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Southern Eye Specialists provide regular Insights and Updates for our readers. These newsletters are valuable resources for New Zealand's optometrists and GPs.
Casting an eye over fish cataracts
“Recently I observed several trout in my favourite river that were unusually passive and had a very dark, almost black, skin colour.” SES patient Leonid Itskovich sharing this fascinating report with us.
Myopia Clinic: A new service for Christchurch
A myopia clinic is opens at Southern Eye Specialists in March, running for one afternoon per fortnight, with potential to expand based on demand.
On ya, bikers!
We love to ride our bicycles! Clocking up 4,610 points for their collective cycling trips, the Southern Eye Specialists team came in third in the 50-199 staff health sector division for Canterbury in the New Zealand-wide Love to Ride challenge.
March is Glaucoma Awareness Month
Now’s the time to lock in eye health tests As you may know, March is Glaucoma Awareness Month here in New Zealand....
How virtual reality is unbalancing us
Virtual reality is changing how we ‘view’ the world – and sometimes not for the better, either.
4S Video – Redefining normal in Normal Tension Glaucoma – Dr Dickson Wong
A fascinating look at the diagnosis dilemmas, risk factors and treatment options for glaucoma from Dr Dickson Wong.
4S Video – Post Glaucoma Surgery Hypotony – Dr Rahul Dwived
Dr Rahul Dwived delves into the symptoms and treatment options for postoperative hypotony, a sight-threatening...
4S Video – Diagnosis and management of floaters – Dr Sean Every
With a three-year retrospective of 125 case studies, Dr Sean Every presents tried and true methods for clinically...
An end to the postcode lottery
There have been recent changes in Clinical Priority Assessment Criteria (CPAC) scores, which will mean greater access and eligibility to private health services across the country.
4S Video – Retinal detachment and risk factors – Dr Logan Robinson
Using a variety of case studies, Dr Logan Robinson highlights a number of different treatment options available for...
Clinical trial success
Southern Eye Specialists was recently involved in a clinical trial that has resulted in a new drug pegcetacoplan being approved by the FDA in the USA. This is the first drug approved in the world to treat Geographic Atrophy in macular degeneration.
A window to the soul (and body)
Aside from checking your vision and the health of the eye itself, a regular eye examination is also important as a wider wellbeing check. That’s because, just as your neck bone’s connected to the head bone, as the catchy childhood rhyme says, your eyes are connected to many other systems in your body.