The gorgeous city of Napier, which proudly showcases it’s rise from the devastation of the 1931 earthquake to become the Art Deco capital of New Zealand, turned on a splendid weekend for the 89th New Zealand Association of Optometrists conference.
It’s amazing really, how, if one of your senses starts to conk out another one seems to pick up the slack. Medically, of course, it’s a fallacy that if you start to lose your sight your hearing becomes more acute, you simply use and value the alternatives more in compensation. Blind people don't app
As 2019 comes to a close, the New Zealand Optometry Student Society wraps up its seventh year. We’re happy to report that we’ve had a successful year, with many triumphs, challenges and, of course, a whole lot of fun!
Glasses - some love them, some hate them. Some people feel they have no choice but to wear them because, well, they need them. I hated glasses when I was first told I needed them, back in 1996. Now I
MDNZ is 10 years old this year. Jai Breitnauer talks to three wet MD patients who have benefited from the organisation’s support, to find out about their experience of diagnosis and what life’s like for them now.
Christchurch optometrist John Veale looks beyond the hype of high technology, presenting low-tech solutions to some of the challenges of low vision. A simple first step to ensure a low vision patient
Ultimately, business and exit planning isn’t just about money. This is particularly true for the owner operated businesses common among optometry practices. A well thought-out exit strategy will allow owners to ensure their legacy can survive; in terms of the business’ ongoing success and their own
Auckland Eye’s popular Orakei Bay Events Centre dinner served up a healthy dose of insights alongside a delightful dinner. Many local optometrists attended the evening for networking and CPD with a side of Lipiview. I, for one, left feeling relieved to know my meibomian glands are in good nick.
The Acute Eye Service (AES) is the busiest sub-speciality department within one of the busiest outpatients departments in New Zealand, the Eye Department at Auckland’s Greenlane Clinical Centre.
Central Tokyo seemed a fitting location for the 17th International Myopia Congress (IMC), bringing delegates from across the world to the Japanese capital before the wider eyes of the world focused on
Pneumatic retinopexy versus vitrectomy for the management of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment outcomes randomised trial (PIVOT) Hillier RJ, Felfeli T, Berger AR, Wong DT, Altomare F et
‘Dave the drainlayer’ was driving his digger at the new development last week. I hadn’t seen him at the practice for more than five years.
