This year’s Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association (AONA) Congress began with a warm welcome from AONA president Dr Heather Machin and local AONA representative Rose Knowles. The day, packed full of
As we close 2024, the New Zealand Optometry Student Society (NZOSS) reflects on a remarkable year, packed with growth, exciting collaborations and memorable events. Of the 16 events we hosted this yea
Evaluating an undifferentiated uveitis patient can be intimidating. Fortunately, modern imaging technologies can help
The glaucoma intensive treatment study (GITS): comparing intensive and standard treatment on five years’ visual field development B. Bengtsson et al Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct;266:274-288 Review: We
I had the pleasure of visiting one of my key suppliers, Italian frames designer and manufacturer Vanni at their headquarters in Turin earlier this year. The company is proudly 100% Italian owned, with
Hamilton optometrist Jagrut Lallu has established the New Zealand Eye Research Centre, a purpose-built facility set to fund researchers’ “passion projects” and accelerate the nation’s eyecare research.
On a typical Wellington spring day, the second Hospital Optometrist Peer-Support (HOPS) conference got underway at the Rydges Airport Hotel, with the region’s well known winds, fortunately, not causin
From my point of view (excuse the pun) it’s getting tougher to write new stuff. My physical world is pretty much limited by tired bits and pieces these days, so imagination supplies the more interesti
Auckland ophthalmologist Dr Simon Dean has returned from what he described as a thoroughly immersive trek through the Aussie outback to support and fundraise for Indigenous doctors keen to pursue an Australasian ophthalmology career.
Carotenoids are natural pigments commonly made by plants and vital to life. Humans cannot synthesise carotenoids, therefore we rely solely on eating a varied plant diet to obtain them. Responsible for
Providing eyecare to rural communities in Tanzania meant going back to basics and brought unique and rewarding experiences.
Very slowly, it would seem that the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine through.
