pandemic
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 ...
New study lends weight to pandemic and myopia link
A Hong Kong study highlighting a significant decrease in the time schoolchildren have been able to spend outdoors and a ...
Optometrists discuss eye health and the pandemic in AHPRA podcast
A new episode in a podcast series by the health regulator looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has affected eye ...
Chinese myopia-lockdown study a portent for Australia
A new phenomenon dubbed “quarantine myopia” is making waves in Australia in the wake of a Chinese study that found ...
Health fund data shows allied health is back to pre-pandemic levels
New health fund data has revealed Australians are using their ancillary benefits at pre-COVID levels, while other statistics have shown ...
New group focuses on how to clear the COVID-19 backlog
The Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) has established a new research unit to improve current eyecare models and tackle ...
Expansion plans for Specsavers store network
Specsavers has announced it is ramping up its store opening program across all Australian states and territories, with five new ...
Why face masks cause dry eye, and what ECPs can do to help
Widespread use of face masks since the COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to a new phenomenon in the ophthalmic world. ...
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 ...