For some optometrists and dispensing opticians, the idea of children in their practices sends shivers up their spines. All those little hands grasping at their beautiful frame displays or running amok amongst stock stands is the stuff of nightmares. But catering for kids could bring a whole new leas
For the first time the World Glaucoma Congress (WGC) came to the Southern Hemisphere. With many of the big names in glaucoma making the trip downunder, this conference promised to be a great way of catching up with the latest thinking in glaucoma without having to cross too many time zones! It was a
Side effects and debates was the promise of this year’s Ocular Therapeutics Conference and it most certainly delivered.
The University of Auckland’s 2019 Excellence in Ophthalmology and Vision Research awards evening was planned as a special night marking 20 years since the awards began and the rise and rise of ophthalmology and vision research in New Zealand.
The latest issue of Ophthalmology, the fifth edition, authored and re-edited by those doyens of ophthalmology, Drs Myron Yanoff and Jay Duker, is a beautifully written, comprehensive textbook with a clear clinical focus. In one substantial text, it covers the majority of ophthalmic conditions and pr
Australian-based frame and optical accessory distribution company Healy Optical Group has gone into voluntary liquidation. “The business is continuing to trade and we are working with the liquidators to explore a variety of options to sell or restructure the business,” the company said in a statemen
The following is a response from the Southern Cross Health Society to a Q&A article with Ophthalmology New Zealand (ONZ) about its work with the country’s health insurance providers and Southern Cross’ delay in funding products, such as Xen for glaucoma patients.
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.