Wellington

Calling all optometrists providing telehealth

To support potential future advocacy for Medicare coverage of tele-optometry for patients who can't access face-to-face care, Optometry Australia is working to gather data on patient satisfaction with tele-optometry.

Review indicates coronaviruses unlikely to bind to ocular surface to initiate infection

A review of evidence, published in July’s Clinical and Experimental Optometry, indicates the eye is an unlikely site for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, suggesting coronaviruses are not likely to bind to ocular surface cells to initiate infection.

Optometry Australia booklet outlines updated MBS optometry items indexed by 1.5%

New Medicare rebates are outlined in a stand-alone Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) book for optometry items that members can access and download from the Optometry Australia website.