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Specsavers has unveiled the judging panel for the 2026 Dame Mary Perkins Award for Outstanding Patient Care, bringing together three influential leaders in eye health across Australia and New Zealand…
8 Jun 2026
University of Auckland researchers are studying refractive error in NZ seven- and 12-year-olds to quantify eyecare gaps and assess school screening effectiveness. Data collection for
8 Jun 2026
University of Auckland's SOVS is conducting HRC-funded research via a survey to understand eyecare providers' perspectives on outreach work, aiming to develop mechanisms for easier participation and effective delivery to underserved groups.
7 Jun 2026
Vision Bus Aotearoa (VBA) secured renewed funding from the Buchanan Charitable Foundation, enabling continued mobile eyecare service delivery to underserved
6 Jun 2026
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Anne Hathaway wore specific designer sunglasses from Etnia Barcelona, Emmanuelle Khanh, and Khaite x Oliver Peoples at a fashion photocall for The Devil Wears Prada 2.
6 Jun 2026
Eye Health Aotearoa (EHA) is hosting a Parliamentary Friends of Eye Health event on 21 July to elevate vision care as
5 Jun 2026
A University of Auckland analysis suggests allocating 1.2% of Aotearoa’s health budget to community eyecare could fund 2.
4 Jun 2026
Optometry Australia will unify into a single national entity after overwhelming member support across all State Divisions. This move aims to create a stronger peak body with expert
4 Jun 2026
Hoya Vision Care reports first-year trial data for Miyosmart iQ spectacle lenses, showing "some reversal" in older children and
Staff reporters · 4 Jun 2026
A record number of Pacific Peoples junior doctors (55) have started work in hospitals across New Zealand this year, alongside a strong cohort of Māori graduates (77). This group represents a quarter of new doctors and will help reshape the future of the country’s health workforce, said a Health New
Staff reporters · 26 May 2026
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 reporters · 16 May 2026
This article reviews advances in paediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis treatment, the cost-effectiveness of keratoconus screening and crosslinking
Dr Elizabeth Conner · 4 Jun 2026
Auckland · 2-2 Aug
Gold Coast · 12-13 Sept
Auckland · 14-14 Jun
Remuera Golf Course, 120 Abbotts Way, Remuera · 17-17 Jun
Christchurch · 17-17 Jun
Novotel Sunshine Coast, Queensland · 15-18 Jul
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