The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has recommended that aged care providers have arrangements with optometrists by July 2024 to provide services as required to people receiving care.
A new Good vision for life national television campaign will encourage Australians to prioritise their eye health and make an appointment with an optometrist for an eye examination.
Optometry Australia has produced a comprehensive new clinical practice guide on glaucoma to aid optometrists in their diagnosis and management of the ‘silent thief of sight.’
Dr Jack Phu is encouraging optometrists to practise a more personalised approach to managing glaucoma rather than a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach including re-thinking whether to treat or monitor pre-perimetric glaucoma. Read more.
The common anti-diabetic medication metformin may help prevent age-related macular degeneration, a large study suggests.
A report on global eye health calls for governments worldwide to adopt a new definition of eye health which includes maximised vision, ocular health, and functional ability, while recognising its contribution to overall health, wellbeing, social inclusion and quality of life.
Join us on Tuesday 9 March 2021, from 8pm AEDT for this year’s Optometry Australia International Women’s Day event – a not-to-be-missed evening of laughter, debate and reflection at The Great Debate: ‘Optometry No Longer Needs Feminism’.
Change management is no longer a specialised skill, it is one every leader needs.
An Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia grant is helping Perth early career optometrist Dr Jason Charng explore new frontiers in retinal gene therapy.
Optometry Australia is calling on its members to determine the impact of COVID-19 on infection control practises in optometry by completing a short anonymous survey which closes in two weeks.
