RANZCO 2025 awards and accolades
Who's who among the 56th RANZCO Congress graduation and awards ceremony
Lesley Springall4 min read
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Who's who among the 56th RANZCO Congress graduation and awards ceremony
Catch the highlights from the 2025 RANZCO Annual Scientific Congress in Melbourne
Esotropia caused by low-dose atropine for rapidly progressive myopia in a 15-year-old boy Aman S, Guyton DL JAAPOS 2025:29:104122 Review: In the current myopia pandemic, this case report caught my ey
As much as I love what we have here in New Zealand, when I get to be on the other side of the world I always look with envy at what they have there. It’s amazing how much more you can do when you have enough people. You notice it in all kinds of ways, large and small. A good restaurant can sustain i
This year, artificial intelligence (AI) was the central theme of Silmo Next, with its Futurology space and new Village Tech area inviting visitors to experience the future of optics via connected eyewear, automated examinations, virtual reality, intelligent store-management systems and more.
When I wrote a review of anti-presbyopia drops in December 2021’s issue, I felt sure we were soon to be swamped with myriad pharmaceuticals – real and cloned – to rid us of one of life’s greatest inconveniences: the dreaded presbyopia. Strangely, that does not appear to have happened – I have not he
Christmas parties are a hotbed of entertainment for HR consultants to write their memoirs on ‘the stupid things people do’, so here are some top tips to avoid earning a starring role.
The field of ocular prosthetics represents a unique intersection of surgical rehabilitation, prosthetic bioengineering and facial restoration. Historically, the loss of vision or an eye may have been viewed as the ‘end of the road’ from an ophthalmology and optometry perspective. However, this is ce
With so many aspects of managing a health practice to juggle in your busy day, it can be difficult to know what to prioritise. First and foremost is the clinical component – ensuring your patients receive the highest quality of care. Alongside this come the myriad operational responsibilities: makin
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAAION) is a condition where blood flow to the optic nerve is suddenly reduced, causing damage and sudden vision loss, like a stroke affecting the optic nerve.
Until invited to report on the Ocular Therapeutics Conference (OTC), I’d thought the acronym stood for ‘over the counter’. I wondered if I was being sent to report on the OTT advertising of a certain pharmacy chain. However, the OTC is the only New Zealand meeting focused entirely on ocular therapeu
The ODOB has dismissed my previous view – that it was protecting its right-to-be over practitioners’ and the public’s best interest – as "misunderstanding the Board's core remit”. But the mathematics of 96% increased-costs-delivering-zero-improved-outcomes remains unchanged, regardless of who prese