by ewoo670 | Oct 16, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
Recent publications by SoVS staff include: Which low-dose atropine for myopia control? Clinical and Experimental Optometry Safal Khanal and John R Phillips Low-dose atropine eye drops, in concentration from 0.01 to 0.05%, are now widely used for treating myopia...
by nall486 | May 2, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
Image: NZAO Award winners with NZAO president Rochelle van Eysden On Thursday 11 April 2019 Optometry students, teaching staff from the School of Optometry and Vision Science, and council members from the New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) came together...
by nall486 | May 2, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
From left: Michael White (Visique Whakatane), Sushmita Chinchankar (BOptom student) and Ian Finch (Visique Whakatane) Last month’s newsletter introduced the Rural Health Interprofessional Programme (RHIP) and SOVS’ first engagement with this initiative by sending...
by nall486 | May 2, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
Image: Wilson Pan (on right) at the Stony Brook University Lab, New York, USA. PhD candidate Wilson Pan has been awarded a 2019 Claude McCarthy Fellowship. The Claude McCarthy Fellowship was established following Mr McCarthy’s death in 1978. The trust is managed by...
by nall486 | Apr 4, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
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...
by nall486 | Apr 4, 2019 | SOVS Post, This issue
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...
