15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (254+ words) For all eyecare professionals US researchers are studying an investigational AI-powered app designed to let glaucoma patients perform visual field testing at home using a smartphone, low-cost virtual reality headset and handheld clicker. Researchers at the University of South Florida…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (345+ words) For all eyecare professionals Melbourne duo Emma Buckley and Dr Natalie Boffa have created a new era of optical retail with the opening of their elegant and architecturally designed eyewear destination Six Six on Little Collins Street. With a name…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (490+ words) For all eyecare professionals Rising healthcare costs driven by technology and increasing utilisation are creating an unsustainable funding trajectory for New Zealand, ophthalmologists heard at RANZCO NZ 2026. Ophthalmologist Dr Brian Kent-Smith said New Zealand’s apparent health spending figures may be…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (207+ words) For all eyecare professionals At the RANZCO NZ branch meeting, a poster from Dunedin’s Drs Theo Sutedja and Chris Arthur, plus Taranaki’s Drs Simon Nicholas and Albie Covello, detailed the case of a 40-year-old woman who developed spontaneous left globe…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (146+ words) For all eyecare professionals At the recent RANZCO NZ branch meeting, Nelson Hospital’s Drs Samuel Preston and Sacha Moore’s poster, ‘Blind drunk: vision loss following admission with alcoholic pancreatitis’, detailed a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a 50-year-old patient. A rare…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (193+ words) NZ Optics Evatik’s latest optical release explores the enduring appeal of sophisticated brown tones. A warmer alternative to classic black, shades inspired by espresso, walnut and tortoise are timeless and versatile (E-9312 featured) and can be easily dressed up or…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (495+ words) For all eyecare professionals Speaking to optometrists in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have published an article that alleges workplace pressures and commercial expectations posed by large optometry chains are compromising patient care. Internal documents and private…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (156+ words) For all eyecare professionals Published in Eye, the cross-sectional Patient Experience of Eye Examination eValuation Study analysed feedback from 203 patients attending two private ophthalmology practices in Brisbane between June and August 2022. The research was led by Dr Siyuan Jabelle Lu,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (244+ words) For all eyecare professionals The New Zealand branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) has approved the commissioning of a korowai to represent the branch at ceremonial occasions. Announcing the decision, New Zealand branch chair…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (251+ words) For all eyecare professionals Aptly themed Remarkable Insight, this year's RANZCO Aotearoa New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting brought together the very best of our profession – scientific excellence, collegiality, curiosity and connection. Dr Liz Insull is an ophthalmologist and oculoplastic…...