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.

More than 60 abstracts on a variety of topics in education and science streams have been received for the Scientific and Educators’ Meeting in Optometry.

On Tuesday 11 February SOVS clinicians attended a full-day annual retreat held at the Cancer Society’s Domain Lodge.

In February, researchers and postgraduate students attended a two day retreat at the beautiful Vaughan Park Retreat Centre.

Read recent publication from School of Optometry and Vision Science staff.

Welcome to the first issue of our newsletter for 2020.

Dr Lisa Hamm is one of only 10 recipients throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to be awarded a prestigious New Zealand Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Rutherford Foundation in 2019.

The MiSight contact lens is the first-ever method approved to slow progression of myopia (short-sight) in children.

Registrations for the 16th Scientific and 10th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry are open!

Zaria Bradley, an optometrist and clinic supervisor within the school, has been awarded a Snowvision 2019 SUNY scholarship.