The war in Ukraine, volatile European markets and currencies and challenges across China’s political and economic landscape are just some of the issues impacting almost every country around the world, including New Zealand.
Geographic atrophy (GA) is the late manifestation of non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) characterised by progressive loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors. Until now, it was a slowly progressive untreatable disease that led to vision loss.
After more than five years, the debate rages on between Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) and Southern Cross Health Society (SCHS) over funding for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices for
Archway randomised phase 3 trial of ranibizumab port delivery system for nAMDHolekamp N et alOphthalmology, 2022. 129(3): p. 295-307
Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) was first described in 1910 by Ernst Fuchs and is the most common posterior corneal dystrophy. FECD is a progressive dysfunction of the corneal endothelium
There is a well-understood narrative for the history of humanity. It describes how we made our way from the Stone Age to Instagram and all of those small miracles we take for granted: the computer in our pocket, the satellites we put in space, the digital clocks on our appliances that blink ‘00:00’,
The Chatham Island Hospital and Health Centre originally opened in 1927, with the Sisters of Mercy stepping in to help with a lack of staff in 1947. Since 1999 it has been operated by Canterbury District Health Board and staffed by a locum doctor and three resident nurses, plus locum and specialty n
Corneal ectasia is, realistically, the worst complication following corneal refractive surgery and a major cause of litigation, medicolegal complaints and unhappy patients following otherwise routine laser eye surgery.
IOA Silmo International Optician of the Year winner 2022 Grant Hannaford took time out to explain to Jai Breitnauer why “Persistently getting things wrong is the key to doing things right”
In my previous articles on accessibility (see ‘related articles’ at end), I covered why making your practice accessible is not only the right thing to do for your customers, but good for your business
Microbial keratitis (MK) is an acute and potentially visually devastating infection of the cornea caused by bacteria, fungi, amoebae and viruses. The infection is relatively rare in developed countries but remains a major cause of permanent blindness in low-income countries. Risk factors are well-de
If one must give up a sunny Sunday in pursuit of education, the Auckland Museum offers a spectacular spot to absorb breakfast and information, fuelled by plenty of coffee. Using this bait, 10 of the Eye Institute’s 17 surgeons lured a large group of knowledge-hungry optometrists, many bleary eyed fr