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Optometrist prescribers will soon be able to register Indigenous patients on the Closing the Gap PBS

Prescribers including therapeutically endorsed optometrists and Aboriginal Health Workers will be able to register eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients on the Closing the Gap PBS when changes come in on 1 July 2021.

Optometrists can readily treat intermittent exotropia with spectacles, OVC to hear

Melbourne optometrist Paul Croucher is urging more optometrists to manage intermittent exotropia with spectacles, saying the treatment works 60 to 70 per cent of the time, improving the condition and avoiding surgery.

ECONA: RANZCO Younger Fellows Interview Series – Dr Chameen Samarawickrama

ECONA's Sue Kweon spoke with Dr Chameen Samarawickrama, chair of RANZCO's Younger Fellows.