In September I headed for Christchurch, this years venue for the anual conference for Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand (ADONZ). Poor Reiner, he had to stay put and mind the practice for 3 days by himself, but then again, he loves doing that. Anyway, the aim of the conference is to provide opportunity for continued education for Dispensing Opticians. The topics help us to stay in touch with the latest technologies, techniques and products available. Especially the developments in modern lens technology and associated fitting techniques are areas that we have a special interest in. To stay up to date is simply a never ending journey, or to put it some famous words “I am learning all the time.  The tombstone will be my diploma”  – (Eartha Kitt, a seducer of audiences).

Ah, by the way, David and Kellie who you can see posing in the picture with me are the New Zealand distributors of one of our “gem” collections – DILEM from France. The latest models came in only a few weeks ago. You can read about them in detail by clicking here.