A review of evidence, published in July’s Clinical and Experimental Optometry, indicates the eye is an unlikely site for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, suggesting coronaviruses are not likely to bind to ocular surface cells to initiate infection.
Two optometrists studying their PhDs at UNSW are the recipients of prestigious awards from the American Academy of Optometry Foundation.
Sydney optometrist Dr William Huyliem Trinh has been honoured in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his life-long work helping thousands of people in Australia and overseas.
Optometry Australia is encouraging members to identify if they are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin at membership renewal time. This will ultimately help improve care for Indigenous people.
Seven Australian optometrists and eight optometry students were among a team of eye care professionals who examined the eyes of more than 1,000 people a day during a recent eye care aid trip to Nepal.
Perth optometrist Robyn Main was caught up in the pandemonium of returning to Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic after she had been volunteering on an eye care aid trip to Sri Lanka.
At times of crisis, your mental health can be your greatest asset. Can you recognise the signs of mental illness?
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.
Research underway in Australia will develop an artificial intelligence platform to help optometrists improve the accuracy of their diagnosis, management and referral of patients.
Forty-five per cent of domestic violence cases involve the eye and optometrists have an important role in identifying and supporting these ‘vulnerable patients,’ Super Sunday will hear.
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.
