewear. The collection features architectural forms constructed from titanium with beta titanium temples for
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A warm virtual welcome
Specsavers has welcomed its newest cohort of 120 graduate optometrists across Australia and New Zealand (16) in a first-ever hybrid (face-to-face and virtual) graduate induction event.
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AFT: 24hr germ protection and more
GIVEN THE LACK of conferences and seminars due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Peter Stewart from AFT Pharmaceuticals unveiled a host of new products at the CCLSNZ meeting. First up was the timely launch of Crystawash Extend, a gentle, odourless, water-based hand sanitiser that contains no harsh
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Lockdown fuels CBS
A survey of Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) patients revealed that social isolation due to Covid-19 lockdowns exacerbated visual hallucinations in 56% of respondents.
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Device Technologies: Myah for dry eye, myopia and now special CLs
The focus of the Device Technologies stand was the new Myah system from Topcon, a management tool for eyecare professionals interested in building, managing and growing their myopia and dry eye services.
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Snowvision postponed
The Snowvision 2021 conference in Queenstown has been rescheduled for 3-6 August 2022. This is the popular education and skiing biennial event’s second postponement due to Covid-19 and while it is disappointing, organisers said they would rather wait and offer a conference with overseas speakers nex
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Lighthouse Vision scholarships awarded
The Lighthouse Vision Trust, a dedicated Canterbury-based low vision support charity, has awarded three $10,000 scholarships to Canterbury University students Lewis Marshall, Christina Shepherd and Nicholas Tung at the trust's end-of-year function.
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NZAO lobbies for Covid priority
The New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) is advocating for optometrists to be included in the priority list for health practitioners to receive Covid-19 vaccinations.
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Holographic imaging to ‘revolutionise’ OCT
Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) have found a way to scan the depth of the cornea at unprecedented resolutions, quicker than a patient can blink.
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Win with Transitions Plus
Transitions Optical has relaunched its educational portal, Transitions Plus, and is giving away $50 gift cards to eyecare professionals who register and complete modules in the portal.
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