Another international award for Konrad
Adelaide optometrist Dr Konrad Pesudovs has taken out another international optometry award.
Tagged as: International
Significant changes to legislation set to improve Medicare compliance
following key changes introduced to the Health Insurance Act on 1 July 2018.
Tagged as: Medicare-MBS-PBS
New member-friendly website on its way
replacing the current www.optometry.org.au.
Tagged as: Marketing
Update on Atropine, Zovirax and Dorzolamide
Optometrists are being requested to clearly label prescriptions of 0.01% Atropine with ‘to be compounded’ and notified that Zovirax will cease production shortly. Dorzolamide eye drops have dropped in price on the PBS.
Tagged as: Patient management, Therapeutics
New online course to build confidence in managing complex myopia cases
in November 2018.
Tagged as: Myopia
Steve accepts World Sight Day Challenge
ProVision is challenging optometrists to raise money for Optometry Giving Sight.
Tagged as: Stakeholders & partners
AHPRA to conduct pilot audit on advertising compliance
Chiropractors and dentists will take part in a pilot audit on advertising compliance in early 2019.
Tagged as: AHPRA & OBA, Audits
Biennial eye exam for middle-aged among key recommendations to MBS Review
Optometry Australia is recommending the federal government amend the Optometric MBS to enable patients aged 45 to 64 years to access a comprehensive assessment every second year.
Tagged as: Patient management
Laser promising for intermediate AMD
new research shows.
Tagged as: AMD, Patient management
KeepSight: what is it?
presented on the KeepSight initiative. The following provides further information on the program.
Tagged as: Diabetes, KeepSight