iStent comes to Christchurch
Christchurch ophthalmologist Dr Ainsley Morris said she’s proud to have brought iStents to the South Island, successfully implanting the first last month.
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Christchurch ophthalmologist Dr Ainsley Morris said she’s proud to have brought iStents to the South Island, successfully implanting the first last month.
Keynote speaker Professor Ivan Goldberg played a significant role in a memorable day’s programme at Glaucoma NZ’s fourth one-day symposium. Beginning with a reminder that the organisation’s aim is to eliminate glaucoma blindness, Professor Goldberg spoke on the philosophy of uncertainty in medicine.
Grant Watters presents his review of some of the latest eye research in the field of speciality contact lenses, focusing on ortho-k, scleral CLS for ocular surface disease and piggyback and hybrid CL systems.
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I set up a new independent optometry practice earlier this year. I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, but I was confident my clinical experience, business education and management experience as a
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