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 arrival of autumn heralds the Eye Doctor’s first Grand Round of the year. Held at the Novotel in Ellerslie, Auckland, this year’s inaugural seminar on 28 March was a warm and welcoming affair with many local optometrists attending keen to kick off their annual cpd hunt and hear the latest surgic
How do you tell someone they’re losing their sight? What can you do to really help a low vision patient? How do you explain the often-complex web of support and technology available? These, and many
Bellinger returns to NZ New Zealand frame distributor Euro Optics has added Danish brand Bellinger to its portfolio. Carl Doherty, Euro Optics’ managing director, says Bellinger is already a familiar
March is here, which means it’s time for the Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) of New Zealand’s annual conference. This year, the shorter, one-day format is back, with the event scheduled for Sunday 18 March at Mac’s Brewbar and Function Centre on Wellington’s waterfront, just a few steps from
Driven by the desire to create a sustainable business, Andrew “Macca” McKenzie, co-creator and owner of Duskies Eco Eyewear, started up his own handcrafted wooden eyewear business in Hawkes Bay. Susanne Bradley caught up with him to find out more.
eigh Plowman, Australian-based optometrist, blogger and digital marketer was one of the keynote Masterclass speakers at ODMA17, attracting a capacity crowd to his talk, ‘How to get new patients from Facebook’. Independents’ major strength is the trust resulting from the relationship they have with
Inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary, Auckland-schooled but now Sydney-based paediatric optometrist Shaun Chang established Eyes4Everest in 2014 to treat preventable blindness in Nepal. This year
