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
Joined March 2017
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Yesterday I came to life to show high school students why they should study at @OptometryUoA
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
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
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
We're gearing up for the official launch of the Vision Bus Aotearoa, a big step towards more equitable eye healthcare
Improving objective measures of visual function means a broader range of people can be assessed, helping reduce inequalities in healthcare
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/s41598-0…
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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
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
Congratulations @EhsanVaghefi !
New Associate Professor in @OptometryUoA:
⚫️ Ehsan Vaghefi
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
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New publication: Defining eye health for everyone
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/…
ALT Circular infographic showing the definition of eye health, which is “maximised vision, ocular health, and functional ability, contributing to overall health and well-being, social inclusion, and quality of life for everyone, everywhere”
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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/a…
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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
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