A regenerating Christchurch, full of optimism for the possibilities that lie ahead was a suitable setting for this year’s Association of Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand (ADONZ) annual conference.
Adjoining the consulting room of my specialty practice, Bay Eye Care, is an office shared by a clinical psychologist and a private psychiatrist. Fortunately, none of my patients are yet to require
Inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary, Auckland-schooled but now Sydney-based paediatric optometrist Shaun Chang established Eyes4Everest in 2014 to treat preventable blindness in Nepal. This year
The recently published TFOS DEWS II report was more than two years in the making. Key to bringing it to fruition was Auckland University-based Associate Professor Jennifer Craig, vice chair of the
Infestation of the eyelash follicles and meibomian glands with Demodex mites is emerging as a significant cause of blepharitis. This article reviews key aspects of Demodex biology and pathogenesis, as
For many years, blepharitis and dry eye disease (DED) have been thought to be two distinct diseases, and evaporative dry eye distinct from aqueous insufficiency. Consider the "Chicken-and-egg", a
At the tender age of nine I developed a blinding eye disease. This bombshell was dropped on my world at my first eye examination in 1996. My optometrist at the time was quick to point out that my
As the guest writer for this issue’s speciality contact lens forum, I thought I would tackle a problem I have encountered a few times and feel may become more common as we test an aging
Dr Ehsan Vaghefi is known by friends and family as ‘the eye guy’, a name given to him by his dad, who is also his inspiration. Jai Breitnauer discovers the man behind the research Dr Ehsan Vaghefi is
In the annals of history there exists a number of important discoveries that were conceived over a few beers. Arthur Holmes and his colleagues developed the theory of continental drift whilst sipping
There are 175 nurse practitioners (NPs) in New Zealand, but Carol Slight is the only one working in ophthalmology. Jai Breitnauer finds out more. I meet Carol Slight on one of her non-clinical
Before we delve into our next case I should make it known that shortly after my last column was published in May I was summoned to an urgent meeting with the NZ Optics editorial team. Disturbing