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France ensures myopia control spectacle lenses are affordable – Australia urged to follow suit as global momentum for children’s vision builds - Optometry Australia

France’s new reimbursement for myopia control lenses highlights the global shift toward early intervention – reinforcing Optometry Australia’s call for policy reform alongside our Myopia Awareness Campaign, “Off Screens, Outside, Optometrist”. The post France ensures myopia control spectacle lenses are affordable – Australia urged to follow suit as global momentum for children’s vision builds appeared first on Optometry Australia.Read Article

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Placement Poverty – the unseen burden on optometry students - Optometry Australia

With a conversation kicking off about expansion to the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) scheme, led by Dr Monique Ryan, Senator David Pocock and our colleagues at Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA), Optometry Australia is calling for optometry students to be included. Stories like Jessie’s highlight why extending this support to optometry students will help ease placement-related financial pressures and strengthen the profession’s workfor…Read Article

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Independent optometry leads the way with launch of electronic prescriptions - Optometry Australia

Independent optometrists are set to take an important step forward in digital health, with the latest Optomate software update introducing electronic prescriptions (e-scripts) for the first time within independent optometry practice management systems. The post Independent optometry leads the way with launch of electronic prescriptions appeared first on Optometry Australia.Read Article

From placement to policy: students join Optometry Australia’s push to address workforce maldistribution - Optometry Australia

When University of Melbourne optometry student Jasmine Gregory first stepped into the Optometry Australia (OA) office for her Advocacy Placement, a moment of clarity struck her. This insight, shared alongside fellow student Maggie Wang, captures the essence of OA’s Student Advocacy Placement program. The post From placement to policy: students join Optometry Australia’s push to address workforce maldistribution appeared first on Optometry Austra…Melbourne, Australia · Melbourne Read Article

Why timely care matters: Lisa Kingshott’s call for oral prescribing rights - Optometry Australia

Access to timely treatment can make all the difference when it comes to eye health. For Tasmanian optometrist Lisa Kingshott, providing comprehensive eye care doesn’t just come down to clinical skill – it’s also about having the right tools at hand. The post Why timely care matters: Lisa Kingshott’s call for oral prescribing rights appeared first on Optometry Australia.Hobart, Australia · Hobart Read Article

New Eye Care Clinic Takes Spot in Loudoun Shopping Center

A new optometry practice with five current locations around the greater Washington DC area has reportedly signed a lease for a new location in Loudoun County. The brand is called Eye Rx and it's taking a 2,500 s.f. space in the Lansdowne Town Center. It's going into the vacant spot next door to the PhoAustralia · Australia See the Story

Lisa Lombardi: Scope of practice and low vision rehabilitation services in Texas - Optometry Australia

As a 2025 LOOK International Scholarship recipient, Lisa Lombardi had the opporunity to travel overseas to investigate optometric scope of practice not yet available in Australia. She took the chance to explore low vision and rehabilitation service provision in Texas, USA. The post Lisa Lombardi: Scope of practice and low vision rehabilitation services in Texas appeared first on Optometry Australia.Texas, United States · Texas Read Article

Public Liability Insurance now included in OA membership for eligible members - Optometry Australia

From 1 July 2025, Optometry Australia (OA) members who meet specific eligibility criteria will receive $20m public liability insurance (PLI) as part of their membership – at no additional cost. This new benefit will be provided in partnership with Avant, OA’s professional indemnity insurance (PII) provider and Australia’s largest medico-legal insurer. The post Public Liability Insurance now included in OA membership for eligible members appeare…Australia · Australia Read Article

Optometry, Then the Sequel – the Story of Tsu Shan Chambers

Tsu Shan Chambers drew on her previous life as an optometrist to play Alana, in the movie My Eyes. Images: Wise Goat Productions.One Australian woman’s story about her rise through optometry and the pursuit of a long-held passion is almost more compelling than the one she’s set to splash across the big screen. “Former optometrist.” So says the LinkedIn profile of Ms Tsu Shan Chambers. She acknowledges that one probably stings a little with her p…Australia · Australia See the Story

Dementia eye care pathway for residential aged care - Optometry Australia

Optometry Australia congratulates Dr Marianne Coleman, Research Fellow and Orthoptist at the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, on being awarded the prestigious $400,000 Dementia Australia Henry Brodaty Mid-Career Research Fellowship. Dr Coleman is working to co-design a dementia-friendly eye care pathway aimed at ensuring people with dementia in residential aged care can "see well, to live well." The post Dementia eye care pathway for resident…Dementia · Australia Read Article

Public glaucoma referrals in Victoria – what optometrists need to know - Optometry Australia

To improve and streamline referrals to public ophthalmology departments, most states and territories have now produced guidelines or criteria on what conditions should and shouldn’t be referred, as well as what is mandatory or highly desirable to include in referrals. To assist members, Optometry Australia has developed a concise summary on the Victorian State-Wide Referral Criteria for glaucoma. The post Public glaucoma referrals in Victoria – …Victoria, Australia · Victoria Read Article

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