Aiko lived in a small town in Japan and was known for her beautiful, handcrafted pottery. She spent hours each day at her pottery wheel, shaping clay with delicate precision. One day, a backpacker stumbled across her workshop. Intrigued by her focus and passion, he watched as she moulded the clay, l
This year’s Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (AONA) Congress began with a warm welcome from AONA president Dr Heather Machin and local AONA representative Rose Knowles. The day, packed full of
The highlights and some clinical pearls from the 2025 RANZCO Scientific Congress in Adelaide
Evaluating an undifferentiated uveitis patient can be intimidating. Fortunately, modern imaging technologies can help
The glaucoma intensive treatment study (GITS): comparing intensive and standard treatment on five years’ visual field development B. Bengtsson et al Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct;266:274-288 Review: We
Hamilton optometrist Jagrut Lallu has established the New Zealand Eye Research Centre, a purpose-built facility set to fund researchers’ “passion projects” and accelerate the nation’s eyecare research.
On a typical Wellington spring day, the second Hospital Optometrist Peer-Support (HOPS) conference got underway at the Rydges Airport Hotel, with the region’s well known winds, fortunately, not causin
From my point of view (excuse the pun) it’s getting tougher to write new stuff. My physical world is pretty much limited by tired bits and pieces these days, so imagination supplies the more interesti
Auckland ophthalmologist Dr Simon Dean has returned from what he described as a thoroughly immersive trek through the Aussie outback to support and fundraise for Indigenous doctors keen to pursue an Australasian ophthalmology career.
Carotenoids are natural pigments commonly made by plants and vital to life. Humans cannot synthesise carotenoids, therefore we rely solely on eating a varied plant diet to obtain them. Responsible for
Providing eyecare to rural communities in Tanzania meant going back to basics and brought unique and rewarding experiences.
This year's Save Sight Symposium provided a deep dive into the evolving landscape of eye health in Australasia and beyond...