by ehoo004 | Apr 30, 2020 | SOVS Post
Tēnā koutou katoa Welcome to the May issue of our newsletter for 2020. Let me start by welcoming new staff members who have joined SOVS since the last newsletter was published. First, I am delighted to announce that Jacqui Ramke is now on the ground to take up her...
by ehoo004 | Apr 30, 2020 | SOVS Post
Photo: Associate Professor Jacqueline Ramke Equity in Eye Health I became interested in eye health when I was finishing high school because Fred Hollows was Australian of the Year (despite being a Kiwi!). Fred’s work with indigenous Australians and in global...
by ehoo004 | Apr 30, 2020 | SOVS Post
Photo: AI face developed by Phil Turnbull Dr Phil Turnbull, Senior Lecturer with SOVS, is working on a virtual patient that can be programmed to have a range of ocular disorders and uses probability models to determine their responses. The patient’s appearance is...
by ehoo004 | Apr 30, 2020 | SOVS Post
Photo: Dr Marcy Tong speaking at the Annual Ocular Therapeutics Conference The annual Ocular Therapeutics Conference (OTC) was held at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Auckland on Sunday 15 March 2020. The Ocular Therapeutics Conference is a not-for-profit...
by ehoo004 | Apr 30, 2020 | SOVS Post
Photo: Michelle O’Hanlon giving a tutorial to Sachi Rathod on low vision refraction Professional Teaching Fellow (PTF) Michelle O’Hanlon led the School of Optometry and Vision Science Low Vision day held for Part V optometry students in March to increase students’...
