Following the devastation of the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, Suki Jaiswal from the University of New South Wales in Sydney recognised the opportunity to better understand the impact of bushfire smoke on the ocular surface.
In an historic move, three women have assumed the sector’s top leadership positions with Margaret Lam appointed President and Fiona Moore Deputy President of Optometry Australia on Tuesday 28 June. Tori Halsey remains Treasurer.
We spoke with three early career optometrists, all of whom have made the move to regional New South Wales to practice as graduates since 2020.
If you’re on a break from your optometry career, this post is ESSENTIAL reading. There are a few key pieces of information you must have to avoid the pitfalls of discontinued OBA registration or professional indemnity insurance. And the problem is that many optometrists are not aware of them.
ECONA’s Sue Kweon spoke with Dr Chameen Samarawickrama, chair of RANZCO’s Younger Fellows.
What’s new in the world of myopia? Here is a brief round-up of recent news of interest to optometrists, coinciding with Brien Holden Vision Institute’s global Myopia Awareness Week next week.
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.
ECONA shares five tips when making the move to become a regional optometrist.
At Optometry NSW/ACT’s Canberra Conference this month, Dr Graham Lakkis will discuss the business aspects of glaucoma management including how to attract and grow the number of glaucoma patients, billing, equipment and co-management.
More than 80 member optometrists have signed up as mentors and mentees to our free mentoring program. Here we profile four and explain how you can help your colleagues or be helped.
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.
