Optometry no longer needs feminism?
In 2021, the International Women’s Day theme was #ChooseToChallenge, so Optometry Australia (OA) chose to challenge the movement of feminism in optometry.
Layal Naji4 min read
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SPONSORED: Re:Vision celebrates three years of giving back
As Auckland’s Re:Vision celebrates its third birthday, having added virtual clinics in Palmerston North, Napier, New Plymouth and North Shore along the way, we asked founder Dr Trevor Gray and practice partner Dr Mo Ziaei to reflect on the journey so far.
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Reflections from an optometric dinosaur
Christchurch optometrist Jonathan Foate completed his DipOpt in 1976, joined Rose & Connor in early 1977 and became a partner in 1980 before making it his own with optometrist wife Michelle. In 2019 he handed the reins to his practice manager son Edward and optometrist daughter Miriam. NZ Optics
Jonathan Foate6 min read
When makeup gets in the way
In 2014 I was in my final year overseas preceptorship, shadowing a middle-aged male optometrist. The patient was a lady in her forties. He was on the slit lamp. “Hmm… do you see that?” he asked me. “Madarosis. Could be an autoimmune cause. We need to send her for a blood workup. What tests would you
Layal Naji8 min read
BOOK REVIEW: Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects (eighth edition)
Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects (eighth edition) is the latest edition of a popular ocular toxicology manual by Frederick T Fraunfelder, professor emeritus at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and founder of the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects; and Frederick W Fraunf
Reviewed by Dr Simone Freundlich3 min read
Excellent accessories
Eyewear trends aren’t just about the glasses on your face. Here Jai Breitnauer checks out some of the cool bits and bobs spectacle users can buy from practices to enhance their look and their eyewear-wearing experience.
Jai Breitnauer7 min read
Leveraging Google and Facebook to grow your optometry practice
Recently MyHealth1st ran the first of its free masterclass webinars, designed to help healthcare practitioners grow and thrive in the post-Covid world. Hosted by Jodie Green, head of customer success at MyHealth1st, this inaugural webinar featured talks by MyHealth1st’s marketing manager Will Willia
Daniel Wilks4 min read
The rise of optometry AMSR artists
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is thought to be experienced by around 58% of the population. It’s a physical response to visual and auditory stimuli, often described by those who experience it as ‘tingles’, usually in the back of the scalp and spine. For those who are unfamiliar with th
Drew Jones3 min read
Street simulations to combat falls
By 2050, the number of people over 65 will have tripled worldwide and around one in three living at home will have at least one fall per year, according to the UK’s National Health Service. At the Vision Institute in Paris, Emmanuel Gutmann has developed a unique platform, called StreetLab, to repro
Drew Jones6 min read
CCLSNZ 2021: the conference that almost wasn’t
February 2020 saw the first cases of Covid-19 appear in New Zealand. Over the following weeks borders were gradually closed and, as we know, New Zealand went into lockdown in the last week of March. CCLSNZ’s one-day conference and the pre-conference myopia management workshop scheduled for the last
Anne Matheson7 min read
Contact lens-related keratitis in New Zealand
In the early Sixties, driven by the efforts of pioneering dentist-turned-contact lens manufacturer Eugene Hirst (original co-founder of Mortimer Hirst in Auckland), New Zealand was the first country
Drs William Shew and Sue Ormonde12 min read
Light at the end of the lockdown tunnel
Roughly one year ago, the nation and the world were catapulted into our brand-new world of Covid-19 lockdown and home confinement. Fears began to surface regarding potential health issues such as an increased risk of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and mental health challenges. From an eyecare pers
Alex Petty6 min read