


“Light is everywhere, it carries us away with its whirlwind of intense colours, sparkles and reflections. But what if all these reflections were becoming a source of discomfort….” Said the voice-over on the new Crizal Sapphire launch video. Designed to reduce reflections from all angles on the front

Medical students will soon be able to replicate eye examinations and learn first-hand how to diagnose hard-to-spot conditions which may otherwise go unnoticed, thanks to two Birmingham City University

Dr Ehsan Vaghefi has been awarded a Health Research Council (HRC) Explorer grant of $150,000 for his work on Optical Laser Biometry (OLB). This technology, developed at the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS), combines two laser-based imaging techniques with a platform for visualising the

Renata Watene, director and optometrist of Occhiali Optometrists in Ponsonby, Auckland, has won a commendation for both the Tāmaki Makaurau and Business Collaboration sections in this year’s Māori Business Women Awards.

The New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) 2018 student awards was an upbeat affair, with NZAO board members amusingly recounting their first days in the job and reminiscing about the personalities behind many of the newly-named awards.

The Eye Health Coalition met with a cross-party group of MPs to help push ahead with its mission to vastly improve access to good quality eye care for all New Zealanders.

On a very stormy evening in April, Auckland Eye held its first Insight seminar of the year over dinner at Auckland’s Orakei Bay function centre.

The West Australian Vision Education (WAVE) conference 2018 will once again take place at the stunning Rendezvous Hotel in Scarborough, Perth from 11 – 12 August, 2018. The re-development of Scarborough Beach is complete and is said to now rival other Australian beaches as one of the country’s top t

While the news of Varilux X’s regional launch was covered by the Australasian media last month (see NZ Optics’ May issue), the Essilor platinum partners Auckland roadshow was the first time the company had had a chance to celebrate its launch in New Zealand.

Dr Stuti Misra, a lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Auckland, was awarded an Early Career Research Excellence Award (ECREA) at the University’s Celebrating Research Excellence 2018 evening in May.

The newest instalment to the ‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ ad series includes an actual eye exam for viewers.