In my first article in this series, we looked at the difference of being an SME versus a family business. If we think about ourselves as a family business, we need to think about exactly what this means for us, how we grab the advantages and how we manage the tricky areas.
The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) hosted its annual national scientific meeting (NACBO) in mid-July, just before the inaugural O=Mega19 optical fair and conference in Melbourne.
Dr Samantha Simkin reports on a thoroughly nice SOE congress in Nice…The 2019 Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) opened in the beautiful French seaside resort of Nice. With
For the longest time, waiting rooms were the butt of jokes for their sorry collections of old magazines. It always seemed a bit mean to me. Your doctor, or you dentist, or your optician had thoughtfully put out something for you to read while you wait. They didn't have to bother, but here you were
Re:Vision held its first ever co-management optometry conference at its purpose-built clinic in Mount Wellington, Auckland. Morning breakfast bites were served with a healthy side of conversation and lots of coffee, dispensed in Re:Vision reusable coffee cups.
Christchurch ophthalmologist Dr Ainsley Morris said she’s proud to have brought iStents to the South Island, successfully implanting the first last month.
Keynote speaker Professor Ivan Goldberg played a significant role in a memorable day’s programme at Glaucoma NZ’s fourth one-day symposium. Beginning with a reminder that the organisation’s aim is to eliminate glaucoma blindness, Professor Goldberg spoke on the philosophy of uncertainty in medicine.
Grant Watters presents his review of some of the latest eye research in the field of speciality contact lenses, focusing on ortho-k, scleral CLS for ocular surface disease and piggyback and hybrid CL systems.
It is a common scenario that potentially swollen optic discs are detected on routine eye examination for another purpose. Clearly, if someone presents with headaches and visual disturbance, then any potentially swollen discs need urgent assessment because papilloedema can be due to life-threatening
Optimal outcomes from cataract surgery require accurate pre-operative measurement of corneal curvature. Patients are increasingly expecting perfect outcomes, regardless of the health of their eyes.
Despite different underlying pathogenic processes, inflammation is a common denominator in dry eye disease (DED), which in turn promotes further damage to the corneal epithelium and its underlying
Here’s the thing many people don’t realise - dry eye is almost universally evaporative regardless of its cause. Even the rare aqueous deficient dry eye (eg. Sjögren's syndrome) has an evaporative