Xavier Garcia Barcelona has launched a new collection inspired by collage art, including new combinations of metal and acetates with XG characteristic boldness and colours. Dakota is an oversized square design with a retro feel and a youthful look, says the company. The frame is made from a steel bl
Christchurch and Australia-based optical laboratory, CR Surfacing is gearing up for growth with a complete overhaul of its technology and processes to ensure it remains at the cutting edge of lens
Bailey Nelson’s first New Zealand partner, under its new shared ownership model is Kiwi optometrist Andrew Brady, who has opened his new co-owned Bailey Nelson store in High Street, Auckland.
Tauranga-based Bay Eye Care optometrist, Alex Petty, has been awarded the 2017 Cornea and Contact Lens Society (CCLS) Scholarship to further his knowledge in rigid contact lenses.
The 2017 ADONZ conference marked a significant milestone in DO’s New Zealand history, with the announcement that future conferences will now host our own graduation ceremony for New Zealand’s home-grown, newly-trained dispensing opticians.
Model, fashion designer and mum, Kate Moss has intermittent, right exotropia, proving that perfect symmetry is not the secret to her modelling success.
eigh Plowman, Australian-based optometrist, blogger and digital marketer was one of the keynote Masterclass speakers at ODMA17, attracting a capacity crowd to his talk, ‘How to get new patients from Facebook’. Independents’ major strength is the trust resulting from the relationship they have with
Kiwi eye health professionals took to the airwaves in October adding their voice to the call for governments on both sides of the ditch to ban eyeball tattooing, following yet another patient horror story. Auckland ophthalmology training registrar Dr Zak Prime and New Zealand Association of Optomet
Eyewear technology company, eSight, has launched its new generation eSight 3 electronic autofocus wearable magnifier in New Zealand and Australia. This hands-free low vision glasses technology aims to help visually-impaired patients see in much the same way as sighted people do, allowing them to car
It is fair to say Amélie Morel is optical royalty. Born into the industry, she is a director of the family business, the Morel Company, a well-respected optical frames designer and manufacturer of 130 years, along with brothers’ Francis and Jerome. The legacy alone is intimidating, but despite bein
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
In the 1980s, Professor Peter Molan of Waikato University, having heard Māori legends about the medicinal properties of mānuka, established a Honey Research Unit and developed methods to evaluate the