Who Are ECO WA?
Early Career Optometrists
Welcome to to the ECO WA group: Early Career Optometrists in the Optometry WA division of Optometry Australia.
If you are in your first 10 years of your optometry career, then you are classified as an Early Career Optometrist. The ECO WA group run their own educational CPD events, social events & work on joint ventures with the Optometry Students of WA.
Early Career Optometrists Committee
This committee drives the development and implementation of initiatives designed specifically to support our early career members who have graduated less than 10 years previously.
Who is the Committee? Click here for details.
Please look through all the tabs on this page for useful PDFs and links. Please note new PDF lists listed for Ophthalmologist’s July 2024.
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ECO WA Resources
Early Career Optometrists WA have created a resources section with information and updates that maybe of interest to you as ECO members.
Click on the above blue Tabs to navigate on the Resources Section. Some of these items may already appear on the OA website but have been added here for ease of access, plus links to OA webpages.
The Membership Tab contains current information on membership renewals. Please contact OWA if you are unsure on your membership renewal or need assistance with your renewal invoice.
The Referrals Tab P1 & P2 will give you the option to go to our most recent page, Referral Updates OWA Members pages.
The Misc Tab includes a guide to Perth & Surrounding area, a great guide for those that are new to WA.
Optometry Australia Early Career Optometrist page
If you have any queries, please email Jude at admin@optometrywa.org.au
Optometry Advisors
We have dedicated experienced optometrists ready to help with your clinical, ethical and professional questions.
This member-only service is available to assist you in all facets of your professional practice, including:
- New graduate support
- Medicare or private billing
- brainstorm clinical and patient management
- patient complaints and privacy issues
- record keeping and referrals
- reporting patients who are unfit to drive
- employment, career and contract advice
- HR and workplace issues
- CPD, registration, extended leave and return to work
- AHPRA audit help
We’re also here to support you with more complex issues – from AHPRA investigations to Medicare audits, medico-legal issues to major sector change – no matter how big or small your query, we are only a phone call or email away.
Monday to Friday
Email: national@optometry.org.au
Phone: (03) 9668 8500
PDFS on Billing & Fees
Here are some PDFS on the following fees.
Any queries regarding Consultation Fees or Medicare Billing, you can always contact the Optometry Australia Advisors Help Desk.
DVA Consultation Fees (July 2022)
DVA Optometry Fees Summary (July 2022)
Optometry WA Membership Renewals
Renewals due by 30th June 2024 – Any queries, contact OWA Office
Memberships run from 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025. OWA members are now invited to renew their membership for 2024-2025 by the 30th June 2024..
Recent Graduate Membership is available for 1 year’s discounted membership only, following on from our 6 months free Immediate Graduate Membership.
Immediate Graduate Memberships running from 1st July 2024 to 31st December 2024 will benefit from our 6 months free membership and will need to renew at the end of this year.
We also have the new Career Break membership category for those taking a min of 6 months off from the optometry industry. Contact the OWA Office for further information. 9321 2300 or email as below.
Any membership queries, please call or email Jude at OWA on 08 9321 2300 or admin@optometrywa.org.au
Referral Info PDFS
Please also refer to the OWA Referrals page here ( you will also need to be logged in to view this information.) Below are some PDFS that maybe of interest.
Ophthalmology Public Hospital Outpatients Clinics (July 2024) NEW
Ophthalmologist List (July 2024) NEW
Tertiary Hospital Catchment Areas (Nov 2016)
Vision Australia Facilities Perth (Jan 2023)
Optometry WA Hospital Referrals
Optometry WA has compiled documents to assist OWA members with the referral procedures to the hospitals in Perth. The information has expanded and can be found on its own page here (member access only); Updated March 2022.
Fitness to Drive Summary of Changes
ASSESSING FITNESS TO DRIVE 2022
From 22nd June 2022 all licensing decisions made in relation to medical conditions and disabilities will be made using these standards.
Health professionals conducting fitness to drive assessments and providing advice to drivers will also be expected to refer to the new edition.
The redeveloped Austroads website is also now live, offering ready access to the new standards and practical information to support health professionals, drivers and industry. The user-friendly searchable html format includes alerts to highlight the recent changes to the standards as well as links to consumer information.
There is also an opportunity for health professionals, consumers and other stakeholders to subscribe to our regular updates. These will be published quarterly, providing information about fitness to drive issues and initiatives.
Changes or clarification on the following:
- Visual Fields (updated criteria)
- Monocular Vision (updated criteria)
- Visual Acuity (no criteria changes – clarification)
- Diplopia (no criteria changes – clarification)
- Telescopic Lenses (bioptics) (no criteria change)
- Updated driver medical standards – now available via the Austroads website
- All health assessments conducted for the purpose of establishing fitness to drive must be conducted according to the new edition.
OBA & OA CPD Learning Plan
Below are some PDFS that the ECO group have selected to include here.
Simplified OBA CPD Requirements (ECO WA)
OBA – CPD Activities That Meet The Standard
OBA – CPD Guidelines (1st Dec 2020)
Developing Your Learning Plan Guide
You can find further information on your CPD requirements on the OA page listed below.
If you have any CPD questions, please take a look at the CPD FAQS, in particular if you have any queries about pro-rata CPD for newly registered optometrists either as Immediate Graduates or from overseas.
Therapeutics PDFS
Below are a number of therapeutic (TX) PDFS that may be of interest.
Anterior Eye Clinical Practice Guide (April 2018)
Contact Lens Information & Fitting Guides
On this page you will find a number of Contact Lenses Guides including those from industry companies listed below;
- Alcon
- B+L
- CooperVision
- J&J
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for Biofinity Toric
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for Biofinity
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for Clariti
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for MyDay
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for Proclear
Coopervision MF Fitting Guide for Proclear Toric
J+J MF Fitting Guide for Oasys pt1
J+J MF Fitting Guide for Oasys pt2
Misc PDFS from the ECO WA Committee
Here are a number of PDFS that you may wish to access & read.
Optometry Australia ECO homepage
There is a huge amount of resources available to you on the Optometry Australia Early Career Optometrists homepage, click on the image opposite to view page.
Information on offer to all OA members includes;
