by nata004 | Dec 17, 2025 | SOVS Post
Significant achievements included: New project: The Fehls agreed to support work on eye health care particularly for children, allocating ~$500,000 to Jo Black and Andrew Collins to support an implementation research project to design a pathway from school-based...
by nata004 | Dec 17, 2025 | SOVS Post
Photo: Dan Shepherd (GM Community & Inclusion) and Sarah Mitchell (Head of Employment & Youth Pathways) with Dan’s guide dog Ezra On Monday 24 February 2025, final-year Optometry students from the OPTOM 520 course participated in the Matarehu/Low Vision Day....
by nata004 | Dec 17, 2024 | SOVS Post
The school is undergoing the standard 10-yearly Academic Review; a lot of mahi went into preparing a portfolio reporting on all aspects of the school’s activities. The school gratefully acknowledges a bequest by the estate of Jocelyn Shackleton, given to support...
by nata004 | Dec 17, 2024 | SOVS Post
Photo: items associated with the event On Thursday 31 October, the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences held a Teaching & Learning Showcase to share new learnings, best practice, and creative ideas. Professional Teaching Fellows Bhavna Patel and Melinda...
by nata004 | Dec 17, 2024 | SOVS Post
Photo: Optometry profession representatives at the Expo (from left to right: Bhavna and Jaishree speaking with a student, with poster of PhD Student Aan Chu in the background) The New Zealand Indian Central Youth Association proudly hosted its inaugural Careers Expo...
by nata004 | Dec 17, 2024 | SOVS Post
Members of the school have lent their expertise and commentary on topics related to vision. Some items which may be of interest are: Spinoff article: “Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in children”...
