A visiting optometrist in Australia
At the end of last year, I was lucky enough to do three locum visiting optometry contracts with the Brien Holden Foundation (BHF) and local Aboriginal communities in Australia.
Kylie Dreaver6 min read
Ophthalmology Comment
Neovascular glaucoma
Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a glaucoma that develops secondary to ischaemic retinal vascular disease. It is characterised by anterior segment neovascularisation leading to an increase in intraocular
Dr Hussain Patel7 min read
Covid-19: Considering our more vulnerable patients
Optometry has been one of the hardest hit industries in the Covid-19 era. Not being an essential service, yet at the same time being a health provider, with a high patient-to-practitioner risk of
Naomi Meltzer4 min read
A virtual dive into systemic diseases…
Due to the government’s Alert Level 3 restrictions, Eye Institute’s first 2020 seminar in the middle of May became a virtual affair, attracting nearly 400 New Zealand optometrists.
Susanne Bradley2 min read
Teleophthalmology tech goes global
As Covid-19 takes centre stage in global healthcare, specialist health departments around the world are already experiencing major patient backlogs. In the New Zealand Canterbury and Wellington regions alone, more than 1,500 elective surgeries have been delayed as a result of higher restrictions in
Dr Sheng Chiong Hong2 min read
Strabismus update
Three-year observation of children, aged three to 10 with untreated intermittent exotropiaPediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, Cotter SA et al. Ophthalmology 2019;126(9):1249-60Design: This study
Dr Sarah Hull4 min read
Case study: There was an old lady who fly sprayed her eye…
A peculiar case of corneal oedema in an elderly patient, highlighting the importance of obtaining collateral history when there’s no obvious cause.
Drs Kelvin Ngan and Sacha Moore4 min read
Open for business: next steps for employers
You could be forgiven for thinking that New Zealand’s transition from the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown meant complex Covid-19 related employment scenarios were behind you. But as New Zealand moves
By Jessie Lapthorne5 min read
Chalkeyes presents… A fresh look
For years now, some personal style services have been swallowed up by the Starbucks theory that sameness is best. With the growing trend towards franchised providers, I've nursed the fear that this form of cold comfort contact would spread to the professions, especially ophthalmology, which is my ma
Trevor Plumbly5 min read
OTC 2020: the good, the bad and the future therapeutics
The 2020 Ocular Therapeutics Conference (OTC) lived up to its name, providing interesting advice and discussion about new and old therapeutics for common and not so common ophthalmological conditions. Interest was maximised by the 15-minute, quick-fire presentation format from speakers knowledgeable
Cindy Cheakhum10 min read
Keeping your family business alive (if not thriving) through a pandemic
As we all know, we are in the middle of ‘interesting times’. As a family business, we are best placed to get through this, although it is going to be challenging and hard work.
Philip Pryor4 min read
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Herpes zoster (shingles) represents reactivation of latent herpes zoster virus in individuals with previous chickenpox infection. It occurs in one in three individuals over their lifetime, with
Drs Haya Al-Ani and Rachael Niederer9 min read