Dry, gritty, burning eyes? The most common culprit is meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). These tiny glands, nestled within our eyelids, should secrete a lubricous oily substance termed meibum, which p
Dani Fennessy on her sight- and life-saving journey with IIH
Hosted at a new venue, the Maritime Room, the 9th Glaucoma New Zealand (GNZ) Symposium delivered an excellent programme with loads of great tips and content. The audience of ophthalmologists, optometr
Ensuring evidence-based best practice reaches patients, both locally and globally, is at the heart of what we do as clinical educators. At the 2024 Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) conference in Venice, a chance meeting between then BCLA president Sarah Farrant, Indian ophthalmologist A
An in-practice perspective on the clinical utility of topical ciclosporin for dry eye disease
Recurrent chalazia present a challenge in clinical practice. Photobiomodulation is a novel approach to management, which, as described in this patient case, can offer encouraging results. A 42-year-
For me, it all began with a moongate. While a graduate student at Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, US) in the mid-1970s, one of my mentors, the internationally renowned corticosteroid endocrinologist, the late Emeritus Professor Allan Munck, organised an exclusive meeting of approximately 25 stero
It really is a momentous occasion when one of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society’s (TFOS’) global consensus reports is published: a culmination of years of work for many people, as they translat
Identification of microplastics in human tear fluid and meibum: Implications for dry eye disease pathogenesis Jingyi Wang et al J Hazard Mater. 2025 Feb;489:137635 Review: This cross-sectional, la
The 2007 Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop (TFOS DEWS)1 marked a major milestone in standardising the understanding and management of dry eye disease (DED). A decade later, TFOS DEWS II (2017)2 expanded on this foundation, supported by widespread global research. Now, TFOS DEWS
The third congress of the Asia-Pacific Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology Society (APSPOS) was held in Brisbane from 29 June to 1 July. The theme, ‘Inspiring collaboration’, was clear from the start as it was held in conjunction with annual meetings of the Australian and New Zealand Strabismus
The writer of a recent letter, ‘Time for ADONZ to take over ODOB’s role’ (August 2025) expresses confusion over the ODOB’s (the Board’s) and the New Zealand Association of Optometrists’ (NZAO’s) perce
