Meet Dr Sam Kain
About Dr Kain
Dr Kain has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Tauranga Eye Specialists since 2009, specialising in cataract surgery, glaucoma, and general ophthalmology. He has a strong focus on glaucoma care and is dedicated to early detection and treatment to help prevent vision loss.
Beyond his clinical work, Dr Kain is involved in eye health advocacy and research. He serves as a trustee for Glaucoma NZ and was a Director of the Save Sight Society, a group of ophthalmologists committed to raising public awareness about preventable blindness and promoting early intervention.
Dr Kain has contributed to multiple research publications and journals and holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer position in Ophthalmology at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, where he helps educate and mentor the next generation of doctors.
Associations and Accreditations
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
University of Auckland, New Zealand - Bachelor of Human Biology (BHB)
University of Auckland, New Zealand - Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tauranga Eye Specialists
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tauranga Hospital
- Director, Glaucoma New Zealand
- Cataract surgery
- Glaucoma
- Oculoplastics
- RANZCO Glaucoma Special Interest Group
- Glaucoma NZ Cataract Service Co-Lead NZ National Clinical Eye Network Te Manawa Taki Representative
- NZ National Clinical Eye Network
- Kain S, Copeland TS, Leahy MF. Treatment of refractory autoimmune (acquired) haemophilia with anti-CD20 (rituximab). British Journal of Haematology 2002 November;
119(2): 578. - Kain S, Morgan W, Riley D, Dorizzi K, Hogarth G, Yu DY. Prevalence of trachoma in school children of remote
Western Australian communities between 1992 and 2003. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2007; 35(2): 119-123. - Kain S, Morgan W, Yu DY. New Observations Concerning the Nature of the Central Retinal Vein Pulsation. British Journal of Ophthalmology doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.169813
- Clark A, Morgan WH, Kain S et al. Diabetic retinopathy and the
major causes of vision loss in Aboriginals from remote Western Australia. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2010; 38: 475-
482. - Morgan WH, Lind CR, Kain S, Fatehee N, Bala A, Yu DY. Retinal
vein pulsation is in phase with intracranial pressure and not intraocular pressure. Investigative Ophthalmolology and Visual Science. 2012 Jul 10;53(8):4676-81.
