Insight into dry eye, drugs and macula holes
On a very stormy evening in April, Auckland Eye held its first Insight seminar of the year over dinner at Auckland’s Orakei Bay function centre.
Lesley Springall5 min read
Dry Eye
OTC: an information packed day
The Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Mount Wellington, Auckland on a March summer’s day was the setting for the third Ocular Therapeutics Conference, run by the Buchanan Ocular Therapeutics Unit at the University of Auckland. Once again, this increasingly popular conference boasted a mix of s
Ella Ewens10 min read
DSAEK, DMEK, epithelium-off crosslinking and blepharitis treatments
Efficacy and safety of DMEK versus DSAEK: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Patient satisfaction with epithelium-off corneal crosslinking; Randomized double-masked trial of eyelid cleansing treatments for blepharitis
Dr Mo Ziaei5 min read
Ophthalmology wall of fame
The annual Excellence in Ophthalmology and Vision Research prize evening celebrates talented personalities early in their ophthalmic careers as well as remembering
Ella Ewens6 min read
CCLS NZ 2018: Celebrating 60 years with warmth and style
This year the Cornea and Contact Lens Society celebrated its 60th birthday. Though the educational content and knowledge has dramatically evolved over the last 60 years, the high standard of clinical learning and warm collegial environment never changes, making it always one of the better conference
Roberta McIlraith and Adele Jefferies6 min read
CCLS NZ: From the exhibitor’s hall
As one of the main events in the New Zealand ophthalmic calendar for both optometrists and anterior segment ophthalmologists, the Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) of New Zealand’s annual conference is well supported by sponsors. This year’s one-day conference was no exception with some of the
Lesley Springall7 min read
Summer Students Symposium 2018
The ninth joint Auckland University Department of Ophthalmology and School of Optometry and Vision Science Summer Student Symposium in March was an upbeat affair. Amusingly chaired by Professor Trevor
Staff reporters3 min read
Oasis spa opens for business
Auckland Eye’s new Oasis Spa, premium dry eye treatment facility, has opened for business.Patients referred to the new Oasis Spa or those simply seeking help for dry and itchy eyes, will be given a
Staff reporters2 min read
ANZCS 2018
ANZCS 2018By Dr Jennifer Court*This year's annual Australia and New Zealand Cornea Society (ANZCS) meeting was held in Sydney in February and was organised by Drs Con Petsoglou, Noni Lewis and Chameen
Dr Jennifer Court5 min read
CCLS 2018: one special day
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
Susanne Bradley5 min read
Nutraceutical supplements for eye health?
Intense exposure to light, intense metabolic activity and high oxygen tension render the human eye particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage at all levels from the ocular surface and dry eye, cornea, anterior chamber, crystalline lens and back to the retina, macula and optic nerve. Hence compounds
Grant Watters4 min read
NovaTears launches in NZ
NovaTears, a new treatment for evaporative dry eye disease (DED) has been launched in New Zealand and Australia.
Staff reporters1 min read