Live from Specsavers headquarters in Port Douglas, Melbourne, SCC 2022 focused on the frontiers between optometry and ophthalmology and how a collaborative approach can improve eye health outcomes and help relieve a system under pressure.
UK independent optometrist Simon Berry is on a sustainability crusade. After years of research, he decided to share practical ways for DOs and optoms to do their bit for the planet.
Virtual clinics for glaucoma care – patients’ and clinicians’ experiences and perceptions: a qualitative evaluation Gunn J, Marks J, Au L, et al Eye (2022) 36:209-218
The creation of Health New Zealand meant expectations were high for the Digital Health Leaders conference in Wellington from 5-6 September. Stuart Bloomfield, the new health authority’s acting head of data and digital, said it was an opportunity for a once-in-a-generation transformation to a single
Recently, in a first for Aotearoa, Dr Peter Hadden from Auckland’s Eye Institute removed a dense juvenile cataract from one eye of a struggling seven-year-old gentoo penguin named Cardi, who lives at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s in Auckland. Gentoos are very social and visual creatures, living up to aro
The new head of the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) at Auckland University, Dr Andrew Collins officially assumed the role on Good Friday this year. Was that a good omen? Lesley Springall sat down with him to find out.
The 2022 Silmo d’Or awards were once again held at the exhibition centre, with a large and jubilant crowd, a gold-bedecked stage and stilt-walkers adding that touch of glitz and excitement the awards are so well known for.
Panos Nicolaou, owner of independent London optometry practice Cult Vision, explains why Silmo is more than just an optical fair.
Hi, it’s me again! Knocking on varsity doors. This time I’m playing reporter as well as live case study. As an elderly Blindy, most of my travel these days is somewhat limited, so I don’t do much ‘out there’ stuff. There are tons of DIY manuals on the matter for the ‘use it or lose it’ theorists, bu
Following Dr Emma Gillies’ advice on resilience and burnout last month, David Pearson, of chartered accountants and business advisors BDO Hawke’s Bay, explores how personal wellbeing relates to business performance
Prevent Blindness, a US nonprofit, declared September 2022 ‘Sports Eye Safety Month’, having recorded 26,000 sports-related eye injuries in the US in 2021. In Australia, a recent Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital study ranked soccer, Australian Football League (AFL) and basketball the most danger
The title of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s (AHPRA’s) latest Taking Care podcast*, ‘Openness and candour – a road to a true culture of safety’, was intriguing. Its introduction mentioned the need for much greater openness and honesty between health practitioners, their patien