Latest News & Views

Celebrating Five Years of Auckland's Only 'on-site' Vitreoretinal Surgery > >
Eye Institute vitreoretinal surgeons Peter Hadden and Nick Mantell are celebrating five years of having Auckland’s only private eye clinic with an on-site fully equipped vitreoretinal theatre. They outline how this change has transformed their vitreoretinal service for the better...

Precise lectures continue to impress delegates at Eye Institute's Annual Scientific Conference > >
The 5th Annual Eye Institute Conference once again highlighted the great working relationship between Eye Institute’s specialists and their optometry colleagues. The key issues and highlights of the lectures are featured here...

Study by US Navy - Wave Front Guided LASIK versus Wave Front Guided PRK > >
A U.S. Navy study by Dr. Tanzer finds equivalent safety and effectiveness outcomes at 12 months, but faster healing time with laser-cut LASIK flaps, allowing pilots to return to full active duty status sooner...

Research into eye surgery operating microscope damage to the retina > >
Eye Insitute's Dr Nick Mantell reports on his research into how the microscope's illumination system can cause damage to the retina during eye surgery...

Eye Institute seminar series continues to appeal to NZ optometrists > >
Eye Institute held another successful seminar as part of its 2009 Education Series recently, with more than 150 optometrists and final year students attending from all over the country...

Eye Institute expands surgery options with new Femtosecond laser > >
Eye Institute installed New Zealand’s latest advance in femtosecond laser technology, the iFS IntraLase, in June...

New Zealand National Eye Centre: celebrating first year successes > >
Now one year on from the official launch of NZ-NEC at a one day research conference in July 2008... the centre has been proactive in seeking research funding, publishing results of research endeavours and contributing to the future for vision research in New Zealand...

Two Eye Institute Ophthalmologists join University department > >
Dr Bruce Hadden has been appointed as Clinical Associate Professor and Dr Peter Ring as a Clinical Senior Lecturer, at Auckland University...

Normal tension glaucoma: recognising the signs > >
Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer gives her Ophthalmologist view on this case study, along with Grant Watters providing an Optometrist's view...

Eye Institute’s surgery patients more comfortable > >
Eye Institute extends it's state-of-the-art equipment by purchasing two innovative theatre beds/chairs, and donates their old chairs to those in need...

Eye Institute to use latest equipment for vitreous surgery featured at the 5th Annual VR Meeting > >
Eye Institute is one of the only two locations that will be able to offer the Constellation Vision System, the very latest piece of equipment for vitreous surgery...

Eye Institute first in Australasia with new corneal and refractive laser > >
The new 5th generation IntraLase femtosecond technology, the iFS Advanced Femtosecond Laser system (together with the iLASIK technology suite) provides Eye Institute with the most advanced technologies to give their patients the safest and best outcomes...

Eye Institute’s Dr Peter Hadden helps patients and eye care professionals in Samoa > >
On his annual visit to Samoa, Dr Peter Hadden reports on his experiences at the Eye Department at “Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital” (“TTM Hospital”) in Apia, Samoa...

Milestone achieved with 500th ReSTOR multifocal implant > >
Dr Peter Ring, a leading cataract and refractive surgeon at Eye Institute, inserted his 500th ReSTOR multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) recently...

The need for an integrated health system to cope with the rise in cataract
surgery > >
Eye Insitutes' Dr Nick Mantell writes about the need for an integrated health system to cope with the rise in cataract surgery...

CCLS Conference attracts large turnout > >
This years Cornea & Contact Lens Conference held at the Novotel in Rotorua attracted a world class line-up of speakers addressed, including Eye Institute's Trevor Gray...

Calvin Ring Prize awarded to two students > >
Eye Institute's Dr Peter Ring presented the Award on behalf of the Ring family, giving special mention to his mother who passed away last year. Dr Ring provided the Prize winners and guests with some background information on who his father was and some of the highlights of his career in the profession...

GNZ to focus on collaboration with eye care professionals, government & consumers > >
One of Glaucoma NZ’s biggest challenges is to reach as many of those 34,000 undiagnosed New Zealanders as possible each year to help prevent them going blind. The new Chair of Glaucoma NZ (GNZ), Eye Institute's Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer...

Strong optical contingent at Round The Bays > >
The 2009 HSBC Round the Bays fun run attracted some 70,000 people on a glorious autumn Sunday morning in March. A team of 40 from Eye Institute joined the throngs of people who made their way along Tamaki Drive to St Heliers Bay...

Support for World Glaucoma Day > >
To help celebrate the second annual World Glaucoma Day in New Zealand on March 12, several ophthalmology practices including Eye Institute, offered their support to help increase global awareness of glaucoma...

Public Cataract Operations> >
Why the Public System Contracting of Cataract Operations to Private Practitioners Continues to Maximise the Value of the Health Dollar

New Zealand Ophthalmology well represented at Asia-ARVO > >
This year the Asia-ARVO international meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology was held in Hyderabad, India. A delegation from Auckland included Dr Peter and Alison Ring and Jasha Morarji from Eye Institute...

Eye Institute Offers iLasik to NZ > >
A Decade and $4 Billion in Development combine to Create First 100% Customised LASIK Procedure with Outstanding Safety & Vision......