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Writers’ retreat

Writers’ retreat

Photo: Vaughan Park Retreat Centre  Researchers and postgraduate students attended a two day retreat at the beautiful Vaughan Park Retreat Centre at the beginning of February. The group were also joined by new Senior Research Programme Coordinator Marvin Wu and...
Recent Publications

Recent Publications

Recent publications by SoVS staff include: 1 – What makes good healthcare AI?: Lessons from diabetic retinopathy screening Eyeonoptics magazine David Squirrell, Ehsan Vaghefi, Aan Chu Artificial Intelligence is reforming many fields of medicine, but optometry...
SOVS Newsletter – February 2020

SOVS Newsletter – February 2020

Tēnā koutou katoa Welcome to the first issue of our newsletter for 2020. A warm welcome to Marvin Wu, our new Senior Research Programme Coordinator who joins us from the Faculty of Arts. From what I can tell, Marvin has certainly hit the ground running and I know is...
FDA approval for pioneering MiSight contact lens

FDA approval for pioneering MiSight contact lens

The MiSight contact lens was designed by Dr John Phillips and is licensed to CooperVision by the University. It is the first-ever method approved to slow progression of myopia (short-sight) in children. The MiSight lens recently received US Food & Drug...
SEMO 2020

SEMO 2020

Registrations for the 16th Scientific and 10th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry are open! SEMO 2020 The keynote speakers will be Professor Colin Green and Professor Alison Jones of the University of Auckland. Professor Colin Green will describe the development of novel...