Optometry guidelines to prevent falls in older patients
Guidelines to help optometrists prevent falls in older patients have been developed.
Tagged as: Clinical practice guides, Patient management, Universities
Tools to improve screening for migraine
Optometrists are being encouraged to improve screening for migraine.
Tagged as: O=Mega Vic, Patient management, Universities
New youth private health insurance discounts
Australians aged 18 to 29 now have the opportunity to save up to 10 per cent on their private health insurance premiums.
Tagged as: Advantage program, Insurance, Member services
Post-grad certificates help optometrists extend their scope of practice
University of Melbourne post-graduate specialist certificates build towards the Master of Clinical Optometry.
Tagged as: Dry eye, Patient management, Scope of practice, Universities
Phone verification of patient Medicare card number ceasing
From 1 July 2019, health professionals will no longer be able to request verification of a patient’s Medicare card details via phone, except in exceptional circumstances.
Tagged as: Medicare-MBS-PBS, Patient management
US ahead of Australia in commitment to children’s eye health
Australia can do better in supporting access to eye care in early childhood.
Tagged as: Advocacy & government, International, Paediatric optometry, Patient management
Optometry Australia concerned at rise of unvalidated online contact lens sales
Patient eyesight may suffer if they take contact lens (CL) prescribing into their own hands when purchasing online.
Tagged as: Contact lenses, Patient management
Alzheimer’s retinal scan could be part of routine eye exam
A world-first trial in Australia aims to develop an eye test to detect Alzheimer’s disease.
Tagged as: Other eye diseases, Patient management
Strategy for watery eyes on agenda at O=MEGA19
A strategy for watery eyes will be discussed at O=MEGA19 along with many other interesting topics.
Tagged as: O=Mega Vic, Patient management
O=Mega19 myopia masterclass
O=Mega19 will offer a masterclass on managing myopia in your practice.
Tagged as: Myopia, O=Mega Vic