Marking World Health Day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has joined the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) call for action to eliminate health inequities. For more than 50 years World Health Day
Magnifiers New Zealand will now be distributing its magnifiers direct, providing New Zealand optometry practices with a dedicated magnifier specialist, said co-owner Brian Black. Previously
Unveiling plans for a University of Auckland-led national study on ocular melanocytic lesions, CCLSNZ conference presenter Dr Joevy Lim said the results could have huge potential for better diagnosis, referral and treatment of ocular cancer in Aotearoa.
Launched this year and taking pride of place on Corneal Lens Corporation’s (CLC’s) stand was the company’s latest addition to the Evolve, preservative-free, sterile multi-dose eye drops for dry eye range. Evolve Intensive Gel is a unique combination of Evolve’s Carbomer 980 and its hyaluronate produ
Order of Australia recipient Gabi Hollows, co-founder and director of The Fred Hollows Foundation, has been named one of Australia’s 25 most influential social sector leaders by the Impact 25
Newly launched the week before the CCLSNZ conference, Systane Ultra preservative-free lubricant eye drops for dry eye are now available in a multi-dose 10ml bottle. Key to the breakthrough is the patented Pureflow technology which features a one-way valve on the tip of the bottle to prevent contamin
Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Roche have launched Home Vision Monitor, a smartphone-based app allowing patients to test and monitor changes in their vision from the safety of their home.
So new that it's not even here yet, is Spanish company Avizor's eyecare solutions range. With brochures and samples, Ophthalmic Instrument Company’s (OIC’s) team were canvassing opinions at the recent CCLSNZ conference in Wellington, seeking feedback on Avizor’s range with a view to introducing it i
Inspired by the colour-blocking trends seen on fashion runways, British Cocoa Mint’s new collection, Colour Edits, is the fastest growing capsule collection in the history of the brand. The collection features three different models crafted from hyperbold acetate in jewel tones with sculpted top rim
‘Voyage’, a study led by Dr Netan Choudhry at Vitreous Retina Macula Specialists of Toronto, has demonstrated that YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser vitreolysis resolved vitreous opacities (floaters) in 35 patients.
Bausch and Lomb (B+L) used the 2021 CCLS conference as the perfect opportunity to launch their extended range of Biotrue Oneday lenses to fit even more spherical and toric patients. “We’ve recently had an exciting increase to the range with the sphere now available up to -12,” said B+L representativ
Patients suffering from dry eye disease (DED) have a lower quality of life, reporting negative effects on visual function, their ability to carry out daily activities and their work