Optometrists around Australia are still feeling the effects of COVID-19. As States have juggled snap lockdowns throughout the start of 2021, this too has impacted the way we work. Read more for tips to manage fatigue and combat burnout.
Graduates and employers will again have their say about optometry courses and how well they prepare students for the workplace as part of the 2021 Australian Government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) suite of surveys.
The number of registered optometrists in Australia has increased by 30.1 per cent over the past decade, compared with the nation’s 12.1 per cent population growth, a new study shows.
Leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand are establishing a network aimed at strengthening Indigenous eye care by better educating optometry students and increasing the number of Indigenous optometrists.
There could be more than 2,000 cases of hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) retinopathy in Australia, according to experts who say long-term users are at greater risk of permanent vision loss than once thought, and Australian screening guidelines are needed.
Optometry Australia has released new clinical guidelines for infection control which include a new, improved section on pandemics and latest COVID recommendations.
In a recent campaign Optometry Australia ran, a number of prominent individuals from a range of backgrounds come together to promote eye health and the benefits of regular eye examinations
Irish researchers have found an association between myopia and increased smartphone data usage, showing myopic refractive error is statistically significantly associated with higher levels of data use.
The pandemic has taken its toll on practice owners, which has prompted them to rethink their business plans. A year on, it is time to revisit those plans.
Medicare consultations with optometrists dropped 8.2 per cent in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but 9.2 million services were still delivered, a new analysis by Optometry Australia reveals.
