With coronavirus continuing to cause border closures, lockdowns and restrictions throughout Australia, two states have announced changes to their upcoming conferences with virtual programs introduced.
Optometrists have been advised to look for rare but potentially deadly and blinding ‘black fungus’ as well as conjunctivitis linked to COVID-19, and uveitis flares from the disease or vaccination, TLC will hear.
One in five people has suffered concussion and optometrists should be routinely asking patients if they have ever had a concussion because it may affect vision and up to 20 per cent can have visual symptoms lasting more than a year, TLC will hear.
Optometry Australia’s fifth annual ECO Think Tank has identified supporting the mental health and wellbeing of early career optometrists as a priority.
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.
Early Career Optometrist leaders from around the country have gathered at the 2019 ECO Think Tank in Tasmania.
Blepharitis and neck problems are common causes of phantom foreign bodies in the eye, TLC will hear.
Latest data from CooperVision’s myopia control contact lens study will be presented at two Australian optometry conferences.
More than 35 optometrists attended the Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 conference in Alice Springs recently.
Young optometrists benefit from joining Early Career Optometrists (ECO) groups.
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.
