Vale Associate Professor Mark Roth OAM
Optometry Australia is deeply saddened to share the passing of Associate Professor Mark Roth OAM on Wednesday, 14 January 2026.
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Practice & professional support – resources to support you
In this section, members can access resources offering professional, clinical, employment, legal and patient guidance. Our advice is impartial, employing evidence and best-practice, and we are here to support you, our members through all stages of your career, wherever you work in Australia.
This section is developed by optometrists, for optometrists, ensuring that together we deliver the highest quality of eye care for our community.
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Advanced Practice Recognition
Audit support
Managing AHPRA, Medicare & private health fund audits
Career & employment
Contracts, leave & information to guide your career
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – what optometrists need to know
Culturally Responsive Practice
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) framework for optometrists
Early career optometrists
Networks for graduates up to 10 years out
FAQs
Find answers to your frequently asked questions
Infection control
Member Discounts/Rewards
Myopia
Medicare, private billing & health funds
Insights & information on practice billing systems
Occupational optometry resources
Optometry Advisors help desk
Help at the tip of your fingers
Patient & practice management
Clinical guides, practice notes, privacy & more
Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance, Risk Management
Insurance, risk, complaints & your PII certificate
Publications & podcasts
Pharma, CXO, Equipment, podcasts & more
Students
Career & registration advice
Supporting your mental health
The law & regulations
Legal requirements for health care practitioners
Women in optometry
Useful guidance & tips
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