Alumni

If you are a former student or staff member we would like to keep in touch once you leave the University of Auckland.

Please email us at manager-optometry@auckland.ac.nz with the following details so we can add you to our monthly e-newsletter distribution list and keep you updated with news and events:

• Name (include any other names you may have used at the University)
• Email address
• Practice
• Dates when you were associated with the school
• CPD topics of interest

You can find past news stories at sovs-newsletter.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/.

Our staff conduct world-leading research spanning a range of issues - find out more at www.visionresearch.auckland.ac.nz. There is a particular focus currently on four high priority issues:

• School screening – enabling early detection of correctable issues
• Myopia research – by 2050, 50% of the population will be myopic and this is now one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world
• Vision and neurological conditions – eg using children’s eye movement to diagnose autism spectrum disorder, imaging nerves within the eye to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
• Macular degeneration – 40% of people aged 50+ will develop age-related macular degeneration; early detection is critical as treatment can slow the disease but cannot restore sight

If you would like to donate to support the cutting-edge research taking place and the community programmes' initiatives based on the research, see www.giving.auckland.ac.nz/eye.