RANZCO has announced Professor Nitin Verma will be the next president, replacing Dr Heather Mack when her term ends on 10 October. Prof Verma is a long-standing RANZCO board member and former vice president. He currently chairs the RANZCO Future of Ophthalmology Taskforce and is director of the Macu
CXL-assisted infection reduction: a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of adjuvant CXL on outcomes in fungal keratitis
The final report on the government’s long-awaited Health and Disability System Review confirmed New Zealand’s health services and workforce are under considerable stress and the health system is complex and fragmented.
An international, multicentre study has revealed microperimetry testing shows promise in determining the effectiveness of emerging treatments to slow down vision
A Penn Medicine observational study found that chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with retinopathy are at greater risk of developing end-stage renal disease and cardiovascular disease
New research establish association between severe vision loss and hearing, with visually impaired less able to accurately judge the distance of nearby sounds, potentially putting them at risk of
A study comparing five different optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) systems with fluorescein angiography (FA) found FA still obtains the best results to visualise microaneurysms, which
Choosing Wisely Australia has created a resource for use in hospitals to help address patients’ opioid knowledge gap. Choosing Wisely, an NPS* MedicineWise initiative, says patients are not provided
As part of Maui Jim’s global ‘Nominate a Hero’ promotion, Maui Jim and NZ Optics are giving away three pairs of stunning Maui Jim sunglasses, plano or Rx. This promotion honours three local, everyday
The Australian KeepSight initiative to combat preventable diabetes-related blindness has celebrated its one-year anniversary, registering more than 54,000 diabetic patients.
A US cough simulation test clearly demonstrates that a standard slit lamp shield only offers limited protection from respiratory droplets, highlighting the need for patients to wear a correctly
A Brazilian study into Covid-19’s effect on the retina using optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed all patients had hyper-reflective lesions.
