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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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Visually impaired adventurer Neelu Jennings and Optimed’s Craig Norman are teaming up in April to race the Porirua Grand Traverse.

Driven by a desire to improve eyelid health and comfort for patients who wear makeup and suffer from dry eye, optometrist and CCLS NZ president Adele Jefferies has created Elin Eyes, a locally made or

Funding provided to map children’s eye health data to improve kids’ eyecare in Aotearoa

This year’s Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) one-day conference features an exciting lineup of local and international speakers, including Australian keynotes optometrist SooJin Nam and strabismus and paediatric specialist Dr Craig Donaldson. They will host two joint sessions on collaborative

Kiwi optometrists Yasmeen Musa, Jasmine Feng and Ricky Xue have all completed their residencies at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry with support from the Snowvision Charitable Trust. Here, they share some of their highlights with Susanne Bradley.

Medix21 is New Zealand’s new distributor for US company Good-Lite’s suite of visual acuity testing tools and vision screening products.

The latest research commissioned by Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) shows that awareness of AMD in people over the age of 50 has dropped from 60% in 2020 to 55% in 2024.

Christchurch-based Dynamic Eyewear is the new distributor for French optical and sunglass brand JF Rey.

For the first time in a decade, a major review of the Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing (Cert IV) is underway in Australia to bring it up to standard with contemporary industry practices and other markets, including New Zealand.

Having settled into her new role, BLVNZ CEO Andrea Midgen talks not-for-profits, eye health in Aotearoa and her vision for BLVNZ

Straight from Silmo Paris, French eyewear brand JF Rey repacked its bags and headed to Singapore and New Zealand to present its partners with a taste of its new optical and sun collections. With JF