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.
Virgilia Readett7 min read
Optometry Features
Is your workplace mentally healthy?
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
Hugh Norriss4 min read
WGC 2021: Glaucoma pearls, from the spare room
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
Dr Graham Reeves6 min read
Stars and their eyes… Gail Devers
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.
Staff reporters1 min read
Managing DED with lipid and non-lipid eye drops
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
Dr Alex Müntz and Professor Jennifer Craig9 min read
Dry eye disease research review
Self-reported symptoms of mask-associated dry eye
Dr Stuti Misra6 min read
NACBO 2021: Doing it for the kids
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).
Evan Brown4 min read
SCC 2021: Come join the waka
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.
Susanne Bradley4 min read
CASE STUDY: For eyes that really pop…
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
Dr Shanu Subbiah5 min read
Summer lenses: beat the glare, in style
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
Renee Lunder7 min read
Roger Apperley: 50-plus years in focus
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.
Naomi Meltzer7 min read
BOOK REVIEW: Clinical cases in uveitis By Harpal Sandu and Henry Kaplan
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
Reviewed by Dr Haya Al-Ani3 min read