Optometry Australia invites Expressions of Interest for our new Myopia Management Community of Practice and Education (COPE) Group, launching mid-June 2025 to coincide with our National Myopia Awareness Campaign. Apply by 26 May 2025.
Optometrists aren’t just making a difference in the practice room – they’re making waves in cinemas too.
Following the enormous success of We Are Here, Optometry Australia’s (OA) 2020 lockdown virtual choir, members are warmly invited to join the Optometry Australia Pub Choir. This first-ever (as far as we know!) choir of Aussie optometrists will debut at the Optometry Clinical Conference in Melbourne on 17-18 August.
With a passion for travelling and improving eye health in regional areas, no two days are the same for South Australian outreach optometrist Stephanie Callisto. We caught up with Stephanie, who is also an OV/SA Board member, to discuss what motivates her and how she stays grounded.
There are few individuals who have changed the profession of Australian optometry more than John Bartlett. His many achievements were recognised recently by OV/SA with a Life Member Award. We caught up with John to delve into some of his career highlights.
Two Australian optometrists, Dr Kate Gifford and Scientia Professor Fiona Stapleton, have brought their expertise to the forefront of the international optometry community at the 2025 Global Speciality Lens Symposium (GSLS).
“Optometry should not just be a job. It is an opportunity to make life better for many people” – OV/SA Life Member award winner John Farmer OAM discusses his life-changing work in Papua New Guinea and the future of optometry.
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.
