Useful Links
These are resources we consider reliable. We have not listed everything — only the things we would point a patient or family member to ourselves.
Your rights as a patient
You have the right to be fully informed, to ask questions, and to make decisions about your own care. The HDC Code of Rights sets out what you are entitled to. These are guiding principles at The Eye Surgery, and a copy is displayed in our reception area in Te Reo Māori and English.
Health and Disability Commissioner — Code of Rights
Accessibility features on your iPhone or iPad
If you are blind or have low vision, there are many excellent features freely available on your iPhone or iPad that you may find helpful. This link takes you to their information page.
Apple products accessibility information Website
Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ provides support and services to people of all ages across Aotearoa, New Zealand. If you or somebody you care for has low vision needs, they can provide help in many areas. This link take you to their website where you will find information on the help they can offer.
Blind Low Vision NZ Website
Glaucoma NZ
Glaucoma is a complicated disease. Put simply, it is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. Most people experience no symptoms in the early stages and the only way to know if you have it is to have an eye test. If it’s not treated, glaucoma will lead to irreversible sight loss and even blindness. Being diagnosed with glaucoma might be unexpected and frightening but this website will give you all the information, advice and support you need to feel confident in your glaucoma journey.
Glaucoma NZ Website
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals is an international network of hospitals, health care facilities, health systems, and health organisations dedicated to reducing their environmental footprint and promoting public and environmental health. The Eye Surgery is an active member using innovation, ingenuity, and investment to transform the health sector and foster a healthy, sustainable future.
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Website
Healthcare Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm seeks to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental impact, becomes a community anchor for sustainability, and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. The Eye Surgery is an active member of the organisation, supporting the move towards more responsible healthcare provision.
Healthcare Without Harm Website
B Corporation
The Eye Surgery is B Corp certified.
B Lab is a nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. Certified B Corporations™, or B Corps™ are companies verified as meeting standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Demonstrating a company’s commitment to going beyond business as usual, B Corp Certification is the mark of a business that doesn’t just say it’s doing good, but is actually doing good.
B Corporation Website
Carbon Positive Certification
The Eye Surgery is certified as Carbon Positive. This reflects our commitment to the provide safe and sustainable healthcare.
Carbon Positive Certification Website
Macular Degeneration NZ
A New Zealand charity with information about macular degeneration and it's treatment.
Macular Degeneration NZ Website
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ
The Eye Surgery has partnered with The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ as part of our commitment to social responsibility. For each cataract operation performed at The Eye Surgery, two are funded in the Pacific islands.
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is a charitable organization that strives to end avoidable blindness and vision impairment, continuing the legacy of the late, Kiwi-born eye surgeon Professor Fred Hollows. Operating primarily across the Pacific, the Foundation works to ensure no one is needlessly blind.
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ Website