When I think about digital health, I think about technology, data, population health, AI and innovation. But arriving at Hamilton’s Claudelands Events Centre for HiNZ (Health Informatics New Zealand) Digital Health Week, little did I know the central theme would be a resounding chorus of "people, pe
Dusting off my PhD thesis recently, during a historical fact-finding mission, provided an opportunity to reflect on how far dry eye clinical care has come in the last 30 years.
After Robbie Williams’ November 2023 concert at the Mission Estate Winery, there were many comments about how good it was to have people back on the east coast after Cyclone Gabrielle. The same applied to Mātai Medical Research Institute’s ‘Image Of The Future’ symposium, which attracted speakers to
Marking the end of the 2023 ophthalmic seminar season, Eye Institute’s (EI’s) end-of-year conference proved a popular drawcard despite being held after the close of the 2021-2023 optometry CPD cycle. Earning a laugh from delegates, the morning’s MC Dr Shanu Subbiah congratulated them on earning some
Optometry Australia (OA) and the Australian Student Entrepreneurship (ASE) group extended their Optometrists Leadership Hub to New Zealand for the first time. The first two Kiwi attendees, Juliette Lim and Hector Leong, shared the experience.
As the November sun set in Nelson, dispensing opticians (DOs) from all over Aotearoa began to descend onto its streets for for the 2023 Association of Dispensing Opticians New Zealand (ADONZ) annual conference. True to form, ‘sunny Nelson’ put on some stunning weather and the Rutherford Hotel was th
Retinal electrophysiology’s potential role in the early detection of neurodevelopmental conditions such as bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s and autism was the subject of a recent Frontiers in
The late Spanish Formula 1 reserve driver María de Villota lost her right eye in an F1 test crash in July 2012. Despite being cleared to resume driving in early 2013, she died later that year, aged 33.
The theme of the 79th Orthoptics Australia (OA) Annual Conference was ‘Equitable eyecare for all’, which was certainly reflected in Telethon Kids Institute’s Dr Lynne Millar’s opening address. Dr Millar highlighted the importance of understanding why some people disengage from the health system and
Life can often throw up unexpected moments that change the direction of our careers. As a second-year student in Manchester in 1986, I answered an advert in the UK optics press for volunteers to spend their summer vacation helping an eyecare team in Tanzania. Summer holidays in Merseyside or Tanzani
An excellent weekend of learning at Specsavers Clinical Conference (SCC) at Sofitel Sydney was elevated by the appearance of some ‘celebrity’ guests. Cast as Optom Barbies and Optom Kens in hilarious
It has been a damn long time between drinks! Christchurch last hosted a New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) conference in 2009 – pre-earthquake and pre-global pandemic. So, given that this year’s return showing was held in Te Pae, across the road from the now-demolished 2009 conference lo
