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Check out practice manager Marie Taylor's highlights of RANZCO 2025 in Melbourne.

Check out practice manager Marie Taylor's highlights of RANZCO 2025 in Melbourne.

Profit may dominate business headlines, but some of the most powerful stories in business are unfolding quietly about the ways companies are choosing to do good. Furthermore, the expectation on busine

Who's who among the 56th RANZCO Congress graduation and awards ceremony

Esotropia caused by low-dose atropine for rapidly progressive myopia in a 15-year-old boy Aman S, Guyton DL JAAPOS 2025:29:104122 Review: In the current myopia pandemic, this case report caught my ey

As much as I love what we have here in New Zealand, when I get to be on the other side of the world I always look with envy at what they have there. It’s amazing how much more you can do when you have enough people. You notice it in all kinds of ways, large and small. A good restaurant can sustain i

In September, I had the privilege of chairing the third annual Hospital Optometrist Peer-Support (HOPS) Conference at the Rydges Wellington Airport Hotel. The event opened on a beautiful spring morning, the sort that makes you pause and take in the crisp air and bright skies before stepping inside.

When has a tiny toy puppy ever raised $2000 for charity? When MC Stephen Caunter turns auctioneer and coaxes money from delegates to support Blind Low Vision NZ’s (BLVNZ’s) Guide Dog Services.

This has been a productive year for the New Zealand Optometry Student Society (NZOSS), marked by continued growth and fresh takes on our established events. In 2025, we delivered 19 events, including collaborations with other faculties and Australian universities. Student engagement reached all-time

I recently had the privilege of joining 15 of our members as well as MSO’s Olivia Ashley, at ADONZ’s first dedicated low-vision workshop in Auckland. Over two full days, we shared knowledge, challenged our thinking and enjoyed plenty of laughs, making this an event that will be remembered for a long

This year, artificial intelligence (AI) was the central theme of Silmo Next, with its Futurology space and new Village Tech area inviting visitors to experience the future of optics via connected eyewear, automated examinations, virtual reality, intelligent store-management systems and more.

When I wrote a review of anti-presbyopia drops in December 2021’s issue, I felt sure we were soon to be swamped with myriad pharmaceuticals – real and cloned – to rid us of one of life’s greatest inconveniences: the dreaded presbyopia. Strangely, that does not appear to have happened – I have not he

Christmas parties are a hotbed of entertainment for HR consultants to write their memoirs on ‘the stupid things people do’, so here are some top tips to avoid earning a starring role.