Dr Francesc March de Ribot, a Dunedin Hospital ophthalmologist, has recently been dealing with some unusual referrals from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. Short, uncooperative and presenting something of a language barrier, these patients have been experiencing a number of different eye problems stemming
New Zealand’s Dr Ben O'Keeffe, a non-training locum ophthalmology registrar and two-time Rugby World Cup referee, speaks about how his two careers help balance him.
Every year in Aotearoa New Zealand several hundred patients require a corneal transplant. This may be because their cornea is scarred, cloudy or too thin to allow good vision. While we await the invention of the fully fledged laboratory-grown cornea, our principal option to treat these patients is u
Eye Surgery Associates’ mid-winter dinner symposium was packed full of eyecare pearls for attending optometrists.
When people start tying ribbons around ordinary words, there's got to be a bit of fun in there, opines Trevor Plumbly.
This book’s name is somewhat of a misnomer – not only is it very enlightening on the subject of Asian blepharoplasty, it is also a very thoughtful and well laid out comprehensive text relevant to all blepharoplasty surgery. The author, William Chen, a clinical professor of ophthalmology at the Unive
New study to build evidence for preservative-free glaucoma drops in NZ.
Picking up the phone that day was akin to picking up the loose end of a ball of wool the cat had played with. The 73-year-old woman on the other end of the line was very agitated and emotional as she described the perils of looking through an “oil bubble” and how her poor vision was restricting her
Ophthalmic nurse Claire McPhail reports on the rise of nurse-led clinics, AI in cataract surgery, avoiding burnout and more.
Tackling challenges, controversies and change, Dr Lize Angelo covers May’s "incredible" RANZCO NZ meeting.
Across Aotearoa, Māori experience significant health inequities compared to non-Māori. Despite advancements in healthcare over the last century Māori continue to experience higher rates of morbidity a
Dr Yi Wei Goh reviews papers on crosslinking, polyhexanide-based CL storage fluids' antifungal activity and ISBCS.
