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Eye Health Aotearoa: Community Eye Health researchers reporting on the eye health situation in Aotearoa New Zealand
In July 2022, Eye Health Aotearoa held an event in parliament to promote the importance of eye health. The event launched a report prepared by Community Eye Health researchers describing the state of eye care services in Aotearoa New Zealand, commissioned by Eye...
A view from the Pacific: a conversation about eye care with Telusila Moala-Mafi Vea
A pilot eye health survey and eye exams in East Central Auckland (Orakei, Panmure and Glen Innes) on Maori and Pacific people uncovered significant unmet need among three population groups living in this area. Telusila Moala-Mafi Vea is the Community Survey...
The wheels on the Vision Bus are going round
On Friday 10th June, The University of Auckland will host the official launch of the long-awaited Vision Bus Aotearoa. The Vision Bus Aotearoa is an initiative of the School of Optometry and Vision Science, made possible with philanthropic support, that provides...
UoA news: Vision bus gets the green light from generous benefactors
Benefactors Peter and Rae Fehl describe the story behind their generous donation towards the Vision Bus Aotearoa project--a mobile optometry clinic that will bring eye care services to people who may not otherwise be able to access them. Read the full story...
NZ Optics: Generous gifts to improve equity
The University of Auckland School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) has received two significant donations in support of its Community Spectacle Scheme, ensuring more New Zealanders can access glasses. Read the full story in the October 2021 edition of NZ...
UoA News: Making eye health more equitable
A Community Spectacle Scheme recently launched by the University of Auckland is helping make eye care more accessible to all New Zealanders. Read the full story...
Introducing the Community Spectacle Scheme
The School of Optometry and Vision Science's George Cox Community Spectacle Scheme was established in 2021 to support community eye health research and teaching projects.The Scheme will enable us to provide more comprehensive care, by eliminating the prohibitive...
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness: Lack of evidence fails indigenous people worldwide
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, September 2021 By Jacqueline Ramke and Hugh Bassett, International Centre for Eye Health Globally, there are an estimated 370 million Indigenous people, living in 90 countries. Marginalisation, displacement and...
NZ Optics: Door-knock study uncovers unmet need
Auckland University researchers have conducted a pilot eye health survey and community eye exams in east-central Auckland, uncovering significant unmet need and serious eye disorders, including retinal tears and severe cataracts. Read the full story in the...
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness: Challenging representation in eye health leadership
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, March 2021 By Jacqueline Ramke (Associate Professor of Global Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Anthea Burnett (Knowledge Consultant, IAPB), Jude Stern (Head of Knowledge...