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.
The World Council of Optometry has announced that the 4th World Congress of Optometry will now be held from September 8-10, 2023 in Melbourne. O=MEGA21 will proceed as scheduled for an Australian and regional audience from September 2-4 2021 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
A new scoring system to make it easier for optometrists to manage choroidal naevi and detect ocular melanomas has been developed but its creators need Australian optometrists’ help to validate the system.
