Meet the… Fred Hollows’ optometrist
New Zealand optometrist Clare Luoni is Fred Hollows’ workforce and academic manager. Based at the Pacific Eye Institute, Susanne Bradley asked her about her work and life in Fiji.
Susanne Bradley6 min read
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YouTube: how to make your first video
In my first article*, I discussed why and how you can use video to promote your practice. But how do you actually go about making your first video? Well, it’s not about the gear you have. A well-planned video and good content are far more important for success than which smartphone or camera you use
Leigh Plowman6 min read
SCC Online Series: it’s a wrap!
Specsavers has wrapped up its first ever SCC Online Series, reaching more than 5000 participants collectively across the season.
Susanne Bradley4 min read
Vivity unveiled virtually
Alcon launched their new Vivity intraocular lens (IOL) to New Zealand ophthalmologists in a virtual event on 24 September. There has been a lot of excitement about Vivity as early studies indicated it offers the benefits of multifocality without the side effects of a diffractive multifocal lens.
Dr Ben LaHood4 min read
Virtual reality improves surgical training, patient safety
Ophthalmic surgery requires microsurgical techniques to be executed with dexterity, precision and proficiency. Understandably, providing a risk-free environment to teach and practice microsurgical
Dr Corina Chilibeck, Joyce Mathan, Dr Jie Zhang and Professor Charles McGhee10 min read
Cataract research, and what’s your IOL preference?
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) has become a more popular method for cataract surgery in recent years, and the pandemic has dramatically increased interest in this approach.
Trevor Gray5 min read
Piggyback lenses
Everyone loves a happy patient. The most rewarding part of cataract surgery is frequently the day 1 post-op check when the patient is enjoying their new vision for the first time. People who had significant refractive errors are now very close to plano and the world is generally a brighter place.
Dr Brian Kent-Smith4 min read
WSPOS congress: traversing the time zones
The fifth World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus was scheduled to be held on 2-4 October 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Unfortunately, the global Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to this. However, a crisis can spur innovation. The World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Str
Miriam Langeslag-Smith4 min read
Chalkeyes presents: A great hop, skip and jump forward
Ingenious adaptation came to our neighborhood during lockdown number two, on a footpath, beneath the pretty trees.
David Slack4 min read
Ophthalmic podcast picks for 2020
During this current Covid-19 pandemic-restricted world, there has been some amazing, live, online ophthalmology content produced, and I’m still very much involved with producing webinars for international audiences while we can’t travel. But I believe I can speak for pretty much everyone in the eye
Dr Ben LaHood6 min read
Creating results with LinkedIn?
I am asked 'how do I create results with LinkedIn' so often that I have developed a list of key steps to introduce this powerful business development method.
Kate Nankivell5 min read
Lenses: thinking outside the frame
Being a keen hobbyist, I came across a situation that required some work to be completed above my head. I needed to connect and install 12-volt electrical connections and wiring under a 1.1m high table, requiring me to work at a close range to fit the small wiring to connectors. But my everyday prog
Bruce Wain8 min read