Eye Institute - New Zealand

04/08/2025

🔹 Did you know? 🔹
The natural life span of an eyelash is around 1 to 3 months, with the average person losing 1 to 5 lashes a day.

30/07/2025

Helpful tips for combating dry eye:

🔹 Drink enough water! If your urine is the colour of apple juice, then you need to drink more water. Alcohol and caffeinated drinks do not necessarily count, as these can actually dehydrate rather than help with rehydration
🔹 Blink! This one may sound silly, but often when focusing on a screen or a task like reading, we unconsciously forget to blink. In fact, research suggests that we blink around 66% less per minute in front of screens. As blinking helps replenish the tear film over the eye, the result of not blinking sufficiently can lead to dry, burning, stinging eyes, or even watery eyes if the dryness leads to an overcompensation of tear production.
🔹 Be mindful of your environment: as temperatures starting to drop and heaters start to go on, dry eyes can start to surface. Be careful where the heater is directed when in the car i.e. not towards your face, and perhaps consider the use of lubricant drops at home.
🔹 Eating food groups rich in omega 3 oils: our tears are divided into three layers, once of which is a thin oily layer on top that prevents your tears from evaporating too quickly. Eating omega 3 rich foods can help improve the quality of the oily layer that our eyes produce, thereby helping to improve dry eye.
🔹 Being aware of the seasons: some seasons can bring hayfever, and with it ocular allergies. This can certainly exacerbate dry eyes, so it is important to keep on top of this.

19/06/2025

We wish you and your whānau a joyful and peaceful Matariki. May this special time bring renewal, connection, and inspiration for the year to come.

16/05/2025

Does poor vision or the limitations of glasses or contact lenses hold you back? Discover how you could have glasses free sight, with Eye Institute.

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12/05/2025

Started the day off with a coffee shout at all Eye Institute locations for International Nurses Day today. Celebrating our fantastic team of nurses, along with our Optometrists and Admin teams who all provide such amazing care to our patients. Thank you for all that you do!

18/04/2025

Wishing you a safe and happy Easter break

17/04/2025

Congratulations to Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer who has been named in the top 10 in The Ophthalmologist Power List 2025: Glaucoma. This category recognises exceptional individuals who are making a lasting impact on how we understand, diagnose, and treat glaucoma worldwide. Visit to read more about those honoured on the Power List 2025

17/04/2025

Congratulations to Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer who has been named in the top 10 in The Ophthalmologist Power List 2025: Glaucoma. This category recognises exceptional individuals who are making a lasting impact on how we understand, diagnose, and treat glaucoma worldwide. See below to read more about those honoured on the Power List 2025

✨ The wait is over… The Ophthalmologist Power List 2025 is here! 👁️

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Power List, our annual celebration of the most influential, innovative, and inspiring figures in ophthalmology.

Now in its 12th year, the Power List introduces five key categories to spotlight excellence across the field:

🏆 Cataract and Refractive
🏆 Retina
🏆 Glaucoma
🏆 Innovation
🏆 Research

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted nominations—your insights helped us recognize the true pioneers in ophthalmology.

Join us in celebrating these outstanding individuals who continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in eye care.

🎉 Meet the 2025 Power List Honourees: https://ow.ly/qqLU50VwHpb

28/03/2025

Tune in to Seven Sharp on Wednesday 2nd April as Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer discusses Glaucoma and the importance of regular eye health testing, as part of Glaucoma Awareness Month.
Glaucoma NZ

27/03/2025

Congratulations to Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer on being elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Professor Danesh-Meyer was elected for being an international leader in the field of neuro-ophthalmic disorders.

08/03/2025

Happy International Women's Day! 💜
Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere.

28/02/2025

Did you know that the eye is an extension of the brain?
The optic nerve does not stop at the eyeball, but carries on into the brain and makes its first synapse/neural connection somewhere in the middle of the brain, called the lateral geniculate nucleus. For this reason, certain conditions such as brain tumours, head trauma, multiple sclerosis, can impact the eyes, or in some cases, looking into the eyes can then lead to a diagnosis of these neural conditions.