Congratulations to the finalists of the OV/SA 2025 Optometrist of the Year Award: Ahmed Azzam; Janelle Scully and Chamini Wijesundera. Meet each of these outstanding optometrists and discover how they have made invaluable contributions to our profession.
Following extensive consultation with Optometry Australia and other key eye care stakeholders in South Australia, new Ophthalmology Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) for frequently referred ophthalmology conditions have now been published on the SA Health website.
Nominations are now open for Optometry Victoria South Australia’s 2025 Rising Star, Optometrist of the Year and Life Member Awards. These Awards shine a light on OV/SA members who go above and beyond for their patients, their peers, and their profession. Nominate someone you know before 21 July 2025. And yes, you are invited to self nominate!
Katie Tran (Flinders University) and Rita Abou-Issa (The University of Melbourne) are the winners of the 2025 OVSA Student Academic Awards, announced recently. We caught up with Katie and Rita recently to find out about what’s next for their careers as optometrists.
With a passion for travelling and improving eye health in regional areas, no two days are the same for South Australian outreach optometrist Stephanie Callisto. We caught up with Stephanie, who is also an OV/SA Board member, to discuss what motivates her and how she stays grounded.
OV/SA’s Looking Outward on Optometric Knowledge (LOOK) Local Scholarship is now open for applications. Established last year to facilitate Australian-based study tours for an OV/SA financial member, the Scholarship is intended to directly improve eye health of local communities throughout Victoria and South Australia.
“Optometry should not just be a job. It is an opportunity to make life better for many people” – OV/SA Life Member award winner John Farmer OAM discusses his life-changing work in Papua New Guinea and the future of optometry.
Congratulations to the 2024 OV/SA Awards winners and two Life Members, who were presented with their awards by OV/SA President Timothy Lo. Optometrist of the Year: Zhichao Wu. Rising Star of the Year: Mohammed Al Ebrahimi. Life Members: John Bartlett and John Farmer OAM.
Meet the finalists of the 2024 Optometry Victoria South Australia (OV/SA) Awards as we uncover how they have gone above and beyond for their patients, their peers, and their profession.
The inaugural OV/SA Looking Outward on Optometric Knowledge (LOOK) Local Scholarship has been awarded to Victorian member, Madeline Baker. She will use her scholarship to investigate the factors behind the prevalence of mental ill-health in the optometric workforce, then develop a comprehensive mental health and wellbeing framework.
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.
