Specsavers Australia and New Zealand is a little over one year into its sustainability journey, committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest and to a 2030 interim goal to reduc
More than 115 practice managers came together to share and learn more about their craft at this year’s RANZCO practice managers’ meeting...
Aiko lived in a small town in Japan and was known for her beautiful, handcrafted pottery. She spent hours each day at her pottery wheel, shaping clay with delicate precision. One day, a backpacker stumbled across her workshop. Intrigued by her focus and passion, he watched as she moulded the clay, l
DOs can play a key role to ensure eye growth interventions are well implemented and patient compliance maintained
They say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day and we had two of them at the New Zealand Association of Optometrists’ (NZAO) 94th conference, held at the splendid InterContinental Wellington. The
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