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New HRC grant
Congratulations to Dr Ehsan Vaghefi on being awarded an HRC Explorer grant for $150,000 for his work on an Optical Laser Biometry.
May 2018 Newsletter
Read about the latest advancements at the School of Optometry and Vision Science Dear Colleagues Welcome to the fourth issue of the SOVS newsletter for 2018. As well as the usual mix of news and profiles, this issue sees the introduction of a “Funding Opportunities”...
Rotary sees value of eye research
SOVS is delighted to have the support of Rotary which has given $10,000 in recent months to support an innovative treatment for amblyopia (“lazy eye”) being developed in SOVS.
New symbols to test the vision of children
Recent research, led by Dr Lisa Hamm, has been looking at whether current screening tests could be improved through testing not with letters but symbols specially designed for children.
Low Vision Day
On 1 March, we held our annual Low Vision day for the Part V optometry students to increase their knowledge and awareness of the difficulties people with reduced vision and vision impairments face in their everyday lives.
SOVS Annual Conference
Following the success of the inaugural conference in 2017, we are excited to present a 1-day conference on Sunday, 29 July 2018.
50th Year Anniversary Open Day
Many attendees of the faculty’s 50th anniversary open day made the trip up to the School of Optometry & Vision Science to see our research and our clinical teaching.
Message from the Head of School | April 2018
Dear Colleagues Welcome to the third issue of the SOVS newsletter for 2018. The Open Day to celebrate the 50th Year Anniversary of the faculty held on Saturday, 17 March was a great success. The faculty hosted more than 1800 people through the day and feedback from...
SEMO
The 15th Scientific and 9th Educators’ meeting in Optometry (SEMO) will take place 5-6 April in Melbourne.
50th Anniversary Open Day
On Saturday 17 March 2018 from 9.30am-4pm our Grafton Campus will open to the public with a carnival atmosphere.
Writers’ Workshop
The School’s academic staff and postgraduate students gathered together at the picturesque Bella Rakha resort over 2 days at the end of January.
20th Retina International World Congress
Auckland hosted the Retinal International Congress for the first time on 10-11 February. This was a conference where most of the participants had some form of visual impairment. Although largely organised by the Department of Ophthalmology, 15 students from Parts III...