Professor Joanne Wood is the first woman to receive the International Optometrist of the Year Award and also recently received a prestigious international ergonomics award.
Optometrists are being urged to complete a mental health and well-being survey to give a snapshot of the profession and provide an evidence-base for potential interventions.
On Saturday, 26 October 2019 OQNT held the annual Visionaries Awards Night at Stamford Plaza, Brisbane.
Optometrist Dean Milner has been training remote area primary health care workers to use retinal cameras in patients with diabetes.
Latest data from CooperVision’s myopia control contact lens study will be presented at two Australian optometry conferences.
ProVision helps independent optometrists at different stages of their careers from graduation to retirement.
Guidelines to help optometrists prevent falls in older patients have been developed.
The optometrists’ role in cardiovascular disease diagnosis will be reviewed at AVC.
More than 35 optometrists attended the Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 conference in Alice Springs recently.
Optometry Australia’s CEO Lyn Brodie and a strong delegation of Aussies will attend APOC 2019.
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.
