Optometry Australia President Darrell Baker delivers an important message on COVID-19
Listen to Optometry Australia’s National President Darrell Baker explain how we can help and support you through these unprecedented times.
Tagged as: COVID-19
Business continuity guide – 5 strategies your practice can implement now
To help navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we have engaged Optometry Finance Australia to provide regular information and guidance on business continuity management. Today’s communication highlights practical tips and strategies you can start to implement now.
Tagged as: COVID-19, Employment
Health Minister confirms practices can remain open
Optometry Australia has received confirmation from the Federal Health Minister, the Hon Greg Hunt, that optometry practices can currently remain open (if they wish.)
Tagged as: COVID-19, Leadership, Member services
We answer members’ questions about coronavirus
Optometry Australia’s help desk optometrists have been busy answering members’ questions about coronavirus and have compiled them into a list of clinical questions and answers, providing helpful hints for practitioners during the coronavirus crisis. Check them out.
Tagged as: COVID-19, Member services, Patient management, Practice equipment, Practice notes
Optometry Australia increases its webcast and online learning offering
Optometry Australia increases its webcast and online learning offering to help ensure you can access sufficient face-to-face CPD, despite the widespread cancellation of conferences and events.
Tagged as: AVC Qld, Member services, WAVE WA
Free dry eye website and directory connects patients to practitioners
Optometrist Leigh Plowman has established a dry eye website, Dry Eye Directory, to connect patients to optometrists who treat the condition.
Tagged as: Dry eye
UWA announces new vision science school from 2021
Although oversupply looms, the University of Western Australia has announced a new vision science school with an initial intake of students from 2021.
Tagged as: Advocacy & government, Students, Universities
Discussion with two young female leaders in optometry
For International Women’s Day, two young leaders have accepted to answer a few questions about female leadership in optometry and women empowerment.
Tagged as: Future, Leadership, Students
Trailblazing researchers shine a light on vision problems
The second in our series of stories on women in optometry pays tribute to two leading optometrist researchers; the ‘Mother of Orthokeratology’ Professor Helen Swarbrick and rising clinical research star Associate Professor Laura Downie.
Tagged as: AMD, Dry eye, Myopia, Patient management, Universities
Record 10 million eye examinations by Australian optometrists
Australian optometrists performed a record number of eye examinations last year, providing more than 10 million consultations to patients under Medicare.
Tagged as: Medicare-MBS-PBS