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
The biennial Retina International World Congress was held for the first time in Auckland on the 10 and 11 February. With recent host cities including Taipei and Paris, Auckland had a lot to live up
Case study: Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis following cataract surgeryBy Dr Lucy Lu, Dr Jennifer Court and Professor Charles McGhee* Here we present a rare case of post-cataract surgery, corneal
Last century, low vision services were regarded as a last resort and an admission of failure. Generally, when patients enquired as to whether there was anything available to help them see, the answer
Sight loss, I discovered, is such a gradual process that it’s generally detected by others before the victims themselves.Certainly, the indications I had came at me, rather suddenly. I was sitting
Visual recovery after retinal detachment with macula-off: is surgery in the first 72h better? Frings A, Markau N, Katz T et alBritish Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016;100:1466 -1469Unlike macula-on
Many small business owners in the optical sector assume that company boards are for the big boys, yet the benefits of independent directors or advisors apply to all businesses, irrespective of size or
Caffeine is a popular psychostimulant that acts as an adenosine receptor antagonist at physiological concentrations. It is the most widely used drug in history, consumed daily by more than 70% of New
“Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning. Red sky at night, shepherds delight.” The Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software had me type this over and over. We had just decided that we were going to
ANZGS 2018By Dr Graham Reeves*This was the first gathering of the group formerly known as ANZGIG, now the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society (ANZGS), where glaucoma subspecialists from the
Hello dear readers and welcome to my first column for NZOSS, the New Zealand Optometry Student Society for 2018. It almost seems redundant to wish you a Happy New Year now that two months have passed, but to our readers starting back at University in February, Happy New Year. Hopefully you’ve had a
Efficacy, safety and risk factors for failure of Xen Gel Microstent implantation versus standalone trabeculectomy