The literature has established that both orthokeratology (ortho-k) and atropine are effective at slowing myopia progression and are increasingly being used clinically, including here in New Zealand. This has led to many clinicians and researchers asking the question, would combining ortho-k and atro
Prepping for the end of the financial year is about as mundane a task as a business can perform. Or, at least, the old way was.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 is one of the most important meetings in the new Zealand ophthalmic calendar. The meeting is unique in that it is attended by two specialist groups, as it incorporates the New
Auckland university’s School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) held its annual Low Vision Day on 7 March 2019. The day is designed for final year (part five) optometry students to gain valuable hands on experience working with low vision patients to increase our knowledge and awareness of the d
Registration is open for the 2019 annual Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) conference, which this year is being held in New Zealand at the Hilton’s Karawau Village on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown from 17-21 July.
The Australian and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS), better known as the Squint Club, held their 2019 meeting at the Melbourne Children’s Hospital.
In 2015, Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) launched its Professional Friends network; a chance to give something back to a charity at the frontline of macular degeneration education and to benefit by association. Here, three-year member, optometrist John Adam, explains the benefits of being a
The role of OCT in differentiating optic disc drusen from oedema; Multimodal imaging of buried optic nerve head drusen; A population-based evaluation of the association between hormonal contraceptives and idiopathic intracranial hypertension
The vitreous gel fills the posterior segment of the eye and has a volume of about 4ml. It is composed of 98% water and 2% structural proteins and extracellular matrix components. Collagen is the major
On behalf of the organising committee, I would like to welcome you to the 2019 RANZCO New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting and the New Zealand Ophthalmic Nurses Group Meeting. The conference
With recent media spotlight on doctor suicides and burnout, the release of Every Doctor couldn’t have been better timed. Every Doctor, written by two accomplished physicians, Professor Leanne Rowe and
An international glaucoma study showed use of the Glaukos iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent during cataract surgery delivered a 38% reduction in mean intraocular pressure (IOP) to 14.7 mmHg after