At a recent CPD event held at Southern Cross Hospital in Hamilton, optometrists from the Waikato region gathered to discuss one of the most exciting topics in eyecare today: artificial intelligence (AI). The event was a resounding success, with attendees excited about AI's potential to revolutionise
Two new international research projects at the Ocular Surface Laboratory are testing the effectiveness and safety of commercially available treatments from Alcon’s Systane range for dry eye symptoms and discomfort due to contact lens (CL)-related dryness.
Anyone who has been pregnant or lived with someone who was pregnant knows that being expectant comes with its fair share of surprises – good and bad. Changes in the release of hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone, relaxin and others incite a chain reaction with subsequent changes in vascularity,
The Save Sight Dry Eye Registry (SSDER) was established by chief investigator Professor Stephanie Watson, head of the Corneal Research Group at the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, in 2020.
Eritrean professional road cyclist Biniam Girmay became the first Black African to win a stage of the Giro d’Italia in 2022. However, the day after the win, he withdrew from the race due to a freak in
In Europe, there is a thing of beauty called the EuroVelo network. At 90,000km long, it connects and traverses the entire continent with long-distance cycleways.
Dr Colin Parsloe discusses management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in the acute vs chronic phase.
These authors recently travelled to Bordeaux to study DED in a space-like environment on board the Novespace flying laboratory. Here's what they learnt...
We have seen an increasing number of children and adults with dry eyes. In our opinion, this is due to a cultural shift in behaviours – we used to speak to one another much more, but now we tend to stare at phones, tablets, books, computers and televisions.
The eyelids protect the eye physically, by blinking, which protects the ocular surface from noxious insult and facilitates tear spreading via secretion of lipids from the meibomian glands. Involutional or iatrogenic eyelid changes can influence eyelid function, potentially leading to dry eye. This r
Three stylists share their views on eyewear trends and how the right frame can help their client look and feel their best.
The ultimate impact of climate change will be like Covid on steroids. Remember during Covid the impacts of not being able to serve customers in the same way or source products from around the world? All those things will happen again with climate change, only exacerbated. The COP28 climate conferenc
