by ewoo670 | Mar 28, 2018 | SOVS Post
SOVS is delighted to have the support of Rotary which has given $10,000 in recent months to support an innovative treatment for amblyopia (“lazy eye”) being developed in SOVS. Amblyopia is a disorder of vision – affecting one in 30 children in New Zealand...
by ewoo670 | Mar 28, 2018 | SOVS Post
In New Zealand we have an excellent ‘before school’ screening programme of children between the ages of 4 and 5. Screening includes a test of the finest detail a child can see (visual acuity) which is intended to signal if a child may have a problem that would best be...
by ewoo670 | Mar 28, 2018 | SOVS Post
On 1 March, we held our annual Low Vision day for the Part V optometry students to increase their knowledge and awareness of the difficulties people with reduced vision and vision impairments face in their everyday lives. Volunteers Michael Lloyd, Trevor Pumbly,...
by ewoo670 | Mar 28, 2018 | SOVS Post
Following the success of the inaugural conference in 2017, we are excited to present a 1-day conference on Sunday, 29 July 2018. Keynote speakers: Dr Jack Phu – “Reconciling the structure-function relationship in disease diagnosis: clinical applications from...
by ewoo670 | Mar 28, 2018 | SOVS Post
Many attendees of the faculty’s 50th anniversary open day made the trip up to the School of Optometry & Vision Science to see our research and our clinical teaching. We offered six stations on our tour (with live and interactive displays proving particularly...
