Policy & regulation

Practitioners, stakeholders and the community have until 14 February 2023 to provide feedback on an Ahpra review of healthcare professional’s...

Complaints against Australian optometrists are on the rise, with health regulator Ahpra receiving ‘notifications’ about 17 more optometrists than this...

A case study involving an optometrist who repaid $80,000 to Medicare illustrates some common errors that can catch practitioners out....

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved EIKANCE 0.01%, Australia’s first low-dose atropine eye drop for myopia progression in children...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted Lucentis (ranibizumab) an indication for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), making it the first...

Optometrists are among 12 regulated health professions that authorities have recently approved to expand the nation's COVID-19 response workforce, which...

Glaukos has secured Australian regulatory approval for the Preserflo MicroShunt, offering late-stage glaucoma patients a more elegant surgical alternative to...

In a historical development for the eye health sector, the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the country’s first true...