Optometry joins Ministry’s allied health list
Optometry, including optometrists and dispensing opticians, is now part of the Ministry of Health’s Hauora Haumi Allied Health Report. This inclusion
12 Jun 2026
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Dublin advanced nurse practitioner Diana Malata explains how Ireland's nurse-led crosslinking (CXL) programme has accelerated care for keratoconus patients,
Optometry, including optometrists and dispensing opticians, is now part of the Ministry of Health’s Hauora Haumi Allied Health Report. This inclusion
12 Jun 2026
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A major international study has identified a genetic contributor to juvenile glaucoma.
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Phoenix Eyewear is launching French independent eyewear brand Plein Les Mirettes in New Zealand. Known for bold, artistic, handcrafted, limited-edition acetate
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A retrospective study found children receiving long-term systemic anti-inflammatory therapy showed slower myopia progression and later estimated myopia onset compared to untreated controls.
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Dublin advanced nurse practitioner Diana Malata explains how Ireland's nurse-led crosslinking (CXL) programme has accelerated care for keratoconus patients,
Diana Malata · 9 Jun 2026
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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.
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