Discussion with two young female leaders in optometry
For International Women’s Day, two young leaders have accepted to answer a few questions about female leadership in optometry and women empowerment.
Tagged as: Future, Leadership, Students
Trailblazing researchers shine a light on vision problems
The second in our series of stories on women in optometry pays tribute to two leading optometrist researchers; the ‘Mother of Orthokeratology’ Professor Helen Swarbrick and rising clinical research star Associate Professor Laura Downie.
Tagged as: AMD, Dry eye, Myopia, Patient management, Universities
Record 10 million eye examinations by Australian optometrists
Australian optometrists performed a record number of eye examinations last year, providing more than 10 million consultations to patients under Medicare.
Tagged as: Medicare-MBS-PBS
Effects of virtual reality on myopia to be discussed at WAVE 2020
Studies on the effects of virtual reality on myopia have so far had mixed results, but will be discussed by optometrist Dr Kate Gifford at WAVE 2020.
Tagged as: Myopia, WAVE WA
Occupational optometry/safety eyewear guide for members to help prevent eye injuries
Optometry Australia has produced a free comprehensive occupational optometry/safety eyewear guide for members which will help them prevent workplace eye injuries that cost the nation more than $155 million a year.
Tagged as: Patient management, Pharma
Female practice owners paving the way
Juggling practice ownership and motherhood is not easy but optometrists Elise Pocknee-Clem and Kelly Gibbons are prime examples of how to do it successfully and maintain a healthy work/life balance.
Tagged as: Career, Employment
Spectacles remain the most common management for myopia, survey shows
Australian optometrists appear aware of emerging evidence around myopia treatment, but are not routinely adopting measures that have not yet received regulatory approval for modulating childhood myopia progression, a survey shows.
Tagged as: Myopia, Patient management
AVC in ‘2020 The Year of good vision for life’ focuses on innovation in optometry
AVC speaker ophthalmologist Dr Brendan Cronin is the first to admit that vision science is not the easiest of fields to keep abreast of.
Artificial intelligence to aid optometry diagnosis, management and referrals
Research underway in Australia will develop an artificial intelligence platform to help optometrists improve the accuracy of their diagnosis, management and referral of patients.
Tagged as: Awards - honours - grants-bursaries, Future, Patient management, Practice equipment
Nearly half of domestic violence cases involve the eye, Super Sunday to hear
Forty-five per cent of domestic violence cases involve the eye and optometrists have an important role in identifying and supporting these ‘vulnerable patients,’ Super Sunday will hear.
Tagged as: Patient management, SuperSunday NSW