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
In December 2017, Dr Martin Kollmann, a consultant ophthalmologist and associate professor at the University of Nairobi, travelled to New Zealand to address delegates from the partnerships,
Oculo says it will now be rolling out its cloud-based secure messaging and clinical communication software, designed to better connect optometrists and ophthalmologists, in New Zealand over the next
Auckland Eye’s new Oasis Spa, premium dry eye treatment facility, has opened for business.Patients referred to the new Oasis Spa or those simply seeking help for dry and itchy eyes, will be given a
A new species of parasitic nematode has now been identified in three previously healthy, relatively young residents of Saipan, the largest island of the US-managed Northern Mariana Islands in the
Case study: Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis following cataract surgeryBy Dr Lucy Lu, Dr Jennifer Court and Professor Charles McGhee* Here we present a rare case of post-cataract surgery, corneal
“Mido is to eyewear what Oscar night is to cinema,” said Giovanni Vitaloni, Mido president at this year’s event in Milan.Organisers said the 48th Mido event this year welcomed more than 58,000 eyewear
How do you tell someone they’re losing their sight? What can you do to really help a low vision patient? How do you explain the often-complex web of support and technology available? These, and many
Australian low vision service provider, Vision Australia, has opened a new interactive site so people who are visually-impaired can experience the abundance of new technology available to help them
