Australia’s Fitness to Drive criteria has been updated with input from the ophthalmic sector. NERYLA JOLLY details key changes and how to deliver a negative outcome to patients.
Workforce squeeze: solving the front-of-house optical staffing shortage
Attracting and retaining optical dispensers and other front-of-house staff has become increasingly difficult in 2022. Insight spoke to several industry figures to understand the problem and what employers can do to stand out.
ProAccounts integration with Optomate Touch eliminates optical stock management burden
The time it takes to introduce new optical stock into the practice management system is the bane of independent optometry. But ProVision’s new automated software solution, ProAccounts, which has been integrated with the Optomate Touch, is generating efficiencies many have never experienced before.
Why is residual refractive error acceptable in public hospitals? — Dr Ben LaHood
Through my training and career, I’ve worked in 10 public hospital eye departments across Australia and New Zealand where an arbitrary threshold decides which patients are given toric IOLs for their astigmatism. Read more
Inside the clinical speciality of ocular oncology
From a subspeciality that barely existed four decades ago, to one bursting with innovative treatments today, ocular oncology has developed to the extent that success is measured in saving eyes, preserving vision and ultimately saving lives. RHIANNON BOWMAN investigates. Read more
Life as a locum optometrist
What is it like as a locum optometrist in Australia? Moving from town to town, organising placements, and collaborating with unfamiliar GPs and ophthalmologists? Insight speaks to those on the road. Read more
Fly to the winds of your customer – Part 1
When a person enters the store, it’s impossible to know what quirks lie beneath. ACOD’s VIRGILIA READETT offers a guide on how to dispense to a customer’s behavioural type. Read more
Theia Optical: Early career Sydney optometrists establish greenfield practice
A shared work ethic and a desire to make their own mark has led university friends DR ANNA TANG and DR KATHERINE DUONG to open Theia Optical, an independent optometry boutique in the Sydney suburb of Five Dock.
Why the George & Matilda Eyecare model works
George & Matilda Eyecare’s inaugural partner optometrists have served their first five years as part of their original agreement terms. Insight asks how the model has worked for them during that time, while the company hints at adding further allied health streams.
Why this Melbourne practice chose ZEISS for its premium lens offering
Five-practice optometry business Eye Trend, based in Melbourne’s east, discusses the transformative impact of introducing ZEISS lenses as it sought a premium lens offering to elevate its portfolio. Read more