I have been in hospital. I have been counting my blessings, thankful to be in the hands of people who know what to do when things go wrong. I have been counting blessings not just for me but for all of us, lying there in hospital, watching all those immensely capable doctors, nurses, specialists and
Double-Paralympic champion Steve Bate was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2011 and is officially blind, with about 10% of his vision remaining.
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is the fourth most common retinal disease¹. But unlike other common retinal diseases, CSCR commonly affects working-age people and can result in significant morbidity. Although many cases of CSCR resolve spontaneously, persistent subretinal fluid in CSCR beyon
All practices should have a business plan, which for small or medium-sized practices could be as simple as a one-page document. A larger and more complex practice with multiple revenue streams will likely have a more comprehensive plan, with several contributors providing input. The benefits include
Well-known champion of retina disease patients Dr Dianne Sharp is retiring. So we asked our optometrist writer Louise Wood to find out how it all came to be.
Eye Institute’s first Auckland optometry evening seminar for 2021 attracted more than 170 eyecare professionals to the Orakei Bay conference centre in early May, and they clearly enjoyed the opportunity to catch up in person while picking up some valuable CPD points.
This year’s worldwide celebration of orthoptics is approaching, with 21 member countries of the International Orthoptic Association planning to promote the uniqueness of orthoptists’ work on the first Monday in June (coinciding with the Queen’s birthday public holiday in New Zealand).
A healthy 40-year-old male presented with a one-week history of blurred central vision in his right eye. He had no medical history of note. His left eye was mildly amblyopic. Visual acuity at presentation was counting fingers in the right eye and 6/12 in the left eye. Anterior segments were normal a
The use of corticosteroids in ophthalmology was first introduced in the 1950s by Gordon and McLean1. Corticosteroids exert their anti-inflammatory effects via the inhibition of arachidonic acid and
Most of the polycarbonate plano lenses that are discarded from optometrists’ frame displays end up in landfill. In the US, that’s around 200 lenses per store, per week. When he became aware of all those lenses being discarded, Yair Neuman, a London-based conceptual, product and eyewear designer made
One of the great things about our speciality is that we have so much wonderful technology at our disposal. One of the terrible things about our speciality is that we have so much wonderful technology at our disposal. Wait, what?
I applaud the huge effort put in by Drs Anne-Marie Yardley and Brenda Breidenstein for organising and hosting this year’s Australian and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS) meeting in Christchurch, which was a hybrid of live and virtual components. Despite Covid-19 travel restrictions, there were
