Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is thought to be experienced by around 58% of the population. It’s a physical response to visual and auditory stimuli, often described by those who experience it as ‘tingles’, usually in the back of the scalp and spine. For those who are unfamiliar with th
By 2050, the number of people over 65 will have tripled worldwide and around one in three living at home will have at least one fall per year, according to the UK’s National Health Service. At the Vision Institute in Paris, Emmanuel Gutmann has developed a unique platform, called StreetLab, to repro
February 2020 saw the first cases of Covid-19 appear in New Zealand. Over the following weeks borders were gradually closed and, as we know, New Zealand went into lockdown in the last week of March. CCLSNZ’s one-day conference and the pre-conference myopia management workshop scheduled for the last
In the early Sixties, driven by the efforts of pioneering dentist-turned-contact lens manufacturer Eugene Hirst (original co-founder of Mortimer Hirst in Auckland), New Zealand was the first country
Roughly one year ago, the nation and the world were catapulted into our brand-new world of Covid-19 lockdown and home confinement. Fears began to surface regarding potential health issues such as an increased risk of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and mental health challenges. From an eyecare pers
Although conjunctival melanoma is uncommon, when diagnosed late it can lead to metastatic disease and even death. It is classified according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer Classification (AJCC) into clinical and pathologic categories. The research papers discussed below are based on the A
The Second World War had been over for 15 years by the time I was born, but it loomed large in my young life.
It has been almost a couple of decades since I first became acquainted with my very own Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care (second edition) textbook. For me, this was not just another optometry publication but more an ‘optometry chaperone’ which ordered my learning, instilled the unfamiliar and
The cornea is the most significant refractive structure of the eye, contributing two-thirds of the eye’s refractive power, the remainder coming from the crystalline lens. Normal values for corneal
Effect of panretinal photocoagulation on corneal sensation and tear function in patients with DRH Review: This study evaluated the effects of panretinal...
Late last year a world-leading study was launched concentrating specifically on reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) and why they appear to be a high-risk phenotype for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression.
The LEAD study or Laser Intervention in early stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) trial was a world-first study into the safety and efficacy of the 2RT laser as a possible treatment for people with earlier stages of AMD to slow or prevent progression to late-stage AMD.
