The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has issued new resources to help practitioners understand changes to the law about mandatory notification requirements made by Health
The gorgeous city of Napier, which proudly showcases it’s rise from the devastation of the 1931 earthquake to become the Art Deco capital of New Zealand, turned on a splendid weekend for the 89th New Zealand Association of Optometrists conference.
A study using a smartphone app to detect characteristics and risk factors associated with diagnosed and undiagnosed symptomatic dry eye disease suggests it could lead to earlier prevention and more
More than 41,500 new registered health practitioners joined the National Scheme in 2018/19, which means that one in every 17 people working in Australia is a registered health practitioner, with 75%
A UK study discovered people in neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution are at least 6% more likely to have glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas. The
Optometry Australia has formed a committee to review and update the entry-level competency standards for optometry graduates in Australia to ensure the standards reflect contemporary practice.
US biotech company Omeros Corporation has shown its FDA-approved Omidria ophthalmic solution reduces postoperative pain and the need for pain medications, including opioids, in cataract surgery.
The latest addition to Auckland Eye's ophthalmologist team is Dr Chi-Ying Chou. Dr Chou specialises in cornea/anterior segment and glaucoma, as well as refractive cataract surgery. During his training Chou worked as a registrar in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua and then moved on to work as
The University of Auckland has launched an initiative focusing on the impact of repeated head impacts in sports on the human brain. The New Zealand Sports Human Brain Bank Initiative is an extension
Scientists in Northern Ireland have devised a simple eye test that can detect heart disease.
Dr Neil Avery has joined Thorndon Eye Clinic, after having recently completed his fellowship training in retinal diseases and vitreoretinal surgery.
A team of optical gents recently participated in the Christchurch leg of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, a global, classic-styled motorcycle event to funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health.
