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Read on Optometry Australia calls for stronger, nationally consistent care pathways

Optometry Australia calls for stronger, nationally consistent care pathways

Optometry Australia has made a formal submission to the Streamliners Care Pathways Australia consultation investigating the viability of a unified national approach to care pathways.  Streamliners are the initiators of HealthPathways which now operate in all the 31 Australian Primary Health Networks. In its submission, Optometry Australia supported the concept of a unified national approach …

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Read on Helping SA children see and learn clearly: Calls grow for universal pre-school vision screening

Helping SA children see and learn clearly: Calls grow for universal pre-school vision screening

Momentum is building for the introduction of universal pre-school vision screening in South Australia, with new national reporting highlighting the transformative impact of early detection. A recent ABC News story, featuring a South Australian family whose child’s undiagnosed vision condition negatively impacted their child’s learning and confidence, has renewed public attention on the need for …

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Acknowledgement of Country

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.