The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has warned a $1.5 billion Victorian elective surgery blitz must keen staff welfare and training front of mind, as the state government unveiled new ‘Rapid Access Hubs’ for cataract surgery and similar procedures as part of the plan. Read more
Vision Eye Institute (VEI) has partnered with Latitude to provide patients with buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Read more
Welcome to People on the move – April 2022, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes. Read more
The Federal Government has laid out a $132 billion health agenda for the coming year – if it regains power at the next election – and while there were no major wins for eye health, changes to the PBS safety net and small business incentives are expected to trickle down to the ophthalmic sector. Read more
The Lions Eye Institute (LEI) is joining forces with local MP and Minister for Indigenous Australians Mr Ken Wyatt to advocate for a new $16 million community-based Midland Eye Clinic to better serve patients in Perth’s eastern corridor and reduce strain on the public system. Read more
Private health provider SMS Healthcare has expanded its ophthalmology portfolio with the addition of LASERSIGHT Australia’s five-clinic refractive eye surgery network. Read more
Australian engineers have invented a surgical smart glove built with low-cost sensors that can record hand movements in fine detail, giving trainees and mentors data to evaluate and improve on intricate procedures. Read more
RANZCO president Professor Nitin Verma is one of 10 signatories, representing more than 100,000 doctors, petitioning the country’s political leaders for a climate-ready and climate-friendly healthcare system. Read more
Cylite has confirmed the first public showing of its Australian-made HP-OCT with Focus software will take place at O-Show in May. Read more
Luxturna has become the first gene therapy to receive government funding in Australia, in a landmark decision that will see the treatment jointly funded by federal and state governments. Read more