Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, better known simply as “Rodriguez” or “Sugar Man”, after the brilliant Academy Award-winning documentary film, Searching for Sugar Man, suffers from glaucoma.
Sensors fill our lives. Many of the items we purchase today have sensors of some form to monitor a range of metrics and processes. Browse any website and you are being monitored as to what types of goods and services you are looking for. You know this because over the next while you will be bombarde
Christmas came early for the staff and patients of Harrison & Graham Optometrists in Ponsonby Auckland, with a personal presentation of the new J.F. Rey and Caroline Abram 2018 collections by Eric Bleakley from Image Optics.
Phoenix Eyewear has added a new brand to its portfolio, Woody’s Barcelona, available for the first time in New Zealand. Phoenix discovered Woody’s at Mido last year after being drawn in by the eyewear company’s colourful, vibrant and very busy display stand, said Phil Wilson. “If a stand at a trade
Australian researchers have found that there are two distinct phases of eye growth in humans - with prenatal growth being logarithmic and postnatal growth being linear.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia in collaboration with Hoya Surgical Optics have improved a laboratory model that simulates cataract surgery on human donor eyes, allowing evaluation of
Silhouette and Fleye’s latest designs have been recognised at the German Design Awards (GDA) announced late last year.
Wellington optometrist Peter Turner recently retired from a long and successful career in New Zealand optometry.
New Zealand could sidestep the worst of the global myopia epidemic if a new, local pro-active myopia initiative proves successful.
Arizona optometrist Dr Arthur Epstein is listed by Optometric Management as among the most influential in optometry in the world today. A native New Yorker who grew up in the Bronx, Dr Epstein heads Phoenix Eye Care’s dry eye and ocular surface disease centre and drives its clinical research. He is
This year’s Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) conference is back with the two-day format at a slightly early time of the year from Friday 1 to Saturday 2 March, with a welcome function on the Thursday evening on 28 Feb, at the Novotel Rotorua Lakeside in Rotorua.
Transitions new lenses launch at the end of 2018 was a hoot. Held at the Grand Millennium Auckland, the audience was treated to refreshments, followed by a snazzy video promoting its new Style Colours range (the blue Sapphire is stunning) and unveiling its new Style Mirrors collection.
