Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of vision loss for the working-age population, which is only expected to rise with increasing diabetic prevalence...

The prevalence of keratoconus in Aotearoa New Zealand is purported to be higher than the global average1. This has been attributed to Aotearoa having the...

I just read the May 2023 edition and loved the article from Siu-Yin Shing (Dispensing Matters, p42) regarding the dispensing of children’s glasses. Thanks...

Corneal transplantation is indicated when corneal disease or injury results in the loss of shape (keratoconus) or clarity of the cornea, usually due to...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19) was declared a worldwide pandemic in 2020, with 750 million cases to-date. A plethora...

The anatomy of the peripheral cornea and its proximity to the vascular limbus makes it prone to a unique set of diseases, primarily immune-mediated ones.

Geographic atrophy (GA) is the late manifestation of non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) characterised by progressive loss of retinal...

Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) was first described in 1910 by Ernst Fuchs and is the most common posterior corneal dystrophy. FECD is a progressive...

Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis is a vision-threatening disease and a major cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. It is a protozoan parasite infection of...

There was a time when refractive surgery was very much the domain of those surgeons who specifically specialised in excimer laser treatment of the cornea,...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s population of 5.1 million people is growing at a rate of 2.3%. Over 40 Pacific ethnicities are represented, each with their own...

This update will answer some of the common questions surrounding herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and highlight recent research, including several key...