Bay Eye Care Staff Changes: Farewell Aidan & Welcome Mariam!

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Aidan very shortly, as he has made exciting plans to move to Australia in April with his partner Georgie. Aidan has been an integral part of the Bay Eye team since joining us in 2023. Many of you will be patients of Aidan, and I am sure you will agree his professionalism, personality and expertise will be missed. 

All the best across the ditch Aidan, we hope to see you back in Tauranga one day!

Ongoing Care for Aidan's patients

Of course patients of Aidan's will continue to be well-looked after here in the clinic. Principal Optometrist Mr Alex Petty has a wealth of experience in handling the specialty areas of eye care that Aidan has developed under Alex's mentorship. 

Alex is generally available in clinic on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, although will be more available over the next 6 weeks for most weekdays.

We are also excited to announce that optometrist Ms Mariam Baissy will be joining the Bay Eye Care team in May. Mariam is a very friendly and intelligent clinician with experience in managing ocular disease, dry eye problems and contact lenses. Mariam is NZ-trained at the University of Auckland (Bachelor of Optometry with first-class honours) and has been recently practicing on the Kapiti Coast. She thrilled to join the team and make Tauranga her new home. Welcome Mariam!

Mariam will be available for appointments 5 days a week from the 11th May 2026 onwards. These can be arranged by calling Gracie at reception 07-5716644, emailing us on info@bayeyecare.co.nz, or by booking online.

Lipiflow thermal pulsation therapy for dry eye now available at Bay Eye Care!

We are excited to announce that Lipiflow dry-eye therapy is now available in Tauranga. Our Bay Eye Care optometrists have had the device delivered and set-up and have completed thorough training with Johnson + Johnson’s Sydney based expert, meaning this technology is ready and available for patients in 2025.

The Bay Eye Care team, along with J+J surgical support manager Angela, undergoing training with our new Lipiflow device.

Lipiflow is an exciting addition to our suite of dry eye treatments, to complement IPL and other more conservative dry eye treatments. The Lipiflow thermal pulsation system is a novel in-clinic treatment which uses a sterile single-use activator device sitting gently over your eyelids. During a single 12 minute session the activator internally heats the meibomian gland structures, while simultaneously massaging the exterior lid to express any stubborn, blocked oils from the glands. This improves tear film stability and volume, thereby helping the dry eye symptoms of pain, grittiness, redness or poor vision.

Watch this short video narrated by our principal optometrist Mr Alex Petty, showing the Lipiflow device in action as Bay Eye Care’s other optometrist Mr Aidan Quinlan, a dry eye sufferer himself, undergoes his treatment!

To learn more about Lipiflow visit our information page here, or book a dry eye assessment to see if Lipiflow is right for you.

Bay Eye Care optometrist Mr Aidan Quinlan describes his experience during Lipiflow treatment for dry eye.