Optometry Australia’s advocacy efforts took centre stage at Parliament House in Canberra, with a special event aimed at raising awareness about childhood myopia and the critical importance of comprehensive eye care for Australians. The event provided a platform for the optometry sector to engage decision makers on the urgency of addressing the rising prevalence of myopia in children.
Optometry Australia is inviting expressions of interest from members in the NT to join the Northern Territory Advisory Committee.
Judy Nam had the opportunity to travel to the UK as part of her 2024 LOOK International scholarship. In this article, she shares discoveries from her trip, focusing on how the integration of digital health technologies has shaped and enhanced the UK’s public eye care systems.
Optometry Australia is inviting expressions of interest from members in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to join the State Advisory Committee. This is a unique opportunity to have input into the work of the association and contribute to the future of optometry and eye care in these regions.
Optometry Australia has announced its new Strategic Plan FY2024-27, which outlines the organisation’s key focusses over the next three-year period.
In 2018, OA launched the Optometry 2040 project, which identified the preferred futures for optometry, optometrists and community eye health in 2040. However, by 2023, it became clear that the healthcare landscape was rapidly evolving, prompting OA to reassess and refresh its scenarios.
As part of Optometry Australia’s efforts to realise its preferred future for optometry in 2040, significant steps have been taken towards establishing an Advanced Practice Recognition (APR) program in optometry, aiming to recognise and credential optometrists with demonstrated expertise in particular clinical areas, starting with glaucoma management.
Optometry Australia has commissioned a Sustainability Roadmap to target waste, carbon and eco-awareness challenges within the optometry sector, and chart a new course towards a more sustainable future for eye care.
In the realm of human vision neuroscience, Dr. Bao Nguyen weaves together clinical expertise and groundbreaking research to illuminate the mysteries of the eye-brain connection. She will deliver two presentations at AVC: ‘What optometrists should know about visual snow’ and ‘Special population: A dementia-friendly future of eye care’.
Optometry Australia is convening a new Group of Practice with a focus on practitioners who are involved in providing eye care within the public health care system (either within hospital eye departments or as an adjacent service).
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.
