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SOVS conference Sunday 16 June 2019

SOVS conference Sunday 16 June 2019

Plans for this year’s SOVS conference are well underway. A glaucoma peer review workshop has been added to the schedule, and an update on CPD points will be available shortly. Full registration fees are $150. A discounted rate of $100 is available to our placement and...
State of the Art Teaching Suite Open

State of the Art Teaching Suite Open

Refurbishment of Teaching Lab to support optometric education The School of Optometry and Vision Science recently upgraded the highly specialised Audio-Visual (AV) system in the school’s pre-clinical teaching suite, which is used extensively in the teaching of...
Head of School message – April

Head of School message – April

Dear Colleagues Welcome to the April issue of our newsletter for 2019. I do not feel able to write this welcome without acknowledging the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15. As a relatively recent arrival here one thing is clear: as well as the terrible impact...
BOptom Part II Orientation

BOptom Part II Orientation

On Friday 1 March we were very pleased to welcome 61 students into the BOptom programme. Orientation Day commenced with activities led by the NZ Optometry Students Society (NZOSS) and continued with a lunch arranged by the NZOSS and sponsored by the School of...
Low Vision Day 2019

Low Vision Day 2019

The School of Optometry and Vision Science held the annual Low Vision Day for Part V Optometry students in March. This day is designed to increase knowledge of the difficulties patients with vision impairments have, utilising a range of activities. Volunteers formed...