The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) and the National Library of Australia have published a new book, The Flying Optometrist, to help introduce good eye health practices to young children and celebrate the work of eye health practitioners, especially those who work in remote regions in Australia
Single vision contact lenses with optical designs that aim to reduce inherent spherical aberrations (SAs) of the eye are not effective in improving visual performance, according to a recent study¹ by the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI).
After being wowed at Mido, Beni Vision is shaking things up with the introduction of it's new capsule collection of genuinely different frames handcrafted by DokoMotto of France.
Mirroring its counterpart across the Tasman, the Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) team is marking ‘Macula Month’ from 1-31 May.
Eye Institute is formalising its social endeavours under a new community trust, which initially will be focused on providing assistance to Auckland-based families by funding up to 400 eye examinations
Health Minister Dr David Clark has announced new chairs to lead Auckland’s three District Health Boards. The Auckland, Waitemata and Counties-Manukau DHBs have had acting chairs since December following the resignation of Lester Levy, who had led all three boards.
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) has introduced state-of-the-art virtual reality simulators to train the next generation of eye surgeons.The RVEEH’s new Eyesi Surgical simulators allow
The ninth joint Auckland University Department of Ophthalmology and School of Optometry and Vision Science Summer Student Symposium in March was an upbeat affair. Amusingly chaired by Professor Trevor
Two patients with severe wet AMD, implanted with a specially-engineered retinal pigment epithelium cells patch, derived from stem cells, have regained their reading vision in a ground-breaking
The School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) at the University of Auckland needs more externship mentors for their final year BOptom students.During their last year of study, each New Zealand
The first of the two-repeated autumn seminar evenings by Retina Specialists was held on 6 March in the leafy Auckland suburb of Parnell. Attending optometrists were greeted by the Retina Specialists
The biennial Retina International World Congress was held for the first time in Auckland on the 10 and 11 February. With recent host cities including Taipei and Paris, Auckland had a lot to live up
