Optometry Australia (OA) members will have access to Oculo’s telehealth platform, including its real-time videoconference feature, as part of a new partnership to ensure patients continue to receive optometric care during COVID-19. Read more
Optometry Australia slashes membership fees to ease economic headwinds
Optometry Australia (OA) has cut its membership fees in half for optometrists joining or renewing with their state division by 30 June, with payments not due until October this year. Read more
Opthea progresses DME trials despite COVID-19 disruption
Results are imminent in biopharmaceutical company Opthea’s latest clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its lead drug candidate with Eylea in diabetic macular edema (DME) patients. Read more
Optometrists move to urgent care model amid COVID-19
Optometrists across Australia, including the country’s largest optical chains and independent groups, have adapted their service models in response to the COVID-19 emergency and are hopeful of restoring normality to their businesses within a month. Read more
Transitions reinvents photochromic system in new lens design
Transitions Optical has responded to consumer demand for a photochromic lens that features faster fade back without compromising lens darkness, with the launch of its next-generation Transitions Signature lenses. Read more
COVID-19: Eviction freeze on tenants unable to pay rent
The National Cabinet has announced a moratorium on evictions for the next six months for commercial tenancies in financial distress due to the impact of coronavirus. Read more
Optometrists limited to urgent cases; telehealth update
Optometry Australia (OA) is seeking to clarify the extent to which optometrists are allowed to practice after it was suggested eyecare professionals should only limit themselves to urgent cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
PM allows optometrists to remain open
Optometry practices, including those in shopping centres, remain exempt from the latest shut-down of businesses across Australia as the Federal Government works to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read more
Health Minister confirms eyecare providers can remain open for business
Optometry practices in all states and territories will be able to continue operating, Optometry Australia (OA) has advised, following confusion about whether eyecare providers could remain open during a shut-down of non-essential services. Read more
Industry backs financial schemes to aid COVID-19-affected businesses
The Australian Government and major banks have announced a fresh wave of financial measures – including cash grants, loan repayment deferrals and changes to insolvency laws – to help businesses to remain operational amid the coronavirus crisis. Read more