When it comes to researching in dry eye, everyone knows I’m the first to tell prospective researchers that ‘the sky’s the limit’. Well, it turns out this might be somewhat of an underestimation! Thank
My journey with Irlen syndrome is a testament to the importance of awareness and accurate diagnosis of this often-overlooked condition, writes Samantha Fleming
A pterygium is a benign, triangular, fibrovascular growth extending from the bulbar conjunctiva over the limbus and onto the cornea (Fig 1)¹. Pterygia are common, with world prevalence reported as 12% in a systematic review in 2018². A pterygium is an acquired proliferative disorder (rather than a d
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive blinding disease affecting the central retina and is a leading cause of vision loss globally. It is estimated to affect close to 9% of the worldwide population, which is expected to total 288 million patients by 20401. Unsurprisingly, numerous
We get the first sunrise of each day, so it’s only fair that we’re leading the market for sunglass sales.
Approaching retirement, got an eye on a bach or those projects you said you’d do once you had the time? The question now is, ‘How do I go about selling my practice?’ Here are some considerations.
The eighth Glaucoma New Zealand (GNZ) Symposium attracted a full crowd of ophthalmologists, optometrists and nurses keen to learn.
Myopia management has fascinated me since my university days. So, after I graduated, I set up New Zealand’s first myopia management clinic in Hamilton’s Rose Optometry. Back in 2009 that was considered pretty unusual, as myopia management was not as widely understood in the profession and people had
Auckland's Dr Sid Ogra reviews the latest oculoplastics research.
Dr Francesc March de Ribot, a Dunedin Hospital ophthalmologist, has recently been dealing with some unusual referrals from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. Short, uncooperative and presenting something of a language barrier, these patients have been experiencing a number of different eye problems stemming
New Zealand’s Dr Ben O'Keeffe, a non-training locum ophthalmology registrar and two-time Rugby World Cup referee, speaks about how his two careers help balance him.
Every year in Aotearoa New Zealand several hundred patients require a corneal transplant. This may be because their cornea is scarred, cloudy or too thin to allow good vision. While we await the invention of the fully fledged laboratory-grown cornea, our principal option to treat these patients is u
