OVC Nov 2025: Can optometrists correct for visual inequity? (Recorded Webcast)
Available from: 16/11/2025 (AEDT)
Where to publish: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=955
Provider: OA National Provider
Contact: Optometry Australia Optometry Australia, [E] cpd@optometry.org.au, [P] 96688550
Activity Outline
This presentation will provide an overview of the key determinants that impact visual outcomes, it will explore equity in provision of eyecare, offering examples, and provide a discussion of the role optometrists can play, personally and professionally, in responding to improve equity in eyecare.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the role optometrists can play, personally and professionally, in bridging disparities in eye care for those settling as refugees
- Discuss how a range of factors can intersect to impact visual outcomes for a diversity of groups
- Discuss practical strategies to prepare optometric practices for inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive care delivery
Max CPD hours awarded: 1.5
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Can optometrists correct for visual inequity |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 1 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.5 |