Student-led hospital optometry clinic expanded
The University of Canberra and Canberra Health Services have signed a memorandum of understanding extending Canberra Hospital Eye Department’s student-led optometry clinic.
Drew Jones3 min read
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Adopting a different world of eyecare – Mercy Ships sail again!
There are many things I’ve learnt during my time volunteering on board Mercy Ships’ Global Mercy, the largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship in the world. Before I joined Mercy Ships, I’d expected I would learn about running a hospital on a ship, maritime rules and regulations, healthcare syst
Ella Hawthorne7 min read
AI in the eyes of the law
In 2023 artificial intelligence (AI) moved away from the realm of sci-fi and hit the mainstream, with people now using it at home and, increasingly, at work. Indeed, AI has been talked about so much recently that publisher Collins named it 2023’s word of the year. But, as with all new tools, we need
Jessie Lapthorne5 min read
The murky waters of contact lens wear and aquatic fun
The issue of wearing contact lenses (CLs) in water-related settings is incredibly challenging. I'm not just talking about swimming – a splash-park experience during my family's summer vacation in Spain inspired me to seek some professional advice.
Siu-Yin Shing4 min read
Stargardt: a tangled web of woe
Or why different spectacle prescriptions should never be put into the same or similar frames. By Naomi Meltzer
Naomi Meltzer5 min read
Joined-up thinking: the push for health connectivity
Given today’s technological capabilities, we should be able to access all our own health data on our phones and share it with whoever we need to, countrywide or internationally,” says Peter Jordan, secretary and past chair of the New Zealand branch of Health Level Seven International (HL7), a global
Drew Jones8 min read
Humanising digital health connections
When I think about digital health, I think about technology, data, population health, AI and innovation. But arriving at Hamilton’s Claudelands Events Centre for HiNZ (Health Informatics New Zealand) Digital Health Week, little did I know the central theme would be a resounding chorus of "people, pe
Neelam Mistry7 min read
DED: looking back for today's best practice
Dusting off my PhD thesis recently, during a historical fact-finding mission, provided an opportunity to reflect on how far dry eye clinical care has come in the last 30 years.
Professor Jennifer Craig6 min read
Sharing viewpoints at the Mātai symposium
After Robbie Williams’ November 2023 concert at the Mission Estate Winery, there were many comments about how good it was to have people back on the east coast after Cyclone Gabrielle. The same applied to Mātai Medical Research Institute’s ‘Image Of The Future’ symposium, which attracted speakers to
Associate Professor Graham Wilson3 min read
Concerns raised about The Optical Shop
Complaints have been laid with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Te Whatu Ora and the Commerce Commission about The Optical Shop’s rental and promotion of a new, self-testing refractive device called Eyeque.
Lesley Springall5 min read
Mentoring optometry’s next leaders
Optometry Australia (OA) and the Australian Student Entrepreneurship (ASE) group extended their Optometrists Leadership Hub to New Zealand for the first time. The first two Kiwi attendees, Juliette Lim and Hector Leong, shared the experience.
Hector Leong and Juliette Lim3 min read