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EyeSight Examiners for CAA - 23 Jan 2010

Find an optometrist in your area to perform all classes of eyesight tests for the Civil Aviation Authority

EyeSight Examiners for CAA

Energy Efficient Light Bulbs - 10 Sep 2008

Eco-bulbs not for enlightened optometrists

Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Resources for SOS Month - 22 Aug 2008

Links to resources for Save Our Sight Month - August 2008

Resources for SOS Month

Amoeba Eye Infections on the Increase - 28 May 2008

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a disease where a living organism is found in the eye. It was first diagnosed in 1973 and while it is considered to be relatively rare, it has been increasing significantly over the last 20 years. Acanthamoeba infe

Amoeba Eye Infections on the Increase

Farmers Card & Q-Card Merchants - 12 Dec 2007

Directory of optometry practices accepting payments with Farmers Card and/or Q-Card

Farmers Card & Q-Card Merchants

Save Our Sight - September 2009

Ultra Violet Light and the Eye - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about the effet of UV light on eyesight.

Ultra Violet Light and the Eye

Tour of Optometry - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about optometry

Tour of Optometry

Irritated Eyes - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about things that can irritate the eye

Irritated Eyes

Glaucoma - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about glaucoma

Glaucoma

Diabetes - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about diabetes and eyesight.

Diabetes

Contact Lenses - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint Presentation about contact lenses.

Contact Lenses

Age Related Macular Degeneration - 08 Aug 2009

Powerpoint presentation on ARMD

Age Related Macular Degeneration

Lighting and Low Vision - 07 Aug 2008

Lighting advice for people with Low Vision

Lighting and Low Vision

Fast Facts on Eye Health - 07 Aug 2008

Some key facts about Eye health in New Zealand.

Fast Facts on Eye Health

Presentation for Seminar on Low Vision - 07 Aug 2008

Power Point Presentation about Low Vision

Presentation for Seminar on Low Vision

Effective Colour Contrast - 06 Aug 2008

Colour contrast that works best for people with Low Vision.

Effective Colour Contrast

How to adjust a PC for Low Vision - 06 Aug 2008

The Microsoft Windows and Vista operating system has many options to assist people with low vision see the screen.

How to adjust a PC for Low Vision

General Eye Health Leaflet - 06 Aug 2008

The great New Zealand eye test.

General Eye Health Leaflet

Glaucoma Leaflet - 06 Aug 2008

At least half of all people who have glaucoma are unaware of their condition. If left untreated Glaucoma can result in blindness.

Glaucoma Leaflet

Macular Degeneration Leaflet - 06 Aug 2008

Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of blindness for people over 50 in New Zealand.

Macular Degeneration Leaflet

Diabetes Leaflet - 06 Aug 2008

The person with diabetes may not be aware of any problem with their vision until they suffer a permanent vision loss.

Diabetes Leaflet

Leaflet on Child Vision - 05 Aug 2008

Children need there eyes checked too!

Leaflet on Child Vision

Have you got Macular Degeneration? - 05 Aug 2008

Here is a simple test to check whether you suffer from MD - One of the leading causes of vision loss.

Have you got Macular Degeneration?

Eye Fact or Fiction - 05 Aug 2008

Separate fact from fiction. Knowing how to care for eyes is the first step to protecting sight for a lifetime.

Eye Fact or Fiction

Eye-Q-Test - 05 Aug 2008

True or False.... test yourself and see how much you know about vision

Eye-Q-Test

Eyeing up KiwiSaver-Seeing well into the future - 01 Aug 2007

Workers around NZ have sights set on building a KiwiSaver nest egg. People who don't see well are less able to cope living independently.

Eyeing up KiwiSaver-Seeing well into the future

Eye safety down on the Farm - 01 Aug 2007

Rural strategies for eye safety. General advice to help prevent eye injuries.

Eye safety down on the Farm

Top 10 foods for eye health - 01 Aug 2007

Diet can benefit your long term eye health.

Top 10 foods for eye health

Eye Friendly Nutriets - 01 Aug 2007

Studies have shown that nutrients may protect against cataracts and macular degeneration....

Eye Friendly Nutriets

Recipe for clear vision - 01 Aug 2007

Take a good helping of light...Add physics...use your muscles to mix...finish with chemistry...A lot can go wrong.

Recipe for clear vision

Seeing well & Being well - 01 Aug 2007

Poor vision is bad for you. Sounds silly, but reduced vision has been shown to have a significant impact on lifestyle.

Seeing well & Being well

Children's Vision - 01 Aug 2007

What every parent should know.

Children's Vision

BoxEye Project - 28 Sep 2005

Here's a project for children to build an eye simulator and see how the eye works.

