Ocula Group has bought Haydon Optometrists in Takapuna on Auckland’s North Shore. It is the group’s second landing in Tāmaki Makaurau, following last year’s acquisition of Remuera’s Gates Eyewear. D
Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) has held its first Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) webinar to explore ways to better support overseas ophthalmologists and reduce reliance on them.
Specsavers is extending its eyecare services, introducing intense pulsed light (IPL) and low-level light therapy (LLLT) treatments for dry eye disease (DED) to four New Zealand stores: Te Rapa, Hornby
Young people are not immune to the effects of dry eye disease (DED)1. The average university student spends upwards of eight hours each day staring at screens while often running low on sleep. Therefore, it is no surprise that we are seeing a high number of students with DED2,3. But are these lifest
Prompt treatment for primary Sjögren’s disease in patients who develop cerebral infarction (CI) helps promote neurological recovery and reduce the risk of stroke recurrence, a new study found. The r
A Swedish study has shown that dermatochalasis surgery (blepharoplasty) of the upper eyelid improved headache-related quality of life and may not be as worrisome for dry eye as previously thought. A
Australian and Swiss researchers found “a significant proportion” of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) lesions were inactivated and treatment intervals extended in patients with neovascular age-rel
UK company Exonate announced plans to initiate a phase 2b clinical trial to further evaluate the clinical efficacy, optimal dosing and safety profile of EXN407, a twice-daily eye drop, in patients wit
A survey found eyecare professionals (ECPs) use lifitegrast 5% (Xiidra, Bausch + Lomb) to treat one fifth of their patients with dry eye disease (DED) and reported moderate-to-high personal and patien
Jon Baines Tours, a specialist travel company curating professional and cultural study tours, is offering two ophthalmic tours in 2026, one traversing Nepal and Bhutan and another exploring historical
Auckland University's Prof Craig is the new chair of the international Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society
Cornea and anterior segment specialist Dr Bia Kim has joined the team at Auckland Eye. “We are pleased to welcome Dr Kim,” said Gordon Armstrong, Auckland Eye CEO. “Dr Kim brings a wealth of interna
