This is a randomised, prospective intervention study that evaluated the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of severe, aqueous-deficient dry eye. PRP is a blood derivative that has previously been successfully used to treat ocular surface disorders such as persist
Blepharitis is an epidemic – defined as inflammation affecting the eyelashes, eyelids and the ocular surface, it is widely recognised as one of the most common ocular conditions.
If you had asked me on my BOptom graduation day what I thought I’d be working on in five years’ time, I would not have imagined it would be a clinical trial with a team of neurologists and
Patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can feel encouraged by the latest therapeutic discoveries.
The Eye Surgery Associates dinner, hosted by Drs Hussain Patel and Monika Pradhan, was held on a cold, blustery evening at the end of June at the Tamaki Yacht Club in Auckland. Keynote speaker Dr
The Christchurch Eye Surgery study day is a much-anticipated annual event for local optometrists, providing a full day of interesting cases and educational pearls from the day surgery’s
Early this year, I was awarded a Claude McCarthy Fellowship to undertake original research abroad and attend an international conference. I was delighted to be granted this fellowship and to have the
In the past, clinicians have put forward anecdotal views about how to manage myopia. The first, evidence-based review only appeared in 2002 and, drawing on just 10 randomised controlled trials about
Reading about best practice in myopia management is one thing but hearing about how it works in practice is quite another. In the first in a series of articles, the New Zealand Myopia Action Group
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus infection in the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. Ocular complications of HZO include keratitis, uveitis,
The incidence and clinical outcome of complications in 4,000 consecutive strabismus operationsAilsa E. Ritchie, Nadeem AliJ AAPOS. 2019 May 4Review: This is an interesting article that highlights the