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Yesterday I came to life to show high school students why they should study at @OptometryUoA
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@OptometryUoA
The School of Optometry and Vision Science, in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. #Optometry #VisionScience
Grafton, Auckland Tham gia Mart 2017
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Today we farewell our research fellow @SoheilMpour (with cupcakes). Soheil completed his PhD using eye tracking to measure visual function, and is moving to Singapore to apply his skills in industry.
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#WorldSightDay: the countdown is on for our @HRCNewZealand project and Aotearoa’s 1st estimates of effective coverage for eye health. Look forward to working with @dr_matire @RinkiMurphy @PushkarSilwal @IslayMactaggart & others to make eye health more accessible for our kaumātua
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Congratulations to our class of 2021, who are graduating today 🎓
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At Day 1 of the @U21Health meeting at @FMHS_UoA, SOVS A/Prof Ramke @Equity4Eyes gave a masterclass on building a research network, and PhD candidate Jaymie Rodgers presented a poster on eye care access in Aotearoa
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Great interview with Veeran on @radionz about Vision Bus Aotearoa @OptometryUoA
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA@FMHS_UoA
Optometrist and FMHS Professional Teaching Fellow Veeran Morar was interviewed this morning on RNZ's First Up, where he talked about the "wild" first six weeks of running the Vision Bus Aotearoa - a mobile optometry clinic. Listen here: bit.ly/3oAKJYj
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Today NZ’s first mobile optometry clinic Vision Bus Aotearoa was officially launched by the governor general of New Zealand. Funded entirely by philanthropy it offers full eye exams and free spectacles to school kids in Auckland and beyond. @OptometryUoA @AucklandUni
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With the unveiling of the plaque by Dame Cindy Kiro, the Vision Bus Aotearoa doors are open for all
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We're gearing up for the official launch of the Vision Bus Aotearoa, a big step towards more equitable eye healthcare
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Improving objective measures of visual function means a broader range of people can be assessed, helping reduce inequalities in healthcare
Steven Dakin@StevenDakin
New paper with @aryaman_taore and @MyopicSquid! We update a Cavanagh/Anstis nulling method to show that eye movements made in response to movement can be used to rapidly (90s) & automatically detect and classify colour blindness. We think it's a goodie. nature.com/articles/s4159…
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@StevenDakin @OptometryUoA @FMHS_UoA @AucklandUni I would like to thank you Professor for your support as I moved into Pharm HOS role last year... Espec the intro dinner 😂 I look forward to working with Andrew! Optom are awesome. Optom are our buddies. Ka pai!
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Last month I completed my 8 year term as Head of School (@OptometryUoA) & handed over to the singularly capable Andrew Collins. Thanks to our amazing staff & to @FMHS_UoA & @AucklandUni for their support of optometry and of me. I am now (happily) Professor without portfolio 😀
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Correction: “all teaching” should be “all teaching with the exception of certain clinical disciplines”. The @OptometryUoA clinic at Grafton remains open thanks to the hard work of staff getting protocols in place early to support continuity of optometry teaching 👍 @FMHS_UoA
University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau@AucklandUni
Due to the short notice of NZ moving to Red Level at 11.59pm tonight, Sun 23rd, we have decided to pause all teaching tomorrow, Monday 24 Jan, to give staff time and space to implement their Red setting plans for teaching from Tuesday. For more please see: bit.ly/3FTT92U
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A study conducted by some of our undergraduate optometry students showed young gamers had similar signs of dry eye that you would expect in a much older population
1News@1NewsNZ
Extended screen time drying out teens' eyes 1news.co.nz/2021/12/03/ext…
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New publication: Defining eye health for everyone
Jacqui Ramke@Equity4Eyes
Thanks @BonnieSwenorPhD - always great to work with you and the team. Let’s all expand our view on eye health to achieve eye health for everyone, everywhere! @bahtong @ICEH_LSHTM @JudithStern8 @IAPB1 @FredHollows @HannahFaal1 @FMHS_UoA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/op…
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The @OptometryUoA Community Spectacle Scheme has received two significant donations, ensuring more New Zealanders can access glasses! 👓
eyeonoptics.co.nz/articles/archi…
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EasyEyes is an *amazing* set of free programming resources for online vision testing! Accessed e.g. via @psychopy it supports (a) screen/distance calibration, (b) webcam based gaze-tracking(!) & (c) smartphone-as-keypad functionality. Bravo!
@denispelli easyeyes.app
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A new Community Spectacle Scheme (supported by Helen & Barbara Blake & Essilor) underpins Jacqui Ramke's (@Equity4Eyes) research into achieving more equitable eye health services in Aotearoa @OptometryUoA @FMHS_UoA
bit.ly/3ijwHY2
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Can’t wait to get back to community eye testing soon! Watch this space
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