Low-concentration atropine for myopia progression (LAMP) study; Environmental risk factors and myopia incidence in six to nine-year-olds; Myopia: is the nature-nurture debate finally over?
A warm summer evening and the lure of the beach or BBQ were not enough to deter attendance at the Eye Doctors’ first Grand Round in February at the Novotel Ellerslie, Auckland. The four presenting ophthalmologists gave the full house plenty to think about and, together with the CPD points and networ
Our grandfather was very loved by his family and never in any way neglected or overlooked. I just want to make that clear, because now I want to say this: after the funeral, his ashes were placed on a shelf by the undertaker, waiting to be collected. And there they stayed, waiting, for 20 years.
When South Island optometrist John Veale hopped on a plane recently to Rarotonga, for what was perhaps his 40th trip with the NZ Aid eye team, he expected to see a few urgent medical cases. He didn’t expect to be one himself!
A brilliant line-up of local and international speakers from both optometry and ophthalmology, coupled with a return to the Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) favourite, Rotorua, provided for a full-house turnout this year.
This year’s congress focused on camaraderie and the sharing of knowledge, which was well achieved considering the society has grown again and this year saw a significant spike in attendees. The CCLS committee would like to thank all those involved with the 2019 congress, including our speakers, spon
The New Zealand Myopia Action Group (NZMAG) says a proposed bill “will limit the prescription of non-approved medicines to only medical practitioners, preventing community optometrists prescribing
The literature has established that both orthokeratology (ortho-k) and atropine are effective at slowing myopia progression and are increasingly being used clinically, including here in New Zealand. This has led to many clinicians and researchers asking the question, would combining ortho-k and atro
Prepping for the end of the financial year is about as mundane a task as a business can perform. Or, at least, the old way was.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 is one of the most important meetings in the new Zealand ophthalmic calendar. The meeting is unique in that it is attended by two specialist groups, as it incorporates the New
Auckland university’s School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) held its annual Low Vision Day on 7 March 2019. The day is designed for final year (part five) optometry students to gain valuable hands on experience working with low vision patients to increase our knowledge and awareness of the d
Registration is open for the 2019 annual Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) conference, which this year is being held in New Zealand at the Hilton’s Karawau Village on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown from 17-21 July.
