With 97% of over-65s needing some form of vision correction and an estimated 73% of 70-year-olds needing hearing support, audiology has proved a winning drawcard for big-chain optometry practices. So why not independents? asks Drew Jones.
Evan Brown reviews the latest visual function and anomalies research.
A recent salary report by the University of Auckland aimed to create transparency around pay, spark conversation between employees and employers and arm employees with salary benchmarking data to
The recent letter from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), urging its New Zealand members not to train experienced hospital optometrists to do minor laser
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) conference, held in balmy Manchester from 9-11 June, proved to be a remarkable event that brought together clinicians, vision scientists and professionals
I was saddened, but not surprised, to hear of the Covid outbreak at our recent RANZCO NZ meeting in Wellington. Conferences are well-recognised superspreader events.
It gave me great pleasure to attend this year’s Australia and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS) meeting in Sydney. Held at the beautiful Art Gallery of New South Wales, the programme was rich in academic content, delivered by outstanding speakers. As a strabismologist, every presentation was ac
Glaucoma is a chronic progressive disease and the lack of clear targeted guidelines to match every patient’s need makes its management challenging. The unpredictability of response to various treatment modalities makes things trickier still. Rather than being the end of the treatment spectrum, surge
EssilorLuxottica’s key New Zealand-based independent practice customers were invited to the company’s new Australasian headquarters for a heart-to-heart about the company’s completed merger, future
The metaverse has everyone buzzing, apparently changing life as we know it. But to anyone like me, it’s an esoteric concept – I have a hard enough time operating my multitude of TV remotes! But I
The work environment is a microcosm of greater society, made up of a wide variety of people, often with differing backgrounds, upbringings, personalities, interests, skill levels, opinions and world views. The fact that people in the workplace mostly get along is amazing!
What if your patient could improve their vision in just 15 minutes? That’s the promise of Auckland Eye’s new SMILE Pro laser – a major step forward in eyecare technology.