You need to consider copping an attitude when someone tells you you're going blind; I didn't have one at the time, but ‘needs must’, as they say. Despite a love of language, a spade is still a spade for me, especially when it comes to my medical doings. I don't deal well with the Latin or the verbal
One of the great things about our speciality is that we have so much wonderful technology at our disposal. One of the terrible things about our speciality is that we have so much wonderful technology at our disposal. Wait, what?
The benefits of using a materiality assessment to identify your biggest sustainability risks and opportunities, and how to bring your employees and customers on the sustainability journey with you.
Northland nurse practitioner Fiona Bamforth is the first ophthalmic nurse in New Zealand to perform YAG laser capsulotomy and peripheral iridotomy and is calling on more nurses to take the plunge and do laser.
I applaud the huge effort put in by Drs Anne-Marie Yardley and Brenda Breidenstein for organising and hosting this year’s Australian and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS) meeting in Christchurch, which was a hybrid of live and virtual components. Despite Covid-19 travel restrictions, there were
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory condition characterised by non-caseating granulomas. It is a leading cause of inflammatory eye disease. Although the exact aetiology is unknown, sarcoidosis
Following the cancellation of last year’s annual ophthalmic nurses meeting, held in conjunction with the RANZCO NZ Branch conference each year, we waited with bated breath to hear if RANZCO 2021 would go ahead. Fortunately, the Christchurch organising committee’s hard work and effort did not go to w
The RANZCO 2021 New Zealand Branch meeting was a much-anticipated affair amid the changing climate of Covid restrictions and unpredictable alert levels. Many of us experienced a renewed sense of freedom, catching a flight after being grounded for many moons, to finally mingle with colleagues at the
Long-term effect of YAG laser iridotomy on corneal endothelium in primary angle closure suspects
Many professionals are unaware of the disinfection requirements for medical devices used in optometry and ophthalmology every day, and on multiple patients.
At last, an event free of a single mention of Covid-19! The Summer Scholar Symposium is the culmination of the efforts of University of Auckland students who spent the break between academic years working on research projects.
In 2021, the International Women’s Day theme was #ChooseToChallenge, so Optometry Australia (OA) chose to challenge the movement of feminism in optometry.