A Churchill Fellowship grant will enable optometrist Lisa Penrose to pilot an integrated eye health and vision screening program in Queensland to work across several Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS).
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.
With the introduction of their new philosophy BIG Vision for All in 2020 Rodenstock changed the way lenses were calculated. By using the individual eyes biometry, measured with the DNEye scanner, rather than a standard reduced eye model, a spectacle lens can now be calculated as part of a complex lens system. In this instance …
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Combining your favourite hobby with your profession may seem out of reach for some, but for Sunshine Coast-based optometrist and member, Geoffrey Fitzpatrick – it’s a dream fulfilled.
In a climate where businesses everywhere have been forced to change the way they operate, Brisbane-based optometrist and OQNT member, Rory Dowdall, has responded with an innovative pivot by starting a mobile optometry business.
As NAIDOC week celebrations continue, we profile Shannon Davies who is the first Aboriginal optometrist to be appointed to the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand board, and who is thought to be the first Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander woman registered as an optometrist in Australia.
Optometrist Professor Joanne Wood is the 15th recipient of the prestigious H Barry Collin Research Medal for her outstanding contributions in vision, ageing and driving research over three decades.
Nearly one-third of Australian optometrists are struggling with their mental health, according to a survey of 505 practitioners, and young optometrists are the worst hit. But help is available.
An Australian-developed childhood myopia management resource has formed an alliance with a Canadian-based centre for eye research and education to expand their services and reach.
Queensland optometrist Sarah Sweeney has received ACBO’s 2020 Keith Woodland Award for outstanding contribution to behavioural vision care.
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.
Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), not all optometry practices are currently open or seeing patients outside of urgent eye health services. Optometrists have been advised to use their clinical judgement to determine if appointments can be postponed.
We recommend calling your optometrist and discussing your eye health concerns with them to determine if an appointment is necessary.
You can also use our Find an Optometrist function to find an optometrist near you providing telehealth and/or urgent care services. Urgent care is care that can’t be postponed without risk to your health or wellbeing. This may include replacing lost or broken glasses, or investigating red or sore eyes or sudden changes in vision.
