OA invites expressions of interest to support up to three Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander optometrists and/or optometry students to attend the Optometry Clinical Conference from 9 – 10 August, on the lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera Peoples, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Jayden Vu has been awarded the 2026 OV/SA Student Academic Award for Flinders University, Adelaide. Recipients of these awards are selected by the three Australian university optometry faculties and conferred upon students who demonstrate academic excellence, and a strong commitment to patient care and professionalism.
Optometry Australia warmly congratulates Harrison Pike, who took home the Emerging Leadership Award at the NATSIEHC26 Awards in May. Presented by FNEHA, the accolades were announced at the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference.
Entries for the 2026 Professor Peter Swann Photography Prize competition are invited between 20 May and 5 July 2026. The prize celebrates outstanding ocular images and honours the legacy of Professor Peter Swann, who was a faculty member at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for over 37 years.
Meet Alexandra Forman, who has been awarded the 2026 OV/SA Student Academic Award for The University of Melbourne. Recipients of these awards are selected by the three Australian university optometry faculties and conferred on students who demonstrate academic excellence, and a strong commitment to patient care and professionalism.
Nominations are now open for the inaugural Optometry Queensland Northern Territory’s Optometrist of the Year and Rising Star Awards. These Awards shine a light on OQNT members who go above and beyond for their patients, peers, and profession. Nominations close 7 June 2026.
After receiving the highest number of votes from peers for her case report, ‘To dilate or not to dilate? Choroidal melanoma: obtaining appropriate baseline data’, optometrist Annie Tran has been named the winner of the 2025 Optometry Connection Case Report and Clinical Image Award.
Optometry Tasmania and the Tasmanian Optometry Foundation (TOF) are proud to support the next generation of Tasmanian optometrists through the Tasmanian Optometry Foundation Scholarship, with applications now open for 2026. The scholarship enables optometrists, students and researchers to pursue professional development opportunities that advance the profession and improve patient care in Tasmania.
As part of Optometry Australia’s Scholarship Fund for First Nations optometrists and students, applications are now open for up to three bursaries to support attendance at the 2026 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC26), to be held from 11–13 May 2026.
In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
