The drive up to the inaugural Women in Vision Aotearoa conference felt like a test of what was to come. I’m a woman; I can drive my totally inappropriate little car several kilometres on extremely narrow, windy metal roads without worrying whether I’m lost or what on earth I’ll do if another car com
If one must give up a sunny Sunday in pursuit of education, the Auckland Museum offers a spectacular spot to absorb breakfast and information, fuelled by plenty of coffee. Using this bait, 10 of the Eye Institute’s 17 surgeons lured a large group of knowledge-hungry optometrists, many bleary eyed fr
Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis is a vision-threatening disease and a major cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. It is a protozoan parasite infection of Toxoplasma gondii, which typically affects one eye of a young individual, with a mean age of 29.5 years at first presentation1. Although it can infec
After almost three years of Covid restrictions on international travel, it was such a pleasure to join thousands of in-person attendees at the San Diego Convention Centre for the four-day American Academy of Optometry (AAO) 2022 meeting.
An 82-year-old male patient was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic with a history of decreased vision in the lower half of the left eye (LE) for the last 6 months, which was accidentally discovered when he covered his right eye. He was presumed to have had non-arteritic anterior ischaemic op
After three long years since the last face-to-face RANZCO meeting in Australia, I was excited to head to the airport, board the plane and join colleagues from around New Zealand and Australia in Brisbane.
The Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO’s) 53rd Annual Congress started with a much-anticipated graduation and awards ceremony at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. This saw several of our New Zealand-trained fellows – Drs Aaron Wong (Melbourne), Alexan
I may have mentioned it before, but I am getting on a bit, and the use-by date is creeping into consideration. I've suspected for some time that I will soon join the 'total blindies’, and once that happens there's a risk of feeling isolated. I'm not wired to be a Champagne Charlie, but ending up as
Former RANZCO president and renowned New Zealand ophthalmologist and educator Associate Professor Bruce Hadden takes a candid look at the evolution of ophthalmology in New Zealand
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As it was the first face-to-face RANZCO Congress in three years, the Queensland Branch of the Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (AONA) organised a sister conference including wide-ranging topics and opportunities for some overdue catching up. Having registered for both the nurses’ and the mai
Glaucoma New Zealand’s symposium can always be relied upon to provide an engaging day of education. On a fine morning after an early start (the clocks had sprung forward to daylight savings time), the new venue at Ellerslie Racecourse offered an ideal setting.
