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Covid’s increasing ophthalmic impact
Ocular effects including chronic bilateral dacryoadenitis and Purtscher-like retinopathy have been noted in around 11% of Covid-19-positive patients, according...
Covid spikes mucormycosis cases
US researchers have formally linked Covid-19 infection with a recent surge in mucormycosis, also known as ‘black fungus’ and formerly considered a rare...
Keratoplasty rejection after Covid vaccination
US researchers have reported four cases or corneal transplant rejection in patients following their Covid-19 vaccinations.
Covid clouds lens and cornea
A Turkish study has shown that some patients had significant alterations in corneal and lenticular densitometric values following Covid-19 infection.
Mandatory boosters and guidance around testing and masks
The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) has released a new message to practitioners, sharing some guidance from the Ministry of Health (MoH)...
CORE update: top pandemic-related eye issues
The Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) has released a new Contact Lens Update exploring the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on five clinically...
Special Covid-19 Update: Covid-19 Protection Framework
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) 1 December 2021: Tēnā koe As you are aware, Aotearoa...
Special Covid-19 Update
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) 19 November 2021: Tēnā koe, Firstly, we would like...
COMMENT: Will you let them in?
As a previous optometry practice owner, I have been thinking about the vaccination question owners and staff haven’t had to confront until now: ‘Will you...
The eyes and the needle
When the first Pfizer-BioNTech jab was given to 91-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan in December 2020, it gave the world hope that an end to the Covid-19...
Special Covid-19 Update - Alert Level Update
The following is a special Covid-19 update from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) 2 November 2021 From the ODOB: Alert Level Update As...
Uveitis increases Covid risks
A retrospective cohort study in the US has shown that patients with non-infectious uveitis (NIU) are more likely to contract Covid-19 and experience severe...