Leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand are establishing a network aimed at strengthening Indigenous eye care by better educating optometry students and increasing the number of Indigenous optometrists.
There could be more than 2,000 cases of hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) retinopathy in Australia, according to experts who say long-term users are at greater risk of permanent vision loss than once thought, and Australian screening guidelines are needed.
Optometry Australia has released new clinical guidelines for infection control which include a new, improved section on pandemics and latest COVID recommendations.
In a recent campaign Optometry Australia ran, a number of prominent individuals from a range of backgrounds come together to promote eye health and the benefits of regular eye examinations
Irish researchers have found an association between myopia and increased smartphone data usage, showing myopic refractive error is statistically significantly associated with higher levels of data use.
The pandemic has taken its toll on practice owners, which has prompted them to rethink their business plans. A year on, it is time to revisit those plans.
Medicare consultations with optometrists dropped 8.2 per cent in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but 9.2 million services were still delivered, a new analysis by Optometry Australia reveals.
Applications to participate in the Optometry Australia 2021 Student Leadership Program are now open.
Optometrists have been invited to join a new online dry eye registry to track treatment outcomes, as well as an existing keratoconus registry, and take part in a free webinar about them Monday 22 March.
A shortage of Prednefrin Forte (prednisolone acetate 1%, phenylephrine 0.12% suspension) 10 mL eye drops is not expected to be resolved until next year, with optometrists advised to prescribe alternatives.
In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
