EI expands to Hawke’s Bay
Eye Institute has expanded out of Auckland, opening a new surgery in Hawke’s Bay headed by consultant ophthalmologists, Drs Liz Insull and John Beaumont.
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Eye Institute has expanded out of Auckland, opening a new surgery in Hawke’s Bay headed by consultant ophthalmologists, Drs Liz Insull and John Beaumont.
Ophthalmologists in New Zealand and Australia are the first in the world to be given access to Alcon’s new Clareon toric intraocular lens (IOL) and Auckland-based cataract and refractive surgeon Dr Ben LaHood was the first in New Zealand to implant the new IOL. NZ Optics asked him what he thought.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ (RANZCO’s) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting will take place from 18 to 20 March 2021 at Christchurch’s Town Hall.
Ophthalmic instrument distributor Medix21 has introduced two new AmnioTek products to New Zealand and is poised to introduce a third.
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Newly unveiled in Australasia, Device Technologies’ Topcon Myah is a management tool designed for eye care professionals looking to build, manage and grow myopia and dry eye services within their practice.
Facebook and EssilorLuxottica have joined forces to develop the next generation of smart glasses. The partnership will combine Facebook apps and technologies with Luxottica’s eyewear brands and Essilor’s lens technology to help people stay better connected to their friends and family, said Mark Zuck
Kiwi Toku Eyes’ artificial intelligence (AI) tool Theia, achieved a high accuracy (94-95%) rate for detecting referable diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a newly published, multi-ethnic study. Designed to
Cornea, anterior segment and oculoplastics sub-specialist Dr Yi Wei has joined Eye Surgery Associates (ESA).
One in 10 new entrants to the Australian optometry workforce hail from New Zealand, with almost a third of this group settling in South Australia.
Hoya Lens Australia’s MiyoSmart lens, a new non-invasive myopia management solution for children of all ages, is now available in New Zealand and Australia.