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Optometry Australia’s efforts were rewarded last Friday with the announcement that the Turnbull Government had committed $2 million to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people easier access to prescription spectacles.

Optometry Australia has announced that Sydney optometrist Professor Fiona Stapleton has been named the 2018 recipient of the organisation’s prestigious H Barry Collin Research Medal.

Optometry Australia applauds the announcement today of the Turnbull Government’s pledge to provide funding for a new eye health screening program for Australians with diabetes.

Amid the post-wedding glow of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the weekend, Optometry Australia, the peak professional body for optometrists, ponders the importance of our eyes to determine a walk down the aisle – or otherwise.

Did you know that approximately one in five Australian children suffers from an undetected vision problem or requires ongoing assessment?

A group of optometrists are supporting Optometry Australia to develop a set of recommendations on how the Optometrical Schedule of Services under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) should be amended to best meet the eye health needs of the population.

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.