Seeking to clarify foundational terminology used in clinical, research and regulatory settings, the International Myopia Institute (IMI) has released a new editorial, ‘Myopia Correction, Myopia Contro
A longitudinal population-based cohort study found long-term variability in blood pressure may be associated with an increased risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), particularly for
According to research from Massey University, the risk of burnout is twice as high for medical doctors compared with other workforce groups in Aotearoa. Though the Medscape Physician Burnout & Depre
WSPOS promotes repeated low-level red-light therapy in its latest Myopia Consensus Statement
With a shortage of ophthalmologists in the regions, RANZCO’s education committee surveyed 23 New Zealand-based ophthalmology trainees and a few recently made fellows to understand what mattered to them after they completed their training. Presenting the results at the RANZCO NZ 2025 conference in Ro
A rare and grisly case of the autoimmune condition pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) was documented by Nelson Hospital’s Drs Garry Singh and Sacha Moore, and presented as a poster at the RANZCO NZ 2025.
iScribe, an artificial intelligence (AI) note-taking tool that converts patient conversations into clinical notes, referrer and patient letters, has gained 15-20% of the Australian ophthalmology market since its launch at the beginning of 2024, reported its parent company Akuru.
The only New Zealand meeting focused entirely on ocular therapeutics, the Ocular Therapeutics Conference (OTC), returns on 14 September for a day of translational research and practical learning. Re
Researchers in the Molecular Vision Research Cluster (MVRC) at the University of Auckland are calling for eyecare professionals to refer a specific cohort of patients for a study they hope will result in new treatments for cataract and presbyopia.
The end of the first phase of the Shared Digital Health Record (SDHR), intended to enhance and increase coverage of existing regional shared electronic health records (SEHRs), is now scheduled for Dec
Just two days after the Retinalogik AI-based virtual reality (VR) system reached New Zealand shores it was on display on Medix21’s stand at the RANZCO NZ 2025 conference, ready to wow eyecare professi
The largest study of the iStent inject W trabecular micro-bypass combined with cataract surgery for Asian eyes with glaucoma found it reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) and halved medication costs. Th