Juggling practice ownership and motherhood is not easy but optometrists Elise Pocknee-Clem and Kelly Gibbons are prime examples of how to do it successfully and maintain a healthy work/life balance.
Australian optometrists appear aware of emerging evidence around myopia treatment, but are not routinely adopting measures that have not yet received regulatory approval for modulating childhood myopia progression, a survey shows.
Research underway in Australia will develop an artificial intelligence platform to help optometrists improve the accuracy of their diagnosis, management and referral of patients.
The VOTE funds can be used to support national initiatives providing impact in Victoria is demonstrated.
Aspiring leaders in the optometry field learnt the ropes at the 2020 Optometry Australia Leadership Program in Melbourne recently.
SPONSORED CONTENT: Advances in technology are having a big impact on myopia management. Dr Laura Downie and her University of Melbourne colleagues are translating their leading research in the field into practice.
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation has extended its practice excellence scholarships to Australia for the first time, awarding them to four optometry students.
Optometrists can now join the world’s first online keratoconus registry to record and compare outcomes of different treatments for their patients.
Optometrist, blogger and digital marketer at Optomly, Leigh Plowman gives fellow practitioners tips on how to grow their business using video marketing.
A new free resource aims to help eye care practitioners identify patients of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin and deliver culturally safer eye 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.
