Chalkeyes
Chalkeyes presents: Taking this bike all the way to Invercargill, son
The first time I heard about a monster bike ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff, I was in the doctor’s surgery. My GP was wiry, a keen bike rider, a role model....
In the dark
"The nothing that is not there and the nothing that is" Wallace Stevens
The illusion of choice
There is a lot to be grumpy about in our industry.
Chalkeyes presents: When Facebook says ‘no’!
Frustrated by Facebook’s decision to stop her promoting her business-to-business-focused Facebook sites after she declined to share confidential proof-of-identity...
Ups and downs, writes and wrongs
Over the years I've found that writing about the informal aspects of being a part- or full-time 'Blindy' is an odd way to pass the time. It often presents...
Free eye checks: peeling back a broken promise
During the 2017 election campaign, NZ First leader, and soon-to-be deputy prime minister, Winston Peters promised to provide free eye health tests for...
Chalkeyes presents: My new best friend
Almost as soon as pandemic and lockdown arrived, we were talking about the lasting changes this might bring: the ‘new normal’. I got a bit tired of hearing...
Travelling companions for sore eyes
Continuing on my ‘journey to blindness’ theme from May’s issue, I reckon it’s important to learn about the stuff that makes the trip comfortable and reject...
Covid and can-do DOs
Along with everyone else, more than a year ago now, New Zealand’s optometry practices were thrown into turmoil amid a nationwide lockdown. Returning to...
You count your blessings
I have been in hospital. I have been counting my blessings, thankful to be in the hands of people who know what to do when things go wrong. I have been...
Chalkeyes presents: Attitude counts!
You need to consider copping an attitude when someone tells you you're going blind; I didn't have one at the time, but ‘needs must’, as they say. Despite...
Reflections from an optometric dinosaur
Christchurch optometrist Jonathan Foate completed his DipOpt in 1976, joined Rose & Connor in early 1977 and became a partner in 1980 before making...
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