NZ Optics
A Senior reporter at NZ Optics. With nearly 10 years at NZ Optics, Susanne has gained an in-depth knowledge and understanding of eye health and the optics industry in New Zealand.
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The CCLS conference offers an exciting line-up of speakers including Australian keynotes Damon Ezekiel and Professor Gerard Sutton. Also joining live from across the ditch is Margaret Lam, national president of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia, who will cover the hot topic of amnioti
Registrations flew in as soon as the new dates for the 2022 Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) conference were announced, with the in-person part of the hybrid event set to take off at Auckland’s Hilton Hotel from 11-13 August.
Dr Shanu Subbiah welcomed more than 180 eyecare professionals to Eye Institute’s most recent online seminar focusing on the eye and immunology. Setting the scene with a collegial, relaxed vibe, tuning in felt like being invited into the doctors’ living room, listening to friendly chatter about the c
Aside from a GST increase in 2010, the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) contact lens (CL) subsidy hasn’t been revised since its inception in 1988 and is now outdated and falling short of the cost of caring for patients, according to several industry professionals.
Sandy Grant is one of only a handful of low-vision co-ordinators in New Zealand. Susanne Bradley caught up with her to find out more.
The RANZCO New Zealand branch annual scientific meeting from 22 April 2022 features local and international speakers, including keynotes Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer, Associate Professor Samantha Fraser-Bell, Nicola Dunlop, Dr Rachael Niederer and Associate Professor Bruce Hadden.
Well-known lens specialist John Clemence, founder and director of Independent Lens Specialists (ILS) has retired from a lifelong career in optics.
The impact of Covid-19, exacerbated by a spike in kennel cough, has caused a significant drop in the number of guide dogs trained and matched to clients in 2021, reported Blind Low Vision New Zealand (BLVNZ).
After more than a decade without the backing of an active association, Australian dispensing opticians can now join the newly formed Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA), a member-based, professional network for the industry.
The delayed 2021 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO) 52nd Annual Scientific Congress will now be an online-only event from Saturday 26 February to midday on Tuesday 1 March.
New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has extended its Flexi-wage scheme to include support for jobseekers training to become qualified dispensing opticians (DOs).
The Wellington Downtown Community Ministry (DCM), supporting homeless people in the city for more than 50 years, is farewelling one of its most valued supporters, retiring ophthalmologist Dr Paul Herrick.
