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.
176 articles
The Centre for Eye Research Australia’s (CERA’s) 12th annual Gerard Crock Lecture focused on the future of eye health and what we need to do to eliminate preventable blindness. Delivered late last year, the lecture was given virtually by Melbourne Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor, the Harold Mitchell
Australian healthcare company Healthia has expanded into optometry with the AUD$43 million acquisition of optometry group The Optical Company (TOC). The acquisition is a horizontal expansion
The demand for anti-VEGF injections to stem vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy is continuing to rise by about 15% a year, adding to the strain on district health boards’ (DHBs’) eye care budgets, already burdened by backlogs for eye care such as cataract
New Zealand optometrist Clare Luoni is Fred Hollows’ workforce and academic manager. Based at the Pacific Eye Institute, Susanne Bradley asked her about her work and life in Fiji.
Specsavers has wrapped up its first ever SCC Online Series, reaching more than 5000 participants collectively across the season.
For the first time, the 27th Silmo d’Or award winners were revealed in a virtual ceremony hosted by Silmo Paris president Amélie Morel.
Three New Zealand researchers have developed a standardised clinical evaluation tool for dry anophthalmic socket syndrome (DASS), crucial to understanding a condition affecting 63% of anophthalmic patients.
Well-known to New Zealand’s eye health industry, sales professional Campbell Gordon has launched his own company Titan Optical to bring dispensing tools, acuity software and more to our independent optometry practices.
With many humbling and worthy nominations to choose from, three New Zealand lockdown heroes stood out for their compassion, tireless work and can-do attitude in our Maui Jim Nominate a Hero promotion.
A recent Australian survey has found many parents are shocked to learn their children have vision problems and struggle with a range of issues and emotions at the time of diagnosis and during treatment.
The British Optical Association Museum’s latest exhibition, Pathos Ocularis - The Beautiful and the Curious, was inspired by artist Iluá Hauck da Silva’s own experience of dry eye, diplopia and photophobia.
With a passion for aircraft and a large dose of Kiwi ingenuity, dispensing optician Daniel Walker decided to have a crack at designing his own eyewear. By Susanne Bradley.
