As an orthoptist with a love of the outdoors and a passion for eyecare, I've always been aware of the importance of protecting our eyes from the sun's harmful rays. But it wasn't until the early days
A 941-page hardback, the original Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach is not exactly handy for everyday use in clinic. Enter Kanski’s Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology, the much smaller paperback iteration.
A 46-year-old male came for his first ever eye examination after noticing a patch of his left superior vision was missing and his vision was more blurry than normal. He reported no headaches, floaters or flashes and his eyes were otherwise comfortable. History included his maternal grandmother going
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of vision loss for the working-age population, which is only expected to rise with increasing diabetic prevalence worldwide, the ageing population and increasing life expectancy. It is well known that nutrition and caloric intake play a pivotal role in
Evan Brown reviews the latest visual function and anomalies research.
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) conference, held in balmy Manchester from 9-11 June, proved to be a remarkable event that brought together clinicians, vision scientists and professionals
In January this year, New Zealand ophthalmology lost one of its pioneers in ophthalmic nursing: Carol Slight, who spent more than 40 years caring for Auckland’s eye patients. Carol began her nursing
I was saddened, but not surprised, to hear of the Covid outbreak at our recent RANZCO NZ meeting in Wellington. Conferences are well-recognised superspreader events.
The work environment is a microcosm of greater society, made up of a wide variety of people, often with differing backgrounds, upbringings, personalities, interests, skill levels, opinions and world views. The fact that people in the workplace mostly get along is amazing!
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day and you certainly couldn’t beat it in the delivery of the RANZCO NZ Branch Annual Scientific Meeting at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Wind? What wind!
The prevalence of keratoconus in Aotearoa New Zealand is purported to be higher than the global average1. This has been attributed to Aotearoa having the largest number of Māori and Pasifika
Although the flyer for this year’s RANZCO New Zealand Branch meeting promised ‘You can’t beat Wellington on a good day’, it didn’t specify how rare a good day is. But that didn’t really matter, since the quality of this year’s speakers meant delegates had no excuse to sneak out into the miserable we
