by nata004 | Jun 27, 2023 | Children's Vision
HRC Emerging Researcher First Grant Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Findlay, who, with support from Jo Black, Jason Turuwhenua, Claudia Rivera (Science), Nina Hood (Education and Social Work), and Misty Edmonds (Iwi United Engaged), has won a prestigious HRC Emerging...
by nata004 | Nov 30, 2020 | Community Eye Health, NEHS, Research
by nata004 | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
Aotearoa New Zealand currently has insufficient information on which to plan equitable eye care services. The School of Optometry and Vision Science is assembling a team and seeking support to undertake Aotearoa New Zealand’s first National Eye Health Survey during...
by nata004 | Nov 7, 2019 | Children's Vision, Research
Dr Jason Turuwhenua is one of a team of researchers who have been working on perfecting a new computer camera device that detects whether children as young as 2 years of age have normal eye tracking motion or are experiencing poor visual acuity.Dr Turuwhenua explained...
by nata004 | May 21, 2019 | Physiological optics of the eye, Research
Intraocular pressure (IOP) may become elevated with muscle exertion, changes in body position and increased respiratory volumes (especially when the Valsalva manoeuvre is involved) all of which are associated with weight lifting. Several studies have shown that IOP is...