Ophthalmology News
ARCH: from Auckland to Aotearoa
The Auckland Regional Charity Hospital (ARCH) has changed its name to Aotearoa Charity Hospital to better reflect its expanding scope to provide charitable...
Coopervision’s optometrist portal
Coopervision has launched its Brilliant Futures myopia management programme in Australasia. The programme spans eyecare practitioners and health and education...
Māori support for low vision Māori
New Zealand eyecare practitioners (ECPs) can now refer patients who need access to low-vision services and identify as Māori directly to Kāpō Māori Aotearoa....
CLC: Evolve combines to combat DED
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,...
Push for NZ ocular cancer study
Unveiling plans for a University of Auckland-led national study on ocular melanocytic lesions, CCLSNZ conference presenter Dr Joevy Lim said the results...
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MoH adds its voice to eliminate health inequities
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...
Gabi Hollows honoured
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...
Alcon: Systane Ultra’s new bottle technology
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...
Continuity of eye care, remotely
Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Roche have launched Home Vision Monitor, a smartphone-based app allowing patients...
YAG vitreolysis resolves floaters
‘Voyage’, a study led by Dr Netan Choudhry at Vitreous Retina Macula Specialists of Toronto, has demonstrated that YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser...
DED’s negative impact on health
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...
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