Dry eye was the focus for Titan Optical’s Cam Gordon, who shared a table with Medix21’s Camille Furnandiz at CCLS. In the spotlight was Rayner’s co-marketed Aeon pre- and post-surgery eye drops to help manage dry eye disease (DED), and OcuSci’s new eye mask and meibomian gland treatment kit, MGrx.
I was privileged to attend the 38th ANZ Cornea Society and Eye Bank Meeting in Perth, the first in-person meeting since 2020, together with New Zealand’s National Eye Bank team, including director Dr
The Cornea and Contact Lens Society of New Zealand (CCLSNZ) hosted this year’s Corneal Contact Lens Conference at the Holiday Inn Auckland Airport. Bringing together optometrists, ophthalmologists,
After a significant time with the CCLS Council, Roberta Mcllraith leaves the council as immediate past president. The entire CCLS Council has been appreciative of all of Roberta’s efforts to carry CCLS successfully through the Covid-years.
Blind and Low Vision NZ (BLVNZ) and Rotary have kicked off a fundraising drive for a South Island mobile eye unit, with an initial donation of $10,000 pledged by Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger.
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 studies found the use of an Amsler grid was insufficient for detecting and monitoring neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patents with signs of early or dry AMD.
Focusing on imaging the anterior eye, Corneal Lens Corporation’s (CLC’s) Graeme Curtis had a busy day at CCLS introducing the VisuScience smartphone imaging adaptor, QuikVue Plus VPA-200.
A new agreement between the University of Auckland (UoA), the Centre for Vision Research (CEVR) Hong Kong and the University of Waterloo (UoW) is set to empower collaborative research and attract substantial international funding, said those involved.
Japanese regenerative medicine startup Cellusion announced it has transplanted its pluripotent stem-cell (iPS)-derived corneal endothelial cell substitute, CLS001, into its first human patient.
Hot on the heels of the official launch at the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Eyerising International’s new at-home, red-light therapy device for myopia management, Myproclear, attracted significant attention at CCLSNZ 2023.
iOCT technology is integrated into the surgical microscope and provides high-resolution cross-sectional images of ocular tissues, even transparent structures, during surgery. This allows for immediate identification of anatomical landmarks, accurate assessment of tissue planes and detection of any u
The much-anticipated RayOne enhanced monovision (EMV) intraocular lens (IOL) and its latest toric iteration have been launched in New Zealand. Welcoming the move as one of the first surgeons to implant the Rayner IOL in New Zealand, refractive surgeon Dr Dean Corbett said it’s ‘likely to be a game c