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Eye surgeon James Muecke is Australian of the Year for 2020

South Australian ophthalmologist and blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke, AM, is the Australian of the Year for 2020 and is putting diabetes on his hit list.

The 2020 Vision Index report is live

To mark the start of 2020: the year of good vision for life, Optometry Australia released the 2020 Vision Index Report, designed to cover the importance that Australians place on their eyes, as well as their understanding of eye health.

Optometry Australia’s submission to the MBS Review Taskforce

In its submission, the organisation applauded the Taskforce’s recommendation to pursue options for intravitreal injections to be performed by non-medical doctors, including optometrists.