High myopes needn’t suffer
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
Jai Breitnauer6 min read
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Seeing red about blue light?
“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.
Heather Douglas9 min read
Aviators out, triangles in
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
Jai Bretnauer4 min read
Save Sight 2019: Eyecare’s horizon
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.
Dr Bia Kim5 min read
ODOB tackling change
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) is reviewing the best ways to implement scope change for hospital-based optometrists where it is needed.
Staff reporters3 min read
Family business — the public and private face
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.
Philip Pryor6 min read
Style eyes: Spring guide to selling sunglasses
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
Emma Roberts5 min read
NACBO 2019: Brain snap
The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) hosted its annual national scientific meeting (NACBO) in mid-July, just before the inaugural O=Mega19 optical fair and conference in Melbourne.
Evan Brown4 min read
Teamwork and a touching tribute
Dr Samantha Simkin reports on a thoroughly nice SOE congress in Nice…The 2019 Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) opened in the beautiful French seaside resort of Nice. With
Dr Samantha Simkin5 min read
New sMAP 3D at Greenlane Clinical Centre
Corneal Lens Corporation (CLC) has loaned the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) the sMap 3D – a state-of-the-art corneal topographer for designing custom-made rigid gas permeable contact lenses.
Ella Ewens5 min read
Talk as loudly as you like, this is a library
For the longest time, waiting rooms were the butt of jokes for their sorry collections of old magazines. It always seemed a bit mean to me. Your doctor, or you dentist, or your optician had thoughtfully put out something for you to read while you wait. They didn't have to bother, but here you were
David Slack4 min read
Inspiring co-management with Re:Vision
Re:Vision held its first ever co-management optometry conference at its purpose-built clinic in Mount Wellington, Auckland. Morning breakfast bites were served with a healthy side of conversation and lots of coffee, dispensed in Re:Vision reusable coffee cups.
Ella Ewens6 min read