All myopia is associated with an increased risk of sight-threatening conditions such as retinal detachment (RD) and myopic maculopathy (MM), with the risk increasing markedly in high myopia¹.
Can glasses cause dark circles around our eyes? That is the million-dollar question.
Changes of government often see significant shifts in the employment law landscape in New Zealand and the election of the Labour-led government in late 2017 was no exception.
At the end of the last column I was standing on a scaffolding five metres from the ground, getting a fresh coat of paint onto the roof and taking care to not
In April, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) issued a statement claiming that there was no scientific evidence for the existence of Irlen Syndrome. This follows similar concerns RANZCO and RANZCO fellows have raised publicly about behavioural optometry, all of
It seems that most adolescents go through their own “ugly duckling” phase, and while it might be an awkward growth spurt, a difficult to deal with complexion, or something else altogether, it happens
This year’s meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS), better known as the Squint Club, was held at the Sydney Eye Hospital, the oldest hospital in Australia dating back to 1788. Set in the historic sandstone Victorian building with ornate metal balustrades and stained-gla
Efficacy and safety of DMEK versus DSAEK: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Patient satisfaction with epithelium-off corneal crosslinking; Randomized double-masked trial of eyelid cleansing treatments for blepharitis
Your customer database is a key asset of any business. Yet small business owners are often too busy to give much thought to how they collect, store and use this vital information. The recent international Facebook security breach, in which millions of users’ personal details were shared without the
A great deal has been learnt in the last 10 years about the prevention of cataract endophthalmitis, making it a relatively uncommon complication in New Zealand. While it is difficult to isolate all the factors that account for this change in frequency, there are interesting parallels with other type
This year, the 33rd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress was held in "Asia’s world city", Hong Kong, where we were welcomed by unseasonably cold weather. The congress itself, however, warmed up the atmosphere quickly with more than 5,200 delegates from 87 countries attending; predom
Commerce has rapidly changed over the past decade and the optometry game is not immune. Today, many customers begin their eyewear search online rather than in traditional storefronts, especially when