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Health Minister Dr David Clark has announced new chairs to lead Auckland’s three District Health Boards. The Auckland, Waitemata and Counties-Manukau DHBs have had acting chairs since December following the resignation of Lester Levy, who had led all three boards.
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) has introduced state-of-the-art virtual reality simulators to train the next generation of eye surgeons.The RVEEH’s new Eyesi Surgical simulators allow
The ninth joint Auckland University Department of Ophthalmology and School of Optometry and Vision Science Summer Student Symposium in March was an upbeat affair. Amusingly chaired by Professor Trevor
Two patients with severe wet AMD, implanted with a specially-engineered retinal pigment epithelium cells patch, derived from stem cells, have regained their reading vision in a ground-breaking
The first lady of song, Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most prolific jazz recording artists of all time. She began her six-decade career when she was just 16 years of age. Fitzgerald was famous for
The School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) at the University of Auckland needs more externship mentors for their final year BOptom students.During their last year of study, each New Zealand
Oculo says it will now be rolling out its cloud-based secure messaging and clinical communication software, designed to better connect optometrists and ophthalmologists, in New Zealand over the next
Auckland Eye’s new Oasis Spa, premium dry eye treatment facility, has opened for business.Patients referred to the new Oasis Spa or those simply seeking help for dry and itchy eyes, will be given a
A new species of parasitic nematode has now been identified in three previously healthy, relatively young residents of Saipan, the largest island of the US-managed Northern Mariana Islands in the
“Mido is to eyewear what Oscar night is to cinema,” said Giovanni Vitaloni, Mido president at this year’s event in Milan.Organisers said the 48th Mido event this year welcomed more than 58,000 eyewear
Australian low vision service provider, Vision Australia, has opened a new interactive site so people who are visually-impaired can experience the abundance of new technology available to help them
The low vision (LV) clinic at Greenlane Clinical Centre has recently welcomed two new optometrists to its team. Deepa Kumar and Deborah Chan, have joined Sandy Grant, LV clinic coordinator and
