Media Releases

Evan MacRae, one of Western Australia’s most respected business leaders has been appointed as the new executive officer of the state’s peak optometry body.

Optometry Australia has welcomed the review of continuing professional development registration standard for optometrists, citing it as a way of ensuring that the profession is fully supported in its role within Australia’s vital health care sector.

Did you know that after your brain, the human eye is one of the most complex organs in your body?

Half of the 300,000 Australians with glaucoma are unaware they have the potentially blinding condition because they lack noticeable symptoms and have not had an eye examination.

Optometry Australia today announced that it has launched a significant new initiative aimed at identifying likely and preferred futures for optometry, optometrists, and community eye health.

A review of emergency department presentations across Australia in 2016-2017 reveals that almost 120,000 people presented for eye conditions, of which just over 19,640 were considered non-urgent.

Optometry Australia is celebrating its 100-year anniversary since its foundation as the peak professional body for optometrists.

Thousands of children will be immediately disadvantaged in 2018 as they start, or return to school, because they simply cannot see properly.

Optometry Australia announced today that it will become a principal partner of Silmo Sydney 2018.

As the summer sun intensifies, Optometry Australia is warning Australians to not only slip, slop and slap, but to slide on some sunnies to protect their eyes from the sun’s harsh rays.