A patient with a history of refractive surgery may create a wave of anxiety in the minds of most ophthalmologists but it is the history of refractive surgery itself that has, until recently, been keeping refractive surgeons awake at night.
As we start to better understand the new ‘business as usual’ operating landscape and the initial urgency around business disruption dissipates, practice owners should shift focus to ensure they have the right strategies in place for the medium to longer term. By taking full advantage of the options
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory corneal degeneration that leads to progressive corneal thinning, myopia, irregular astigmatism and scarring, resulting in debilitating vision loss which affects patients' quality of life1,2. Data from the New Zealand National Eye Bank over the past two decades have
Case 1: Mrs B is a 55-year-old woman who was referred by her optometrist with suspected retinitis pigmentosa. She had no known ocular, systemic or family history of significance. On examination, her best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/6 on the right (plano/-0.25x85) and 6/7.5 on the left (plan
What a turbulent year 2020 has been for health! We have bravely rallied against invisible viral pathogens, survived the eczema-inducing deluge of alcohol-based hand sanitiser and remained relatively sane despite the monotony of lockdown. However, one disease that we have not conquered here in New Ze
The demand for anti-VEGF injections to stem vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy is continuing to rise by about 15% a year, adding to the strain on district health boards’ (DHBs’) eye care budgets, already burdened by backlogs for eye care such as cataract
Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphaema (UGH) syndrome is a late, postoperative complication traditionally associated with implantation of anterior chamber (AC) intraocular lenses (IOLs) following cataract
The impact of Covid policies on acute ophthalmology services - Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Louisa Wickham et al Eye (Lond), 2020 Jul 34(7): 1189–1192 The impact of Covid policies on
After a tumultuous year, Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) finally held its 2020 Business Forum, The Other Matters, at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland in October.
Well-known ophthalmologist and New Zealand refractive surgery pioneer Dr Tony Morris was remembered by family, friends and colleagues at a memorial service in Auckland in October.
On October 13, Jasha Morarji died peacefully at the Mercy Hospice after a long, two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Typically, Jasha fought this all the way, enduring two major operations and countless bouts of chemotherapy.
The rise of webinars in our post-Covid-19 world has opened up avenues of education extending beyond borders and time zones. Hence a 7pm kick-off in Sydney saw me attend a session on discussing optometry’s role in MBGS and cross-linking, maskless and in my pajamas, with coffee and my one-eyed, three-