Read on Congratulations Janelle Scully, winner of the 2023 Optometry Connection Case Report and Clinical Image Award

Congratulations Janelle Scully, winner of the 2023 Optometry Connection Case Report and Clinical Image Award

The Victorian optometrist and Manager of Ocular Disease and Diagnostic Services at the Australian College of Optometry was recently announced as the winner of the award, including $1000 prize, for her case report ‘Acute sixth cranial nerve palsy in primary eye optometry’. Janelle recently talked to us about the process of writing the case report.

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Read on Illuminating perspectives on neurological and neurodegenerative conditions at AVC 2024

Illuminating perspectives on neurological and neurodegenerative conditions at AVC 2024

In the realm of human vision neuroscience, Dr. Bao Nguyen weaves together clinical expertise and groundbreaking research to illuminate the mysteries of the eye-brain connection. She will deliver two presentations at AVC: ‘What optometrists should know about visual snow’ and ‘Special population: A dementia-friendly future of eye care’.

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Read on Nicola Mountford: ‘Expanding optometric scope of practice’

Nicola Mountford: ‘Expanding optometric scope of practice’

In 2020, Nicola Mountford was awarded one of OA’s first LOOK International scholarships, which allowed her to study optometric advancements not yet available in Australia. We caught up with Nicola to discuss where she is now, and how OA’s LOOK scholarship has accelerated her progress as a female optometrist.

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