Optical dispensing or just retailing? – Steven Daras (Part 2)
This is a question STEVEN DARAS ponders, as he becomes increasingly concerned that his once-proud profession is straying away from ...
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How vital are qualified optical dispensers? – Steven Daras (Part 1)
Many dispensers don’t realise the value they can bring to an optical practice, stifling their career growth. In part one ...
Myopia lens fitting requirements by Grant Hannaford – Part 2
In the second part of his series on the dispenser’s role in myopia management, GRANT HANNAFORD covers the unique fitting ...
What goes into an acetate frame?
With the everyday demands of practice life, it can be easy to lose sight of the effort put into each ...
Training surge – a ray of light for optical dispensing
Australian optical dispensing is amid one of its most transformational periods thanks to a fortuitous trainee wage subsidy program. Trainer ...
RMIT folds optical dispensing course
RMIT University has announced the closure of its Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing, ending a 52-year history of educating and ...
Biotech tax cut and trachoma feature in Federal Budget
A tax cut for medical and biotech companies generating income from new patents developed in Australia, a further expansion of ...
A frame is not just a frame
Patients look to optical dispensers for their expertise when it comes to finding the best fitting frame. And the prescription ...
More than 300 subscribed to optical dispensing wage subsidy
The Federal Government has confirmed more than 300 optical dispensing placements under a new trainee wage subsidy program, as one ...
Dispensing wage subsidy ‘back on’ for existing staff after government changes tune
The Federal Government has reversed its decision to restrict a major optical dispensing traineeship wage subsidy to new employees only, ...