Media Releases

With Halloween around the corner, Optometry Australia is warning trick or treaters about the risks of wearing novelty contact lenses and is encouraging those dressing up to reconsider the need for decorative lenses.

As more and more children are being diagnosed with myopia – also known as short-sightedness – it may be comforting for parents to know that there are new techniques and strategies emerging to limit progression of the condition.

Optometry Australia is urging people to develop healthy habits with their contact lens wear, and warning of the potential dangers misuse can bring about.

Optometry Australia has warned consumers that their eyesight may suffer if they take contact lens prescribing into their own hands when purchasing from online retailers who do not require them to validate their contact lens prescriptions.

Optometry Australia applauds the United States in its commitment to improving children’s vision, with some states pushing for legislation to require every student entering primary school to have a comprehensive eye examination.

Following an extensive review of Optometry Australia’s digital footprint and ongoing evolution of its platforms, Australia’s peak professional body for optometry, today launched the final piece of its digital strategy with the launch of its new website

Following an extensive review of Optometry Australia’s digital footprint and ongoing evolution of its platforms, Australia’s peak professional body for optometry, today launched the final piece of its digital strategy with the launch of its new website

With an election imminent, Optometry Australia has launched its election campaign by calling for all sides of government to support its vision for a sustainable and effective eye care system accessible to all Australians.

Everyone’s glued to their screens nowadays – phones, computers, iPads, laptops – but none more than our children who are being brought up in the digital age.

A relatively modest but strategically-directed Federal Government investment will result in better vision and eye health for Australians, said the CEO of Optometry Australia Lyn Brodie today.