Concerns Prostheses List reforms could impact day surgeries
There are concerns day surgeries and their ophthalmic patients may bear additional costs under newly proposed reforms of the Prostheses ...
Tag: Australian Society of Ophthalmologists
Reducing cataract surgery wait to three months would prevent thousands of falls, Aussie research finds
New analysis conducted by leading Australian research institutes has found cutting wait times for cataract surgery to three months could ...
A hard pill to swallow: oral medication prescribing rights for optometrists
Australian optometrists are not permitted to prescribe oral medication, in contrast to comparative countries where their counterparts have been prescribing ...
Nation’s first Cataract Clinical Care Standard to launch 17 August
The Australian ophthalmic sector will next week learn whether 6/12 visual acuity or worse as an indication for cataract surgery ...
‘Managed care’ concerns as ACCC authorises Honeysuckle buying group
An interim decision to allow a new buying group to collectively negotiate contracts with healthcare providers is a defining moment ...
A black and white case? Snellen acuity and cataract surgery
Australia’s eyecare profession is clear about how much weight should be given to 6/12 visual acuity when determining a patient’s ...
Fears new buying group could limit patient freedom
The creep of US-style managed care in Australia and reduced competition in the optical market are among major concerns raised ...
Tamworth ophthalmologist granted 2022 extension; work towards permanent solution continues
An overseas-trained ophthalmologist whose ability to practise in Tamworth was under threat due to workforce distribution policy has been granted ...
MBS Taskforce keeps controversial eye injection proposals in final report
Despite vehement opposition from ophthalmologists, the MBS Taskforce has forged ahead with plans to cut the rebate for intravitreal injections ...
NSW cataract patients waiting 71 days longer post-COVID
The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) has criticised major public hospitals in New South Wales for operating at 20% capacity ...