Focus on paediatrics: CXL, ROP and more
This article reviews advances in paediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis treatment, the cost-effectiveness of keratoconus screening and crosslinking
Dr Elizabeth Conner4 min read
Optometry Comment
Working on the periphery – impostor syndrome
If you have impostor syndrome, you're not alone!
Naomi Meltzer6 min read
Revisyon developer responds to device doubts
Revisyon's developer responds to NZ eyecare professionals’ concerns about its safety and effectiveness
Drew Jones4 min read
Eye to Eye: quizzing Drs Peter Hadden and Sophie Hill
This month, Drew Jones covers Eye Institute’s Drs Peter Hadden’s and Sophie Hill’s responses to optometrists’ questions about vitrectomy recovery and counselling, anti-VEGF choices and emerging management options for geographic atrophy secondary to AMD. Answers have been abridged.
Staff reporters7 min read
Distortion management strategies and applications in practice
Perceived ‘distortion’ in spectacle wear is not a single entity but a combination of prismatic effects, magnification, off-axis aberrations and position-of-wear changes. Patients often mislabel blur, tilt, or instability as distortion. Accurate clinical management depends on distinguishing true spat
Dr Grant Hannaford7 min read
AI in eyecare tools, tensions and shaping the rules
Artificial intelligence (AI) use in eyecare is moving fast, but are regulation, ethics and real-world integration keeping pace? As clinicians and regulators grapple with how to harness its potential without compromising patient safety or equity, Drew Jones examines where AI use in eyecare stands and
Drew Jones9 min read
ANZGS 2026 – from blind spots to breakthroughs
February is my favourite time of the year. Not only is there beautiful summer weather and warm seawater, but this is the time when the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society (ANZGS) Congress takes place! This year’s meeting was in Sydney CBD’s Masonic Centre. It’s a fabulous venue with beautifu
Dr Sonya Bennett2 min read
The impact of weight-loss drugs on eye health
Dr Arvind Gupta reviews the latest research on the ocular effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists
Dr Arvind Gupta5 min read
NZ uveitis study probes stress impact
A/Prof Rachael Niederer to investigate the connection between stress and recurrence of HLA-B27 uveitis
Drew Jones2 min read
Book review: Specialty Contact Lenses by Daddi Fadel and Melissa Barnett
This new Specialty Contact Lenses resource by Daddi Fadel and Melissa Barnett is a comprehensive, paperback textbook that would be useful for any eyecare practitioner keen to broaden their knowledge i
Reviewed by Dr Wanda Lam2 min read
Eye Doctors bright start to CPD season
Coinciding with leaves changing colour in the beautiful grounds of Remuera Golf Club, Eye Doctors’ first Grand Round is a trusted autumn calling card. While guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, practice
Susanne Bradley5 min read
Misidentifying lens distortion as a source of rejection
This is the first of a two-part series explaining the optical mechanisms and perceptual interpretations of distortion. Part two will examine clinical strategies to resolve distortion. As prescriptions
Dr Grant Hannaford10 min read