Talented early career optometrist Dr Jack Phu is the first Australian to receive the American Academy of Optometry Foundation’s Beta Sigma Kappa research fellowship and will use the funds to progress his research to tailor glaucoma treatment.
Member input is needed to determine if current membership categories and their associated fee structures need reassessing.
We encourage all employers who continue to access this wage subsidy program to seek financial and tax advice to ensure that they comply with ongoing tax, payroll and employment conditions.
“Make this your year of good vision for life”. Optometry Australia’s National Marketing Manager Trinity Scarf explains how Optometry Australia has pivoted its consumer awareness campaign.
Optometry Australia has been busy preparing the tools and programs to support you through the upcoming changes to the Optometry Board of Australia’s CPD registration requirements. Read more from our President Darrell Baker.
Australian optometrists should be using their therapeutic skills more in the diagnosis and management of eye disease, Rockhampton optometrist Fiona Moore has suggested.
Optometry Australia has cautioned about a small study which suggests wearing glasses every day may reduce the risk of coronavirus infection, saying more studies are needed to provide evidence.
The number of registered optometrists in Australia has topped 6,000 and nearly two-thirds are therapeutically endorsed, latest figures from the Optometry Board of Australia show.
We have curated a range of online education offerings that members can access via our Institute of Excellence and that will help them meet their CPD requirements.
Today on R U OK? Day 2020, Optometry Australia continues its initiatives to assist members’ wellbeing by adding a new mental health resources page to our website, featuring many great free supports for members.
