Policy & regulation

Mr Theo Charalambous has been appointed president and Mr Shuva Bose as vice-president of Optometry Australia (OA). Charalambous succeeds Ms...

The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) has launched a petition for the Federal Government to establish a private health commission....

The number of registered medical practitioners in Australia has passed 900,000 for the first time, according to the Australian Health...

Optometry Australia (OA) is renewing its call for the Federal Government to reinstate Medicare-subsidised eye exams every two years for...

Practitioner title protection and the “unnecessarily complex” process to make reforms around issues like drug prescribing are among longstanding issues...

Australia’s health ministers have approved the registration standard that fast-tracks the process bringing overseas specialists into Australia. That paves the...

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), which counts ophthalmologists among its ranks, is implementing one of the most significant...

Older drivers may soon need eye tests from an optometrist or ophthalmologist before driving in South Australia, under a new...

In the face of ongoing cost-of-living pressures, Australians wanting to retain their private health insurance (PHI) are downgrading or dropping...

The Federal Government is implementing a controversial recommendation from the taskforce review into ophthalmology Medicare items that will mean macular...