The Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Mount Wellington, Auckland on a March summer’s day was the setting for the third Ocular Therapeutics Conference, run by the Buchanan Ocular Therapeutics Unit at the University of Auckland. Once again, this increasingly popular conference boasted a mix of s
The orthoptics profession is in high demand in New Zealand with a staggering one fifth of the clinical positions (five of 26) nationwide currently vacant. Yet the orthoptics profession does not appear on the skilled shortage list in New Zealand. Carly Henley, president of the New Zealand Orthoptics
A team of Israeli researchers from Bar-Ilan University's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), sent media outlets and the twitter sphere into a spin with the announcement they had developed some revolutionary eye drops that could replace glasses.
Optom Locum Service, formerly known as the Phillip Fent Locum Service, is expanding its services from Australia into New Zealand.
As part of its long-running review on funding the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agent aflibercept (Eylea), Pharmac sought feedback on its latest proposal last month, which includes amending the current hospital restrictions for ranibizumab (Lucentis).
The annual Excellence in Ophthalmology and Vision Research prize evening celebrates talented personalities early in their ophthalmic careers as well as remembering
A one-off, all-day workshop providing a full overview of OCT technology and its clinical uses was arranged immediately before the CCLS one-day conference on Saturday 17 March 2018. More and more optometry practices across the country are either considering or have purchased OCT machines. OCT invest
This year the Cornea and Contact Lens Society celebrated its 60th birthday. Though the educational content and knowledge has dramatically evolved over the last 60 years, the high standard of clinical learning and warm collegial environment never changes, making it always one of the better conference
As one of the main events in the New Zealand ophthalmic calendar for both optometrists and anterior segment ophthalmologists, the Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) of New Zealand’s annual conference is well supported by sponsors. This year’s one-day conference was no exception with some of the
The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) and the National Library of Australia have published a new book, The Flying Optometrist, to help introduce good eye health practices to young children and celebrate the work of eye health practitioners, especially those who work in remote regions in Australia
Single vision contact lenses with optical designs that aim to reduce inherent spherical aberrations (SAs) of the eye are not effective in improving visual performance, according to a recent study¹ by the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI).
Mirroring its counterpart across the Tasman, the Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) team is marking ‘Macula Month’ from 1-31 May.
