Amniotic membrane for DED
Dry eye disease is a common ocular surface disorder, resulting in one of the most frequently encountered complaints in ophthalmic practice. Whilst the disease is complex and multifactorial,
Dr Rasha Altaie6 min read
Dry Eye
A ‘real life’ education evening
As good as Zoom meetings and webinars have been over the Covid-19 lockdown, it was great to be back with some ‘real life’ CPD at the Eye Doctors Grand Rounds at Ormiston Hospital in Auckland in June.
Richard Johnson4 min read
Art and optics: The beautiful and the curious
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.
Susanne Bradley3 min read
Dry eye webinars
ESW Vision is hosting a series of virtual dry eye seminars featuring three international speakers: New Zealand’s Associate Professor Jennifer Craig, vice chair of TFOS DEWSII and head of Auckland
Staff reporters1 min read
Dry Eye website launched
Dry Eye Directory, a website connecting dry eye sufferers to local practitioners, has been launched with practitioners from Australia, New Zealand and the US already registered.
Staff reporters1 min read
New dry eye device unveiled in NZ
A new dry eye device, which claims to treat evaporative dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and the less common and more difficult to treat aqueous deficient dry eye has arrived in New Zealand.
Lesley Springall3 min read
Self-moisturising CLs with batteries!
Scientists from Japan’s Tohoku University have created a battery-driven self-moisturising contact lens to combat dry eye symptoms associated with daily contact lens wear.
Staff reporters1 min read
IPL therapy for MGD
Outcomes of a randomised controlled trialBy Dr Ally Xue, Dr Michael Wang, Dr Sue Ormonde and A/Prof Jennifer CraigEvaporative Dry Eye Evaporative disease is acknowledged to be the most prevalent dry
Professor Jennifer Craig12 min read
Best optom apps for 2020
Is your mobile phone within reach? Chances are you use your smartphone dozens of times a day in your practice. Rather than having to spend time searching online, or dig out a textbook, apps can be a
Leigh Plowman4 min read
Nasal spray for dry eye?
A phase 2 clinical trial has delivered promising results for OC-01 nasal spray as a safe and effective treatment for patients with dry eye disease. Developed by Oyster Point Pharma, the OC-01 is
Staff reporters2 min read
Smartphone app to mitigate dry eye?
A study using a smartphone app to detect characteristics and risk factors associated with diagnosed and undiagnosed symptomatic dry eye disease suggests it could lead to earlier prevention and more
Staff reporters2 min read
Insights and delights
Auckland Eye’s popular Orakei Bay Events Centre dinner served up a healthy dose of insights alongside a delightful dinner. Many local optometrists attended the evening for networking and CPD with a side of Lipiview. I, for one, left feeling relieved to know my meibomian glands are in good nick.
Susanne Bradley4 min read