A night at the museum…
An Eye Institute seminar covered interpreting OCT for intraocular tumours and macular disease, photobiomodulation for dry AMD, pterygium management, retinal haemorrh
Susanne Bradley5 min read
Optometry Comment
From scalpel to shared care: the power of collaboration
A recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has added an unexpected dimension to my personal and professional journey.
Trevor Gray4 min read
Annapurna outreach: eyecare, altitude and adversity
An optometrist recounts her experience on an Eyes4Everest outreach trip to Nepal's Annapurna region, providing eyecare at high-altitude
Lillian Lei5 min read
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Hamilton-based vitreoretinal specialist Dr Stephen Guest explains how Optos’ ultra-widefield imaging technology is making a difference to his practice and his patients. By Lesley Springall for Optos.
Lesley Springall for Optos4 min read
Mind the gap – EBITDA explained
This article explains how buyers value an optometry practice for sale, focusing on adjusted EBITDA. It details key adjustments and levers like profitability and multiple that drive the
Danielle Winstone7 min read
How you show up – and why it matters
Professionalism for dispensing opticians encompasses clinical competence, interpersonal skills, and personal and practice presentation. Upholding these standards builds reputation, improves workplace relationships, and enhances business opportunities.
Chedy Kalach4 min read
Corneal CXL: the nurse leading the charge of the (UV) light brigade
Dublin advanced nurse practitioner Diana Malata explains how Ireland's nurse-led crosslinking (CXL) programme has accelerated care for keratoconus patients,
Diana Malata6 min read
Focus on paediatrics: CXL, ROP and more
This article reviews advances in paediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis treatment, the cost-effectiveness of keratoconus screening and crosslinking
Dr Elizabeth Conner4 min read
Working on the periphery – impostor syndrome
If you have impostor syndrome, you're not alone!
Naomi Meltzer6 min read
Revisyon developer responds to device doubts
Revisyon's developer responds to NZ eyecare professionals’ concerns about its safety and effectiveness
Drew Jones4 min read
Eye to Eye: quizzing Drs Peter Hadden and Sophie Hill
This month, Drew Jones covers Eye Institute’s Drs Peter Hadden’s and Sophie Hill’s responses to optometrists’ questions about vitrectomy recovery and counselling, anti-VEGF choices and emerging management options for geographic atrophy secondary to AMD. Answers have been abridged.
Staff reporters7 min read
Distortion management strategies and applications in practice
Perceived ‘distortion’ in spectacle wear is not a single entity but a combination of prismatic effects, magnification, off-axis aberrations and position-of-wear changes. Patients often mislabel blur, tilt, or instability as distortion. Accurate clinical management depends on distinguishing true spat
Dr Grant Hannaford7 min read