The recent letter from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), urging its New Zealand members not to train experienced hospital optometrists to do minor laser
The co-author of New Zealand’s first optometry salary report has defended it against claims it has created unreasonably high expectations among employees since its release almost a year ago (see
Angela Mitchell, president of the Association of Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand (ADONZ), is among the five nominees for this year’s IOA Silmo International Optician of the Year. “I feel very
Approximately 3,500 more cataract surgeries will be delivered in New Zealand over the next 18 months, following the government’s implementation of a nationally consistent Clinical Priority Assessment
Developed by internationally renowned ocular surface educators Professors Jennifer Craig (New Zealand), Lyndon Jones (Canada) and James Wolffsohn (UK), the World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon’s
Following the Design Eyewear Group’s (DEG’s) purchase of quintessential British eyewear brand William Morris last year, the brand’s distribution has been taken over by Eyes Right Optical (ERO) in
The Varilux XR series, EssilorLuxottica’s first eye-responsive progressive lens powered by behavioural artificial intelligence (AI), is now available worldwide. Its researchers studied more than 6,500 consumers to understand presbyopes’ lifestyles and visual challenges, feeding these data into a beh
Australian researchers estimate inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are costing the country AU$781 million to AU$1.56 billion every year, while a report commissioned by Glaucoma Australia estimates
In partnership with Vision Australia, Blind Low Vision NZ (BLVNZ) has launched a dedicated equipment web shop to make shopping more accessible and convenient for people with vision impairment in New Zealand, it said.
Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) has launched a draft Eye Health Action Plan to improve eye health in Aotearoa and is inviting New Zealand’s eyecare practitioners to provide input. The action plan is aligned
Kurt Tyson has been appointed New Zealand commercial sales director for EssilorLuxottica Wholesale, based in Auckland. Tyson brings more than 20 years’ experience in commercial marketing roles, with a highly successful record in leading and managing large corporate teams, said the company. Tyson’s
After an absence of two years, the Excellence in Ophthalmology awards made a welcome return at the University of Auckland. Professor Charles McGhee, the long-standing Maurice Paykel chair of