After struggling to find his groove early in his optometry studies, Ali credits his friends with giving him the push he needed to emerge at the end of fifth year as a top performer, delving into outreach work and earning the 2022 OV/SA Flinders University Academic Award for final year students.
At the O=MEGA23/WCO4 conference in September, OV/SA will announce the winners of the 2023 Member Awards, which celebrate exceptional members and their achievements in optometry. Meet this year’s finalists of the Rising Star and Optometrist of the Year awards.
Leading up to O=MEGA23/WCO4 on 8–10 September, OV/SA has awarded postgraduate travel grants to two PhD researchers to support them in attending the conference, sharing the aims of their research, and making new contacts in the industry.
In the final year of a three-year plan, the OV/SA board has undertaken a review and has now set revised strategic objectives.
In the lead up to National Diabetes Week (9 – 15 July), optical health professionals are being encouraged to understand and familiarise themselves with the clinical signs and symptoms of dry eye disease among patients who have Type 2 diabetes, with more than 50 percent of those with the condition remaining undiagnosed.
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.
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.
