Policy & regulation

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the National Boards want optometrists, ophthalmologists and other registered health professionals to...

The quality of optometry clinical placements in Australia – alongside opportunities to perform simulation-based learning and equipping students for the...

AI and real-time access to comprehensive eye health data, flexible working conditions, optometrists working as neurosensory specialists and alternative funding...

Funding to implement most of the recommendations from a major review of optometry Medicare items, including greater coverage for visual...

Optometry Victoria South Australia (OV/SA) and Vision 2020 Australia have welcomed the 2024-25 Victorian Budget injection of $6.8 million to...

The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is “strongly opposed to the emerging indications” that the Federal Government may remove the...

As the sector marked the 40th anniversary of Medicare, new statistics reveal the number of optometry services subsidised by the...

The Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ODMA) is re-energised in its fight to abolish tariffs imposed on European eyewear imports...

The recent arrival of non-surgical equipment targeted at primary eyecare professionals and a willingness to diversify optometry businesses through more...

RANZCO has laid out its blueprint to improve access to ophthalmology in Australia’s most populous state. Its submission highlights a...