Colin Waldron, Chair of the Optometry Board of Australia, has questioned whether optometrists are viewed any differently by ophthalmologists today compared with 100 years ago.…
Are you exploring the possibility of opening up an optometry practice in the future? Then you might want to check out the Optometry Market Analysis…
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Dr Timothy Root, a practicing ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon from Florida has put together a YouTube video about using a slit lamp (the microscope used…
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Optometry Australia (formerly known as the Optometrists Association Australia) has commissioned a report “Optometric supply and demand in Australia: 2011-2036”, which is forecasting a significant…
The federal government’s 2014-2015 budget contained changes to the Medicare benefits for optometry services in two main ways. These relate to the time frames in…
Allied health professionals and practice owners now have access to education and professional development specifically for their unique business requirements with the establishment of Maida…
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Please note that since this article has been published, new data has shown that an oversupply of optometrists in Australia is predicted from 2016. It…
Read More Australian optometric workforce in focus – are there jobs for optometrists?>
The take-home message: if you have a recent onset of flashes of light (e.g. like lightning bolts) or floaters (e.g. that looks like a series…
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The Northern Territory Medicare Local is now taking applications for university health students to fly to the Northern Territory to connect with high school students…
Update: Please note that in mid-2014 Optometry Australia released the results from a report stating that there would be a significant oversupply of optometrists in…
Read More Are we training too many optometrists in Australia?>
In Australia, medications are traditionally prescribed by medical practitioners such as general practitioners, dermatologists and paediatricians, as well as dentists. More recently, suitably qualified health…
Phil Anderton is a semi-retired optometrist who researched and taught optometry and vision science at the University of New South Wales between 1978 and 2005.…
While optometrists have an awareness of the impact nutrition can have on eye health as it relates to macular degeneration, dietitian Clare Barrett has written…
My Health Career is pleased to present a guest blog post from Paul Graham, who is a director of Harmony Vision Optometry and Vision Therapy…
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We are grateful to Gold Coast based optometrist Paul Graham on providing his perspective on behavioural optometry. Paul is a Fellow of the Australasian College…
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Membership numbers of the Optometrists Association Australia (OAA) could possibly drop in this financial year as some optometrists are opting to take out their own…
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A recent survey conducted and published in Clinical and Experimental Optometry showed the factors that make an optometrist happy in their workplace. About 78% of…
Read More What makes an optometrist happy in their workplace?>
mivision, a magazine about the optical industry in Australia, published an article about the market share of optometry practices in Australia in 2012. mivision used…
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I was invited to speak about optometry at The Allied Network’s inaugural conference on Saturday 6th April. There was a great line-up of speakers, with…
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On Wednesday 6th March I will be at the optometry table at a careers event for students from five high schools in Brisbane. I’ve put…
Read More A super-quick summary about optometry as a career in Australia>
