Expanded scope only way to tackle eye health issues, OA says
Oral therapeutics, intravitreal injections and telehealth MBS items are among six areas Optometry Australia is calling for change so the ...
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Optometry MBS Taskforce Review: Endorsed report released for government consideration
A taskforce overseeing a review into optometric Medicare items has backed 11 of 14 recommendations by an optometry committee. However, ...
Low vision services and border restrictions
The logistical headaches associated with COVID-19 restrictions are most pronounced in border communities. Orthoptist MEAGAN ANDERSON discusses the impact it ...
Evidence-based telehealth guidance in the works
Optometry Australia (OA) is working with a group of optometrists with expertise in telehealth to develop evidence-based advice on appropriate ...
Telehealth forges new path in patient management
The COVID-19 crisis has spurred a telehealth revolution that’s helping mitigate disruption for practitioners and patients. Leading professionals share their ...
Department dashes hopes of telehealth Medicare coverage
Efforts to extend Medicare coverage for optometry telehealth services during COVID-19 have taken a blow after the Department of Health ...
Keeping pace with coronavirus and beyond
One thing we have all become accustomed to since the outbreak of the coronavirus is that the pace of change ...
Telehealth to continue gathering pace post-pandemic
Rapid uptake of telehealth services amid the COVID-19 pandemic is energising research focused on new ways to remotely diagnose and ...
Guidance update for optometrists and patient care
Optometry Australia (OA) has provided updated clinical service advice for the current phase of the COVID-19 crisis, stating that it ...
OPSM introduces free telehealth service
OPSM has announced it is offering tele-optometry consultations free of charge, despite there being no optometry Medicare item number for ...