Our submissions

Why timely care matters: Lisa Kingshott’s call for oral prescribing rights

Access to timely treatment can make all the difference when it comes to eye health. For Tasmanian optometrist Lisa Kingshott, providing comprehensive eye care doesn’t just come down to clinical skill – it’s also about having the right tools at hand.  

Gap in scope of practice between US and Australian optometrists widens

Legislative changes in Montana and West Virginia will bring the total number of US states granting optometrists laser privileges to fourteen. This significant shift underscores a widening gap in scope of practice between US and Australian optometrists. 

Lisa Lombardi: Scope of practice and low vision rehabilitation services in Texas

As a 2025 LOOK International Scholarship recipient, Lisa Lombardi had the opporunity to travel overseas to investigate optometric scope of practice not yet available in Australia. She took the chance to explore low vision and rehabilitation service provision in Texas, USA.