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We lead, engage, unite and promote optometry, optometrists and community eye health

All Australians deserve the best in primary eye health and vision care. Our mission is to lead, engage, unite and promote optometry and optometrists to ensure the sustainability and continuous evolution of this important sector for improved community eye health. Around 12 million Australians have reported long-term eye conditions yet 90% of all vision impairment is preventable or treatable.

We encourage all Australians to see their optometrist for regular eye examinations.

We are a federated, not-for-profit organisation, which means that all of our profits are reinvested into services for our members. We’re comprised of a national organisation (Optometry Australia) based in Melbourne which collaborates with five state divisions:

and a national board which acts as the governing body.

Learn more about us

You can find out more about our national and state divisions by clicking on the link to Our organisation and by watching the below videos.

 

 

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Integration plans are underway

Last year, the boards of Optometry Victoria South Australia (OV/SA) and Optometry Tasmania (OTas) announced that they had commenced discussions, and now plans for an operational integration with Optometry Australia are underway.
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OV/SA’s 100th and final Annual Golf Day

On Monday, 27 March, Optometry Victoria South Australia (OV/SA) hosted their 100th Annual Golf Day at the Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club in Victoria. After a century of Golf, OV/SA is passing the torch to charity partner Sight For All, who will host the event from 2024 onwards.
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Celebrating our members on Instagram

Optometry Australia has launched a new Instagram profile with the aim of establishing a strong national presence focused on building community, promoting Australian optometrists and celebrating the Australian optometry sector as a whole.
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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.