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Rohto Dry Aid (RDA) relieves eights symptoms of dry eye – itchiness, dryness, soreness, irritation, burning, grittiness, stinging and tiredness.
Staff reporters4 min read
Ophthalmology Comment
Oculoplastics update
Auckland's Dr Sid Ogra reviews the latest oculoplastics research.
Dr Sid Ogra5 min read
Bird’s eye view – safeguarding penguin vision
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
Drew Jones4 min read
Ophthalmology & reffing on the world stage
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.
Susanne Bradley8 min read
Eye Donation: factors affecting donation rates in Aotearoa New Zealand
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
Dr Natalie Allen, Helen Twohill, Maureen Watson and Nigel Brookes9 min read
ESA: Warming up winter with CPD pearls
Eye Surgery Associates’ mid-winter dinner symposium was packed full of eyecare pearls for attending optometrists.
Lesley Springall6 min read
A fresh look 2: eyedentity
When people start tying ribbons around ordinary words, there's got to be a bit of fun in there, opines Trevor Plumbly.
Trevor Plumbly5 min read
Book review: Asian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease, 4th Edition
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
Reviewed by Dr Simon Dean2 min read
NZ study to bolster BAK-free drop campaign
New study to build evidence for preservative-free glaucoma drops in NZ.
Drew Jones3 min read
Hindsight: the quest is history…
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
Naomi Meltzer7 min read
RANZCO NZ 2024: Old challenges, new thinking
Ophthalmic nurse Claire McPhail reports on the rise of nurse-led clinics, AI in cataract surgery, avoiding burnout and more.
Claire McPhail6 min read
Cataracts, oculoplastics, moving medal lectures and more…
Tackling challenges, controversies and change, Dr Lize Angelo covers May’s "incredible" RANZCO NZ meeting.
Dr Lize Angelo8 min read