I really thought when I was introduced to version 1 of the Orcam wearable text-to-speech reader two years ago, I had seen the ultimate in technology for people with low or no vision. Then came version
The Australian and New Zealand Strabismus Society (ANZSS), better known as the Squint Club, held their 2019 meeting at the Melbourne Children’s Hospital.Local orthoptist Alex, kindly showed us around
Low-concentration atropine for myopia progression (LAMP) study; Environmental risk factors and myopia incidence in six to nine-year-olds; Myopia: is the nature-nurture debate finally over?
A warm summer evening and the lure of the beach or BBQ were not enough to deter attendance at the Eye Doctors’ first Grand Round in February at the Novotel Ellerslie, Auckland. The four presenting ophthalmologists gave the full house plenty to think about and, together with the CPD points and networ
Our grandfather was very loved by his family and never in any way neglected or overlooked. I just want to make that clear, because now I want to say this: after the funeral, his ashes were placed on a shelf by the undertaker, waiting to be collected. And there they stayed, waiting, for 20 years.
Luxury means different things to different people, and it should. There is no cookie cutter way to describe it. In the eyewear industry, luxury presents itself as many things from diamonds to delivery service and everything in between, and offering top notch products and services can be key to setti
When South Island optometrist John Veale hopped on a plane recently to Rarotonga, for what was perhaps his 40th trip with the NZ Aid eye team, he expected to see a few urgent medical cases. He didn’t expect to be one himself!
A brilliant line-up of local and international speakers from both optometry and ophthalmology, coupled with a return to the Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) favourite, Rotorua, provided for a full-house turnout this year.
This year’s congress focused on camaraderie and the sharing of knowledge, which was well achieved considering the society has grown again and this year saw a significant spike in attendees. The CCLS committee would like to thank all those involved with the 2019 congress, including our speakers, spon
The New Zealand Myopia Action Group (NZMAG) says a proposed bill “will limit the prescription of non-approved medicines to only medical practitioners, preventing community optometrists prescribing
The literature has established that both orthokeratology (ortho-k) and atropine are effective at slowing myopia progression and are increasingly being used clinically, including here in New Zealand. This has led to many clinicians and researchers asking the question, would combining ortho-k and atro
Prepping for the end of the financial year is about as mundane a task as a business can perform. Or, at least, the old way was.
