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Diverse Career Pathways – Shaping the next era of independent optometry: Adrian Vecchio on why innovative software is the game-changer

Independent optometry is levelling up. With patient expectations shifting and technology evolving at lightning speed, practices now have a tremendous opportunity to modernise, streamline and stand out. Adrian Vecchio, Optometry Australia member and Owner at The Eye Collective Optometry, has been tracking these shifts for over a decade and is confident the next wave of innovation will transform practice life as we know it.

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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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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