New guide for locum optometrists
If you are a locum optometrist, or engage locums, Industry Legal Group (ILG) has released a new guide for Optometry Australia members, containing legal advice when entering into a contract for service.
Did you know, Australian optometrists possess a range of clinical skills and can perform the following procedures including, but not limited to:
Therapeutically endorsed optometrists are also qualified to use:
Additionally, throughout Australia optometrists are authorised to possess, use and prescribe scheduled medicines – in the form of topical eye drops – such as anti-inflammatory and corticosteroid eye drops to treat eye diseases such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis and glaucoma.
As an allied health practitioner, you can refer your patients to an optometrist for many aspects of primary eye care, including, but not limited to:
Effective collaboration with optometrists can enhance patient care, reduce hospital waiting lists and allow your patients to receive care without the need for travel.
Allied health practitioners are welcome to participate in our CPD events to learn more about eye health issues.
Connect with your local optometrist today and help your patients avoid long wait lists.
Contact our Professional Development & Clinical Policy Manager for more information on networking with optometrists.
Recommend our Good vision for life website to your patients.
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.