BoxEye Project

Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind - 30 Jul 2005

Find out about services provided by the RNZFB and criteria to become a member.

Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind

About joining the NZAO

NZAO Membership Application Form & Details - 13 Sep 2007

Download the membership kit which includes an application form for membership of the NZ Association of Optometrists.

NZAO Membership Application Form & Details

News

Save Our Sight -September 09 - 08 Aug 2009

Are you missing anything? Regular eye examinations save sight. HEALTHY PEOPLE - HEALTHY EYES

Save Our Sight -September 09

LV Kits for SOS - 20 Aug 2008

NZAO President, Geoff Sargent examines the Low Vision kits supplied to optometry practices throughout NZ.

LV Kits for SOS

Min. of Health support SOS Month - 07 Aug 2008

Press Release...Ministry of Health have funded Low Vision Kits which have been sent to Optometry practices throughout NZ.

Min. of Health support SOS Month

Equipment for people with reduced vision - 22 Dec 2007

MOH information about equipment and modification services for people who are blind or have reduced vision.

Equipment for people with reduced vision

AMO recall "Complete MoisturePLUS" - 31 May 2007

Advanced Medical Optics have voluntarily recalled "CompleteR MoisturePLUS-TM"

AMO recall "Complete MoisturePLUS"

More people are going blind in the over 40 age group - 09 Jun 2004

American researchers predict the prevalence of blindness among older people is expected to increase by 70 percent by the year 2020.

More people are going blind in the over 40 age group

New Eye Condition Linked to Heart Attack Treatment - 14 Apr 2004

Japanese researchers have found a new abnormality of the retina that can occur in patients who have undergone angioplasty or stenting.

New Eye Condition Linked to Heart Attack Treatment

Dry Eye, Menopause and HRT - 16 Jan 2004

Nearly one in five people suffer from �Dry Eye�. After menopause women experience more Dry Eye than men. New treatments are being developed.

Dry Eye, Menopause and HRT

Retinal Changes and Heart Disease in Women - 16 Jan 2004

Retinal artery thinning is one of the earliest signs of hypertension. Women with greatest narrowing risk developing serious heart problems.

Retinal Changes and Heart Disease in Women

Smokers going blind - 18 Jan 2002

Optometrists are urging smokers to take early action to prevent blindness

Smokers going blind

Eye Health - 19 Dec 2001

Optometrists provide an excellent means of early intervention in a range of diseases.

Eye Health

GP's and Optometrists team up - 19 Dec 2001

Optometrists announce eye checks for Diabetics using digital technology

GP's and Optometrists team up

Children's Vision

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure - 04 Jul 2009

Subsidy for glasses and vision tests (Spectacles Subsidy) for children 15 years and under

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Maori - 04 Jul 2009

Moni āwhina mō ngā whakamātautau kanohi, kite hoki (Moni Āwhina Mōhiti) mō ngā tamariki kei ngā tau 15, iti iho hoki

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Maori

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Cook Island Maori - 04 Jul 2009

Te moni tauturu kapiti mai (subsidy) no te akara�anga kia tau meitaki te titia, e te mata katoa (Te Moni Tauturu Kapiti Mai no te Titia) o te tamariki 15 mataiti aere atu ki raro

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Cook Island Maori

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Samoan - 04 Jul 2009

Tupe fesoasoani mo mata tioata ma le su�esue�ina o le va�ai (Fesoasoani mo Mata tioata) mo tamaiti 15 tausaga ma lalo ifo

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure � Samoan

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure - Tongan - 04 Jul 2009

Totongi ki he ngaahi matasio�at� mo e sivi mat� (Totongi Matasio�at�)ma�ae fānau ta�u 15 mo si�i ang�

Spectacles Subsidy Brochure - Tongan

School failure linked to eye sight - 09 Mar 2005

Children are being set up to fail at school because they have undetected vision problems.

School failure linked to eye sight

VOSO -Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas

New Zealand Eye Team helps people in Bougainville - 16 Mar 2003

New Zealand Eye Team helps people in Bougainville

GP's & Primary Eye Care

Index to Primary Eye Care newsletters - 28 May 2009

Primary Eye Care Newsletter for GP's. Circulated to GP's quarterly

Index to Primary Eye Care newsletters

GP - Optom Px referral form - 28 May 2009

GP Referral Form: send your patient to an optometrist for a further eye examination.

GP - Optom Px referral form

NZAO newsletter for GP's

GPQ 23 - Seeing well - Being well - 28 May 2009

There�s good evidence from around the world that even a mild reduction in vision to less than 6/12 has a significant impact on social isolation and healthy aging.

GPQ 23 - Seeing well - Being well