In a bid to strengthen the pharmacy workforce and remove “unnecessary” regulation, parliament has passed a bill that will scrap one of three pharmacy ownership rules, allowing prescribers to become pharmacy owners.
Corneal Lens Corporation (CLC) is bringing the benefits of time-tested silk proteins in eye-drop form with the launch of Evolve Silk, a preservative-free drop designed to repair the corneal epithelium.
Friends, colleagues and family shared in the joy of the seventh New Zealand dispensing opticians graduation, held during the Association of Dispensing Opticians New Zealand (ADONZ) 2025 conference. Ten of the 15 newly qualified DOs were present at Rydges Latimer Christchurch to receive their Certifi
The 2025 ADONZ general meeting saw Laura McLaren elected as president after Courtney Chellew’s term ended. Other changes in the executive committee included the appointment of Genna Morrison as vice
Specsavers New Zealand has released a new range of frames, designed in collaboration with renowned Māori artist Kura Te Waru Rewiri, in support of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ’s mission to end avoid
Australian optometrists may soon align with their Kiwi counterparts in prescribing oral medicines under proposed changes now open for public consultation.
A Canterbury man with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) permanently lost sight in his right eye after a delayed follow-up for anti-VEGF injections, according to a Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) decision. The delay followed the patient, previously stabilised on aflibercept
The Eye Health National Clinical Network is advancing work on a nationally consistent model for optometry-led postoperative care following cataract surgery, with Health New Zealand (HNZ) asking it to push ahead with work on procurement and funding models.
US researchers identified two naturally occurring molecules, agmatine and thiamine (vitamin B1), which may serve as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Writi
A Taiwanese study of a novel wearable augmented reality (AR) system delivering standardised oculomotor stimuli with real-time eye tracking demonstrated feasibility with portable vestibular assessment
A Chinese study exploring the effect of magnetic auricular acupuncture (MAA) in reducing the pain experienced by newborns during ophthalmic examinations found it is potentially safe and effective.
Pharmac confirmed it will fund the anti-VEGF treatment Vabysmo (faricimab) for neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema in both public and private care.
