Optic for good
Carole Riehl is embarrassed about her English. “I am learning more so I can talk about this project outside of France,” she smiles. Until then, her husband Julian is her enthusiastic translator.
Jai Breitnauer3 min read
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Carole Riehl is embarrassed about her English. “I am learning more so I can talk about this project outside of France,” she smiles. Until then, her husband Julian is her enthusiastic translator.
After 2020 came and went, taking with it what was to be a glorious conference in breath-taking Queenstown, we finally got there in 2021. Although Covid prevented a full in-person gathering, the 96 attendees and 46 online participants made it the Association of Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand’s (
The healthy human iris consists of five layers: the anterior-border layer, stroma, iris sphincter muscle, iris dilator muscle and the iris pigment epithelium (IPE)1. The anterior border layer is made up of fibroblasts and contains melanocytes1. Underneath that is the iris stroma, a layer that contai
Characteristics of patients with complete VA recovery after vitrectomy for macula-off retinal detachmentKonstantinidis L et alEye (Lond). 2021 Oct;35(10):2834-2839
Uveitis is a fascinating world but can be intimidating for the uninitiated. Outside anterior uveitis and scleritis, many uveitis diseases are uncommon and this is reflected by the limited number of uveitis subspecialists in ophthalmology. In agreement with the rarity of these diseases, few textbooks
When you hear the term ‘health and safety at work’, I assume you automatically think about your own workplace, staff or safety spectacles. I do. But as dispensing opticians, there is much more we can do in the realm of workplace safety for our customers.
No matter how talented individual leaders and managers are, a business’ ability to work as one team is key to your overall business success. This is especially true in this time of uncertainty and where many are working remotely. Now, more than ever, it’s critical you have connected and engaged team
Rather than bemoan the cancellation of in-person meetings due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) opted to fully embrace the possibilities of the virtual format this year. Although there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction, the vir
Maarten Weidema says he feels like he’s seen it all before; that might be because he has. But this isn’t a bad thing. “Corona was a period of crisis and when there is a crisis, people like to go back to what they know and what makes them feel safe,” says Weidema, independent eyewear designer and fou
At the 2021 glaucoma-focused Ocular Therapeutics Evening (OTE), Auckland-based ophthalmologists Drs Hussain Patel and Divya Perumal highlighted New Zealand’s dearth of preservative-free eye drop options for their glaucoma patients.
When the first Pfizer-BioNTech jab was given to 91-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan in December 2020, it gave the world hope that an end to the Covid-19 pandemic was achievable. But it also had everyone wondering how safe such a quickly developed vaccine could be. Of the seven vaccines approved by th
From 2-4 September 2021, many of us had anticipated being in metropolitan Melbourne, enjoying some socialising, a trade fair and some CPD education. Instead, the Covid-19 lockdowns blighting New South Wales and New Zealand led to O=Mega21’s inevitable pivot to online.