The eighth Specsavers Clinical Conference (SCC8) at Melbourne Convention Centre in September had a clear focus on better diagnosis of the main eye diseases - glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration - to enable earlier and thus better treatment.
Euromonitor predicts a fundamental change to the way we consume in 2040, with retail stores looking very different to today.
A well-known and highly respected figure in New Zealand’s optical community, Peter Turner passed away on 7 October, aged 78, after a year-long progressive illness.
Despite major advances in phacoemulsification cataract surgery over the last 25 years, complications still occur, albeit at a relatively low rate. The Auckland Cataract Studies (ACS 2000-2020), led by McGhee et al, commenced with the appointment of the first anterior segment clinical research fellow
Primary selective laser trabeculoplasty for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: Clinical outcomes, predictors of success and safety from lasers in glaucoma and OHT (LiGHT) trial Garg Am, Vick
Historically seen as an inconvenience, myopia is now considered an epidemic, and the risk of serious conditions like retinal detachment is well-understood. We talk to one parent, Northland GP Scott
“Blue light damages your eyes,” trumpets the media. Overnight Instagram influencers dazzle in impossibly gorgeous selfies in impossibly magnificent locations, wearing blue light filtering glasses.
If you’re wondering what sun frames to be filling your shelves with as we reach spring, don’t panic. We’ve got the skinny on the, well, skinny and futuristic styles all the haute couture fashion houses have been parading on the runways, plus some old favourites to keep the less adventurous customers
The annual New Zealand Save Sight Society Conference was held in the country’s capital on one of its finest days this August. As always, the meeting was packed with outstanding local speakers and an intrigued audience of ophthalmologists, optometrists, ophthalmic nurses, technicians and students.
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) is reviewing the best ways to implement scope change for hospital-based optometrists where it is needed.
In my first article in this series, we looked at the difference of being an SME versus a family business. If we think about ourselves as a family business, we need to think about exactly what this means for us, how we grab the advantages and how we manage the tricky areas.
Selling sunglasses has become a much more difficult task than it used to be. You get found out very quickly if you don’t have a decently understanding of the sunglass category in general as an optical dispenser. With all the options available and the exposure to products that our customers have, we