Half of the systemic issues in Indigenous eyecare have been fixed, according to the 2019 Roadmap Update which shows Australia remains on track to Close the Gap for Vision for Indigenous Australians by 2020.
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.
Optometrist Dean Milner has been training remote area primary health care workers to use retinal cameras in patients with diabetes.
Indigenous eye examinations are rising but there is still a way to go to close the gap for vision.
Optometry Australia is looking for members to participate in advisory and special interest groups.
More than 35 optometrists attended the Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 conference in Alice Springs recently.
Strong Communities plan is so important.
Melbourne optometrists Kerryn Hart and John De Francesco discuss their recent outreach optometry trip.
