mivision
Editorial
Norm Lipson
Norm Lipson is mivision's Senior Writer.
He has worked in the media industry for forty years, starting with a cadetship on the Sydney Daily Telegraph where he covered a range of news events and feature stories. He has spent two years working as a foreign correspondent for News Ltd. in London, New York and also covered events in the Middle East.
He had a brief stint with the (now defunct) Sydney Sun newspaper before going to Channel 7 in 1982, where he worked as a crime and news reporter. Alongside this, Norm was also covering numerous court hearings and contributing/pr
In 1984, he was offered a job from Channel 10, where he worked for four years as both a news and current affairs reporter before deciding to leave to work as a freelance journalist.
Since then, Norm Lipson has worked as a radio producer for 2GB; he has continued to write for magazines in the ACP group, including The Bulletin and Woman's Day; he has written scripts for top rating crime documentaries, such as Crime Investigation Australia (screened on the Fox Network and Channel 9); and has written three true-crime books and two biographies.
Norm brings to mivision a wealth of writing experience and great understanding of the angles that interest readers.
Associate Professor Gerard Sutton
Dr Gerard Sutton is a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Auckland University, Senior Staff Specialist at Sydney Eye Hospital and in private practice at The Eye Institute in Sydney. He writes mivision's miophthalmology column.
His areas of expertise are Corneal, Refractive and Cataract surgery. He has published over 40 peer reviewed papers and textbook chapters. He has pioneered a number of surgical techniques in Australia. He was the first surgeon in NSW to insert an Artificial Cornea and the first surgeon in Australia to use the Intacs intrastromal ring for the treatment of Keratoconus and the first to perform LASIK with the Intralase femtosecond laser. He was also the first surgeon in Australia to perform Penetrating Keratoplasty, Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty and Descemets Stripping Endokeratoplast
Gerard has performed and taught cataract and corneal surgery in Cambodia and Burma and remains part of the Myanmar Eye Care Project team. Outside work he is a family man, rugby coach and all too occasionally a flyfisherman.
Sharon Smith
As mivision's Fashion writer, Sharon Smith brings to the role a wealth of experience in retail, marketing, event management and PR for market-leading national and international prestige brands as diverse as Estee Lauder and The Chifley Hotel chain to Maurice Lacroix and Porsche Design timepieces and more recently for eyewear brands including D&G, Montblanc, Timberland and Roberto Cavalli.
miFashion seeks to educate the industry about local and international fashion eyewear trends and news, and attempts to demystify independent optometry in deciphering international press releases and jargon into what is relevant for their practice. miFashion has been created as a reference guide for buyers and practice staff to enable them to make sound frame purchases for their clientele, and keep abreast of all that is new in design and brand names.
Contact Sharon on http://www.thew
Jim Kokkinakis
Jim Kokkinakis is a partner in The Eye Practice, a Sydney-based optometry practice, and specializes in complicated contact lens fittings for keratoconus, corneal transplants, orthokeratology
Laura Macfarlane
Laura Macfarlane is a trained ophthalmic nurse and member of the Australasian Medical Writers Association.
Glenn Marsh
Glenn Marsh is president of the Australasian Dispensing Opticians Association and an optical dispenser. Glenn is the monthly contributor to mivision's midispenser section.
Andre Karney
Andre Karney is mivision's finance writer. He has 14 years experience in assisting ophthalmic professionals he is well qualified to provide practice finance advice. Andre writes for the mifinance section. C
Jacqui Attard
A business coach with Shirlaws, Jacqui Attard shows practice owners how to implement systems to increase income and build a committed team of people. Ja
John Adam
John Adam is an optometrist specialising in contact lenses in private practice in New Zealand. John speaks at the occasional conference and is involved in professional development at Visique, a group of affiliated practices throughout New Zealand. John writes for the micontacts section. C
Allan Ared
Allan Ared is a Sydney optometrist. He is the consultant optometrist to the NSW Institute of Sport and to the National Rugby League, He can be heard on radio 2GB on Wednesday at 9pm. Allan is a regular contributor to the micontacts section.
Viv Murray
Viv Murray is an ODMA director and the former Managing Director of Aviva Optical Supplies, which has been trading in Western Australia since 1983. Viv contributes mibusiness and midispenser.
Andrew McKinnon
Andrew McKinnon is the executive director of the Optometrists Association of Australia (NSW). As a contributor to the mioptometry section, Andrew provide monthly updates on events and happening for the New South Wales division of the Optometrist Association of Australia.
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is the executive director of the Optometrists Association of Australia (Qld & NT). As a contributor to the mioptometry section, Greg provide monthly updates on events and happening for the Queensland and Northern Territory.
Carlos Aviles
Carlos Aviles is the sales and marketing manager at AM Eyewear. H
Heather Machin
Heather Machin is an ophthalmic nurse, a Australian Ophthalmic Nurses Association-Que
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologist
The miophthalmology section is presented by RANZCO (the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologist
New Zealand Association of Optometrist (NZAO)
The New Zealand Association of Optometrist contributes a regular updates on events and happenings for the New Zealand Association of Optometrist.