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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 ...
Orthoptics Australia announces 2021 annual awareness campaign
Orthoptics Australia (OA) is marking its annual awareness week with a five-article series, featuring orthoptists who are advancing eye research ...
Fair Work reaches decision on legal saga that threatened optometry salaries
The Fair Work Commission has delivered an inconclusive decision regarding pay awards coverage for optometrists. However, Optometry Australia (OA) is ...
Optometry Australia named APAC Professional Association of the Year
Optometry Australia (OA) has been named the 2020 APAC Professional Association of the Year, with judges commending the body’s COVID-19 ...
Low uptake spells end of OA’s Advantage Program
Fewer optometrists taking up business-related offers and deals provided through Optometry Australia’s Advantage Program has prompted the organisation to end ...
Long wait finally over for Melbourne optometrists
Melbourne optometrists have returned to provide the full scope of routine face-to-face services, ending a 10-week period of heavy operating ...
Government’s teleheath ‘reticence’ hindering COVID-19 recovery
Newly released data from Optometry Australia (OA) has revealed the detrimental impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Urgent care only for Melbourne optometrists, no GP referral required
The Victorian Government has now provided optometry-specific advice for the Stage 4 lockdown, with optometrists in metropolitan Melbourne only permitted ...
COVID-19: Implications for ECPs amid airborne transmission debate
Australian optometrists are being advised to consider improving airflow and ventilation within their practices after the World Health Organization acknowledged ...