An Aussie orthoptist working in global public health
STUART KEEL became interested in public health while witnessing stark eye health inequalities as part of the first national eye ...
Tag: Orthoptics Australia
National standard for preschool vision testing
Former Orthoptics Australia president MARION RIVERS outlines her ambition for a gold standard vision screening program for pre-schoolers across the ...
A pandemic-influenced care model – Cathy Lewis
COVID-19 has forced the eyecare sector to establish new care models that give equal consideration to timely access and safety, ...
Louise Brennan: Caring for COVID kids in New South Wales
Westmead senior paediatric orthoptist LOUISE BRENNAN was redeployed to a COVID response team at the peak of the Sydney ...
More than guide dogs
Guide Dogs’ services extend beyond what its name suggests, to also include orthoptic services. Orthoptist KATE CLARK describes the difference ...
Showing kids what they can do
Can:Do 4Kids aims to enable low vision children across all areas throughout their lives. The service works collaboratively with orthoptists ...
An orthoptic-led glaucoma clinic
An orthoptic-led glaucoma clinic at the Sydney Eye Hospital that is managing low risk and stable patients is helping to ...
OAW 2021: No day the same in this orthoptist’s clinic
I’ve been a clinical orthoptist for six years and it has been incredibly rewarding. Currently, I am the orthoptist to ...
OAW 2021: Blindness, low vision and the orthoptic assessment
Chances are a patient will see an orthoptist when first referred to Vision Australia. Our orthoptists are specialists in low ...
Celebrating Orthoptics Awareness Week: 31 May – 4 June
In partnership with Insight, Orthoptics Australia (OA) is marking this year’s Orthoptics Awareness Week (31 May-4 June) with five articles, ...