iStent comes to Christchurch
Christchurch ophthalmologist Dr Ainsley Morris said she’s proud to have brought iStents to the South Island, successfully implanting the first last month.
Staff reporters1 min read
Optometry Comment
Experiencing a different side of Fiji
When you think of Fiji, what do you think of? Do you imagine picturesque beaches? Do you dream of snorkelling among the techni-coloured fish? Lounging by the pool at a beautiful resort?
Bridget Field3 min read
Glaucoma NZ Symposium
Keynote speaker Professor Ivan Goldberg played a significant role in a memorable day’s programme at Glaucoma NZ’s fourth one-day symposium. Beginning with a reminder that the organisation’s aim is to eliminate glaucoma blindness, Professor Goldberg spoke on the philosophy of uncertainty in medicine.
Claire McDonald5 min read
Specialty CL research review
Grant Watters presents his review of some of the latest eye research in the field of speciality contact lenses, focusing on ortho-k, scleral CLS for ocular surface disease and piggyback and hybrid CL systems.
Grant Watters6 min read
Optic disc drusen and pseudo-papilloedema
It is a common scenario that potentially swollen optic discs are detected on routine eye examination for another purpose. Clearly, if someone presents with headaches and visual disturbance, then any potentially swollen discs need urgent assessment because papilloedema can be due to life-threatening
Dr Jesse Gale9 min read
CASE STUDY: A new option for restoring vision with irregular corneas
Optimal outcomes from cataract surgery require accurate pre-operative measurement of corneal curvature. Patients are increasingly expecting perfect outcomes, regardless of the health of their eyes.
Dr Ben LaHood7 min read
AM for severe dry eye?
Despite different underlying pathogenic processes, inflammation is a common denominator in dry eye disease (DED), which in turn promotes further damage to the corneal epithelium and its underlying
Dr Rasha Altaie2 min read
Opinion: When steroids are not the answer
Here’s the thing many people don’t realise - dry eye is almost universally evaporative regardless of its cause. Even the rare aqueous deficient dry eye (eg. Sjögren's syndrome) has an evaporative
Dr Simon Dean5 min read
Dry eye in practice - does it work?
I set up a new independent optometry practice earlier this year. I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, but I was confident my clinical experience, business education and management experience as a
Ryan Mahmoud5 min read
Style eyes: Competing with online retailers
Understanding patient motivations and how to win them over for life Although technology has helped make life easier in countless ways, there’s no denying that things were much simpler when the
Courtney Elder6 min read
TFOS DEWS II: two years on…
In the two years since the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society second Dry Eye Workshop (TFOS DEWS II) reports were published, most would agree that dry eye disease (DED) is closer to reaching household
Professor Jennifer Craig5 min read
The role of inflammation in dry eye
Inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of dry eye disease (DED)1,2, most notably in conditions such as Sjögren’s syndrome. However, in meibomian gland disease, considered the most
Varny Ganesalingam5 min read