As we resume some level of normal operations under Level 1 – with our clinic reopening to the public on June 2 – we have a packed issue reporting on the activities of SOVS staff.

Associate Professor Jacqueline Ramke discusses equity in eye health.

Dr Phil Turnbull, Senior Lecturer with SOVS, is working on a virtual patient that can be programmed to have a range of ocular disorders and uses probability models to determine their responses.

The annual Ocular Therapeutics Conference (OTC) was held at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Auckland on Sunday 15 March 2020.

Professional Teaching Fellow (PTF) Michelle O’Hanlon led the School of Optometry and Vision Science Low Vision day held for Part V optometry students in March.

Optometrist Sarah Wassnig has created a group of about 40 expatriate Australian and New Zealand optometrists who are keeping in touch through email.

Read recent publications by SOVS staff

The 2019 Dean’s Medal was awarded to Muthana Noori for his engagement in research and with students within the school.

Dr Andrew Collins featured on TVNZ’s Fair Go programme on Tuesday 24 February where he debunked the mystery behind the question “Can a cheap pair of sunglasses do the same job as an expensive pair?”

Part IV student Sachi Rathod carried out a research project through a SOVS-supported Summer Studentship, supervised by Dr John Phillips.

February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.