Optometry is at the frontline of detection and management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The current optometry role includes screening for early AMD; disease monitoring; lifestyle
Passionate ophthalmologist and nurse specialist supporters of Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) met in July to contribute to the government’s long-overdue action to better tackle macular
Ophthalmic nurse David Garland started his talk at the 2017 RANZCO New Zealand branch nurses meeting to the dulcet tones of Paul McCartney singing ’The long and winding road’. The song’s title was
The world’s first professional qualification course for eye bankers, the custodians of human tissue for eye transplant surgery, kicks off at Melbourne University in September. Associate Professor
RANZCO’s 2016 Scientific Meeting opened on a comical note as outgoing President Dr Brad Horsburgh told the audience it wasn’t a good time to have an eye problem in the region as 85% of Australasia's ophthalmologists were in Melbourne for the conference. But the humour quickly turned to more serious
Hamilton optometrist and inventor of the Rose K contact lens designs and fitting system for patients with keratoconus, Paul Rose, was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the
The world’s first keratoconus study in school children, the Wellington Keratoconus Study (WELKS), is just over half-way through and is already providing some insightful initial findings. In an
The online ophthalmological world was abuzz in August with news about the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval of a new intraocular lens (IOL) being heralded as a completely new class of
Testing children’s eyes is tricky at the best of times, but with non-verbal pre-schoolers it is almost impossible.“Specialists agree early intervention gives the best chance of a good outcome in the
It can be easy to get stuck in a professional silo, but research lead by physicist Dr Frederique Vanholsbeeck is a reminder that no man – or specialism - is an island. Her team, based in the
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has released the first of a series of planned referral guides for optometrists and GPs to help provide more effective and efficient patient care pathways and improve eye health outcomes for patients across Australasia. The fi
Popular press trumpeted the first implant of a “bionic eye” for patients with dry age-related macular degeneration when doctors performed the first implant and activation of the Argus II Retinal