New Zealand launches its first mobile optometry service
A former flying optometrist in the Australian outback is now behind the wheel of New Zealand’s first custom-built mobile optometry ...
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Charles Hornor calls time on Specsavers career
As he calls it a day, CHARLES HORNOR recounts the moment he and Peter Larsen sent an email to Specsavers, ...
RANZCO welcomes postponement of elective surgery
RANZCO has joined specialist medical colleges across Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia to support the temporary postponement of all non-urgent elective ...
Specsavers unveils Doug Perkins Award finalists
Specsavers has named 10 Australian and four New Zealand stores as finalists for the annual Doug Perkins Award. The prize, ...
Glaukos pens new deal for Preserflo MicroShunt
Glaukos has signed a new license agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for the Preserflo MicroShunt, obtaining exclusive rights for the therapy ...
Specsavers unveils SCC 2021 agenda
The Specsavers Clinical Conference (SCC) is returning in 2021 in a hybrid format, featuring virtual sessions and live events across ...
Educators unite to increase Indigenous optometrist numbers
Leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa have formed a new alliance aimed at strengthening Indigenous eyecare through ...
Specsavers inducts 2021 graduates in new-look event
Specsavers has welcomed more than 120 graduates for 2021 in its first ever ‘hybrid-virtual’ induction event. With COVID requirements still ...
Local study finds keratoconus ‘extremely common’ in Down syndrome
A new study conducted in New Zealand has revealed keratoconus is prevalent in 30% to 38% of people with Down ...
Finding a niche with preservative-free eye drops
In the space of 23 years AFT Pharmaceuticals has gone from a home-based business to a multinational company. Its eyecare ...