
Birds of a feather dispensing better
Do you recall the best customer service you ever received? I’m sure it felt effortless, like their service and product was tailored just for you. That’s because it was.

Do you recall the best customer service you ever received? I’m sure it felt effortless, like their service and product was tailored just for you. That’s because it was.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, contributing significantly to the wellbeing and prosperity of New Zealanders. Smaller workplaces employ a huge portion of Aotearoa's 2.3 million workers and play a critical role in supporting positive workplace mental health. Over a third of New Zeal

My wife and I had it all worked out after the last World Glaucoma Congress (WGC) in Melbourne in 2019 – we would import my parents again to boy-sit while we fly to Osaka. There, she would take in the Japanese culinary and cultural delights and I would immerse myself in the latest and greatest in the

Three-time Olympic gold medallist, retired track star Gail Devers has been living with Graves’ disease and symptoms of thyroid eye disease (TED) for more than 30 years.

The mainstay therapy for dry eye disease (DED) is the use of artificial tear solutions to supplement the natural tear film1. The therapeutic landscape has recently seen a considerable evolution of

Self-reported symptoms of mask-associated dry eye

In July, more than 120 optometrists and vision therapists from Australasia and beyond gathered online for three days of thought-provoking presentations at the National Conference of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (NACBO).

Insights into Māori traditions, cultural practice and business values were delightfully served up with a healthy side of primary angle closure at Specsavers’ SCC 2021 live event at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour.

A 34-year-old male was referred to the outpatient clinic with decreased vision in both eyes, which had remained stable over the preceding six months. He was in good general health with no medical or ocular history. He wasn’t taking any medication and he denied any history of recreational drug use or

Across the board, those in the optical lens business agree one of the biggest summer sunglasses trends will be the retro look reflecting the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Adam McMahon, Transitions Optical key account manager, says, “bold geometric shapes – rectangle, round, triangle and square,” are definite

With a career spanning more than 50 years, including the move from senior partner at one of the biggest independent practices at the turn of century, Barry & Beale, to its corporate successor OPSM, optometrist Roger Apperley has experienced many optometry changes in New Zealand.

Uveitis presentations can be complicated and daunting, particularly for junior clinicians. While trying to determine the anatomical classification and extent of intraocular inflammation – namely vitritis and posterior uveitis – we are challenged to consider a plethora of differential diagnoses and a