Long wait finally over for Melbourne optometrists
Melbourne optometrists have returned to provide the full scope of routine face-to-face services, ending a 10-week period of heavy operating …
New online training to help patients quit smoking
Eye health professionals are being offered access to new resources to help them talk to patients about smoking and offer …
Magpie causes severe eye injuries after tormenting locals
Victoria’s main eye hospital has asked authorities to remove a juvenile magpie from a regional shopping centre where it has …
New support for patients facing enucleation surgery
A health professional’s first-hand experience of having an eye removed has led to an international collaboration to educate patients about …
Politicians weigh in on Adelaide eye hospital proposal
The opposition Labor party is pressuring the Liberal South Australian Government to consider a proposed $8 million eye hospital for …
Blue Sky postponed to account for travel and CPD concerns
Adelaide’s Blue Sky optometry conference planned for next month has been postponed until February. It’s hoped the new date will coincide with …
Low vision services and border restrictions
The logistical headaches associated with COVID-19 restrictions are most pronounced in border communities. Orthoptist MEAGAN ANDERSON discusses the impact it …
Introducing the RANZCO president
From individual patients to national eyecare systems, Tasmanian ophthalmologist Professor Nitin Verma has made it his mission to improve visual …
Quinlivan grant goes beyond ‘how and why’ of glaucoma research
An optometrist-turned-research fellow leading a world-first clinical trial investigating whether daily doses of vitamin B3 could prevent glaucoma blindness has …Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
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