With a large (and growing) number of New Zealanders undergoing cancer therapy, eyecare professionals should be cognisant of the ocular complications that can result from many of these treatments to ensure their timely and appropriate diagnosis and management. Although chemotherapy remains a mainstay
Patient harm due to diagnostic error of neuro-ophthalmologic conditionsStunkel L et al
Gathering eye injury data since 2019, The International Globe and Adnexal Trauma Epidemiology Study (IGATES) is increasingly identifying national and demographic trends, plus some unexpected lockdown effects. To find out more, Drew Jones spoke to principal investigators Dr Rupesh Agrawal, from Tan T
The force behind many pivotal moments in ophthalmic nursing in New Zealand over the past 30 years, Sue Raynel spent her nursing career campaigning for change for better patient care. With retirement looming, Louise Wood took a look at just some of these achievements.
Researchers from the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health in the US have shown it may be possible to detect heart disease using retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT).
In today’s society there seems to be a lot of emphasis on maintaining that youthful look. Recently, Jennifer Lopez turned 52 and the media went into a frenzy, obsessing over her exercise, beauty and make-up regimes. What if I said to you that eyewear can help your clients achieve that youthful look
Indecision is the thief of opportunity: it will steal you blind, said Cicero in part. Theodore Roosevelt said it differently, “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing”.
The textbook Cornea, now in its fifth edition, is a large, two-volume hardback set edited by Mark Mannis and Edward Holland. This edition, released in March 2021, runs to 1,976 pages of contemporary views on corneal and conjunctival disease and surgery, provided by 200 experts in the field.
During the 2017 election campaign, NZ First leader, and soon-to-be deputy prime minister, Winston Peters promised to provide free eye health tests for the over 65s. Nearly $13 million, rising to $61.7 million a year from 2021/22, was earmarked as part of the health allocation in the 2020 budget, but
Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan mainly found in water and soil. Like other protozoa, it exists as a motile, feeding trophozoite which when in danger turns into a cyst (Fig 1). The cystic form
Retina Specialists’ first seminar since Dr Leo Sheck joined the team was a fascinating, interactive discussion of retinal pathologies. These real case studies clearly demonstrated how far from black and white diagnosis and treatment decisions can often be.
SLT versus eye drops for first-line treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma (LiGHT): a multicentre randomised controlled trial