Eye care support

Macular Degeneration New Zealand(external link)(external link)
Helpline 0800 MACULA (0800 622 852) or email [email protected]. Online eye test, information, resources, links, personal stories, tips, videos and more. 

New Zealand Association of Optometrists (external link)(external link) 
Freephone 0800 439 322 or or phone 04 909 7737. An incorporated society whose objects include a commitment to high quality eye health care for all New Zealanders.

Retina NZ(external link)(external link)
Freephone 0800 569 849 (0800 LOW VIZ), 0800 233 833 or email [email protected]. A voluntary organisation consisting of and made for people with retinal disorders.  Facebook page, newsletter, regional contacts, team of peer supporters (freephone 0800 233 833) who are available to talk these people have a range of eye conditions and are able to speak from first hand experience about the day-to-day reality of living with a visual impairment, and offer ideas for making daily tasks easier to cope with and where to find further information on a range of topics.

Blind Low Vision NZ(external link) 
Freephone 0800 24 33 33 or email [email protected]. Provides emotional and practical support, so that people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision can keep working and living independently. They meet people in their homes or at their local Blind Low Vision NZ office to collectively make this happen.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)(external link)(external link) 
Phone 61 2 9690 1001 or email [email protected]. Medical college responsible for the training and professional development of ophthalmologists in Australia and New Zealand. This includes maintaining a continuing professional development (CPD) system, a vocational training program (VTP), organising scientific congresses and meetings, and much more.