Abstract Nutrition and health claims are displayed to influence consumers’ food choices. This study assessed the extent nature of nutrition on front-of-pack ‘healthy’ ‘less-healthy’ packaged foods in New Zealand. Foods from eight categories, for which consumption may affect risk obesity diet-related chronic diseases, were selected 2014 Nutritrack database. The internationally standardised International Network Food Obesity/Non-Communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring Action Support...

Acupuncture has been practised for more than 2500 years in the Western Pacific Region and become an important component of complementary medicine. technique involves insertion fine needles into body at specific points to affect functional changes internal organ systems. Periocular acupuncture is increasingly used treat ophthalmologic non-ophthalmologic conditions. Although there are reported benefits, a lack high-quality evidence supporting its efficacy. There also increasing reports...

Aims To evaluate the long-term risk of permanent vision loss in subjects with anterior uveitis. Methods Retrospective study attending uveitis clinic at Auckland District Health Board and Moorfields Eye Hospital between 2008 2018. Main outcome measures were: best corrected visual acuity (BCVA); moderate (MVL ≤20/50); severe (SVL ≤20/200). Results 2526 eyes 1814 were included a mean follow-up 6.8 years (17 235.4 eye-years follow-up). MVL occurred 240 (9.5%) during period, which 97 (3.8%) had...

To evaluate the long term complications and vision loss in HLA-B27 uveitis.Retrospective review of subjects with uveitis a public tertiary centre between January 2008 2020.562 HLA-B27-positive (834 eyes) had mean follow-up 9.8 years (8173.2 eye-years). Median visual acuity at ten was 0.1 logMAR (IQR 0.0-0.1). Complications occurred 404 eyes (48.4%): posterior synechiae (39.7%), cataract (22.1%), elevated intraocular pressure (15.5%), cystoid macular oedema (6.0%). Permanent moderate ( ≤ 0.4...

Purpose: To investigate the outcomes and complications associated with cataract surgery in eyes herpes simplex virus (HSV)-related anterior segment ocular disease. Setting: Public tertiary center Auckland, New Zealand. Design: Retrospective observational cohort study. Methods: Clinical records of patients diagnosed HSV-related keratitis and/or uveitis who underwent subsequent affected eye were reviewed. Main measured visual outcome, complications, recurrence. Results: 37 included....

Background/Aims To determine associations between HLAB27-positive uveitis, ethnicity and seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpAs) in a New Zealand population. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study. Medical records of all subjects with uveitis at Auckland District Health Board from 2008 to 2018 were reviewed for HLAB27 status, age presentation, SpA. Results In 10 years, 2567 seen 492 (19.2%) HLAB27-positive. Of the subjects, 301 male (60.3%) median was 37.8 years (IQR 29.7–50.0)....

This study investigates the associations between living with a disabling condition and experiencing clinically attended injuries, risk behaviours difficulties accessing healthcare for injury among adolescents attending secondary (high) schools in New Zealand.A nationally representative cross-sectional self-report survey conducted 2012 captured health well-being data from 8500 school students using multimedia computer-assisted interview. Respondents reporting disability or long-term...

With the increasing use of technology and an emerging need for virtual clinical reviews, particularly following recent pandemic, it is essential to evaluate safety these tools.This retrospective study aims determine follow-up day one after cataract surgery.All patients who underwent surgery at Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand (Aotearoa), were triaged telephone review surgery, from 5th November 2018 31st January 2020, eligible. Outcomes measured: presentations acute eye clinic...

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of peripheral pigmented retinal lesions associated clinical genetic findings in patients with pathogenic variants ABCA4 gene.Methods: Records at a single tertiary hospital were retrospectively reviewed to identify presence on wide-field imaging ABCA4-associated disease, compared an RDS/PRPH2 cohort, age-matched control group. Data patient demographics, variants, severity phenotype collected assessed.Results: Of 91 least one variant...

A 55-year-old woman presented with blurry vision and pain in the right eye. fundus examination revealed macular edema stellate exudates, a diagnosis of bartonella neuroretinitis was made.

Introduction: Inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (iCNV) is a significant complication of uveitis, leading to vision loss in many cases. Recent advances retinal imaging and the use anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents, have led early diagnose treatment, preventing visual deterioration.Areas covered: This review discusses epidemiology, pathogenesis, conditions that are complicated by iCNV. We further describe diagnosis methods treatment approaches iCNV.Expert opinion:...

<h3>Background</h3> Ethnic variation in drug adherence &amp; preference is well documented (1). While usually a reflection of patient autonomy, the issue takes significance if it impedes provision effective evidence based care. Indeed, race affects rheumatological disease outcomes (2), likely for both biological psychosocial reasons. Studies from United States America found ethnic minorities were less to be on biologic compared Caucasians, even after adjustment education insurance (3)....