The low vision (LV) clinic at Greenlane Clinical Centre has recently welcomed two new optometrists to its team. Deepa Kumar and Deborah Chan, have joined Sandy Grant, LV clinic coordinator and
First Sanderson Scholarship Less than a year after announcing the establishment of the Gordon Sanderson Scholarship, Glaucoma New Zealand (GNZ) has announced its first awardee - Hilary Goh, a
Jono HennesseyThe latest releases from Jono Limited Edition includes the 2018 Liberty of London fabric collection, transformed using Hennessy’s unique technique of fabric lamination to create these
Bellinger returns to NZ New Zealand frame distributor Euro Optics has added Danish brand Bellinger to its portfolio. Carl Doherty, Euro Optics’ managing director, says Bellinger is already a familiar
A comprehensive dispensers’ education programme, with CPD points for accredited Kiwi dispensing opticians, will run alongside the optometrists’ programme for the first time at the Australian Vision
ANZGS 2018By Dr Graham Reeves*This was the first gathering of the group formerly known as ANZGIG, now the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society (ANZGS), where glaucoma subspecialists from the
Klaus Bartosch knows more than most the importance of being able to act on a whim and book a health appointment quickly and easily, out of hours.The co-founder of patient booking and engagement
French company Pixium Vision has successfully completed its first human implantation and activation of Prima, its miniaturised, wireless photovoltaic sub-retinal implant, in a patient with severe vision loss from atrophic dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Large, US-based optics, eye health and eyewear group, VSP Global has partnered with eye-tracking technology firm Right Eye to expand new vision testing solutions for optometry.
Japanese contact lens company Menicon has come to the aid of rice paddy farmers on Sado Island who are trying to save the local Japanese crested Ibis.
Australian-based vision charities, Optometry Giving Sight is merging with the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) Foundation.“We have always regarded Optometry Giving Sight as a part of the Brien
A new technique for identifying and diagnosing damage to the human retina has been awarded ‘Best Student Paper’ at the Bioimaging 2018 conference in Portugal.
