A warm welcome from the 2024 New Zealand Optometry Student Society (NZOSS) executive team! For those unfamiliar with our group, NZOSS functions as a student body and professional platform to foster connections between current optometry students, experienced professionals and the surrounding eyecare
The 28th UN Climate Change conference (COP28), held in Dubai at the end of 2023, may have been overlooked by many with thoughts of Christmas and summer, but it’s an important annual event with plenty of implications for New Zealand businesses. I attended, representing Toitū Envirocare, New Zealand's
Myopia management has developed into a significant segment of clinical practice in recent years. Interventions primarily aim to attenuate the development of refractive error through the slowing of axial growth, either through pharmacological or optical mechanisms. While spectacle lenses represent a
Ocular surface disease (OSD) is a multifactorial disorder of the conjunctival epithelium, cornea, lacrimal and meibomian glands resulting in either deficient or inappropriate tear production. This can decrease visual acuity (VA) and result in significant ocular discomfort1. OSD can occur in conjunct
Glaucoma poses a significant threat to vision if left untreated. With 112 million people estimated to be affected by 20401, it ranks globally as the second leading cause of blindness2, emphasising the essential role of adherence to ocular hypertensive medications in preventing irreversible vision lo
In clinic, we frequently come across symptoms of inattention and overactivity in myopic children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These patients are likely to interrupt and talk excessively during the consultation. They also want to play with the various machines around the clin
In recent years, a lot more has been written about how menopause’s hormonal changes can have certain physical and mental effects. But how much do we know about how those changes can affect eye health? And is what we know about menopause and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) enough to substantiate cha
Intraocular lymphoma (IOL) comprises a heterogenous group of malignant lymphocytic neoplasms arising from either within the central nervous system as a primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) – a subset of primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) – or outside the central nervous system (CNS) as a metastasis from a
Characteristics of participants in DR clinical research clinical trials who were lost to follow-upBowe T et alRetina. 2024 Jan 1;44(1):111-116
There are an estimated 40,000-plus people living with dementia (mate wareware) in Aotearoa, comprising around 4% of people aged 60-plus1. The Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan2, adopted by Cabinet in 2022, calls for improvements to the design, quality and availability of existing community and home
Alcon have expanded its range of preservative-free eye drops with the addition of Systane HYDRATION MULTI-DOSE PRESERVATIVE-FREE Lubricant Eye Drops.
The Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) is the authority responsible for regulating the optometrists and dispensing opticians in Aotearoa New Zealand. The board noted the article ‘Salaries – when aspiration should be reality’, published in NZ Optics’ October 2023 edition¹ which advocat