Optometry Australia remains committed to providing tangible benefits that add value to our members’ professional and personal lives. As part of this ongoing commitment, OA has locked in partnerships with Doctors’ Health Fund and Qantas, ensuring members receive premium perks tailored to their needs.
Optometry Australia recently interviewed Hayley, a South Australian optometrist, and 21-year-old patient, Emily, about their experiences during a seemingly inconspicuous routine eye test.
Optometry Australia (OA) continues to advocate for improvements in referral pathways, ensuring optometrists can deliver seamless patient care. OA State Lead – Tasmania Karen Garner-Hamilton and Optometry Advancement Advisor, Nicola Mountford recently met with Primary Health TAS (PH TAS) in Hobart to explore opportunities to enhance e-referrals.
Optometry Australia has submitted its response to the Australian Government’s consultation on the Draft National Allied Health Workforce Strategy.
With a passion for travelling and improving eye health in regional areas, no two days are the same for South Australian outreach optometrist Stephanie Callisto. We caught up with Stephanie, who is also an OV/SA Board member, to discuss what motivates her and how she stays grounded.
Australia is seeing an alarming increase in the incidence of a range of debilitating eye conditions, a trend predicted to continue over the course of this decade. Consequently, Optometry Australia spoke with Jarryd, a young father who received an unexpected glaucoma diagnosis during a routine eye examination.
OV/SA’s Looking Outward on Optometric Knowledge (LOOK) Local Scholarship is now open for applications. Established last year to facilitate Australian-based study tours for an OV/SA financial member, the Scholarship is intended to directly improve eye health of local communities throughout Victoria and South Australia.
In our recent discussion with Advanced Practice Recognition (APR) Program Assessor, Jason Holland, we delved into the Program’s achievements and challenges, gaining valuable insights into how Jason sees the Program shaping the future of optometry in Australia.
Victorian optometrist Dr Nihaama Narayanan has won the 2024 Optometry Connection Case Report and Clinical Image Award after her peers voted for her standout case report ‘Unravelling Posner-Scholssman syndrome: Managing acute attacks and long-term control’.
As the 2025 Federal Election looms, OA’S ‘Eyes on Medicare’ campaign is gaining traction, thanks to passionate members like Nancy Atkinson, President of OQNT, who recently met with her local MP, Elizabeth Watson-Brown to champion the sector’s call for the reinstatement of two-yearly Medicare-subsidised eye exams for Australians under 65.
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.
