As a newly graduated optometrist, academic award winner Megan Teh found that there was plenty about optometry she was not expecting, but found herself capable of rising to the challenge.
After graduating from Flinders University in 2018 with a Master of Optometry, South-Australian optometrist Sam Hobbs set his sights on exploring the broad spectrum of opportunities the profession has to offer.
Optometry Victoria South Australia sat down with James to hear about his thoughts on how optometry can adapt to a changing world and his upcoming keynote address, “The Power of Consensus”, which he’ll deliver at O=MEGA23/WCO4 in September.
Optometry Victoria South Australia has released an update to the guide, Information to optometrists assessing fitness to drive, to guide members in their important role in assessing patients fitness to drive.
Late last year, OV/SA and other Victorian eye health sector stakeholders provided input for the Embedding Eye Health Prevention pilot project. As a result of this project, you may receive an increase in the number of patients referred to you for an eye examination.
Nominations are now open for Optometry Victoria South Australia’s newly unveiled Rising Star and Optometrist of the Year awards, as well as nominations for the renewed Life Member award.
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Optometry Victoria South Australia Life Member award, which has been updated with new criteria.
O=MEGA and the 4th World Congress of Optometry (WCO) promises to be a game-changer, bringing together experts and professionals from the optometric community around the world for a unique opportunity to share knowledge, research and ideas in Melbourne.
Optometry Victoria South Australia is always on the lookout to engage with the next generation of optometrists, whether they be new graduates or students looking forward to their careers. View photos from the events.
With regular visits to optometrists and ophthalmologists when he was young, Simon has always felt engaged with the world of optometry. As a member of ‘a family of myopes’, visits were never a foreign experience, with regular examinations for his childhood strabismus acquainting him with the lenses and equipment from an early age. Now twenty years into his optometry career, he reflects on what he’s achieved across the industry.
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.
