Since our bold call to Canberra – “Wake up, Canberra: Ignoring eye health is costing Australians their sight” – Optometry Australia has continued to push hard for meaningful change to Medicare funding for eye care. Our message has been clear: reversing the 2014 Budget decision is vital to preventing avoidable vision loss in our communities.
Optometry Australia recently spoke with Elise Pocknee-Clem and the optometry group at Eyre Eye Centre to gain insights into the role of financially focused KPIs in optometry practices.
Following the enormous success of We Are Here, Optometry Australia’s (OA) 2020 lockdown virtual choir, members are warmly invited to join the Optometry Australia Pub Choir. This first-ever (as far as we know!) choir of Aussie optometrists will debut at the Optometry Clinical Conference in Melbourne on 17-18 August.
Yesterday, many of optometry’s most influential leaders, researchers, educators and changemakers came together for Shaping the Future of Optometry Together, Optometry Australia’s inaugural Optometry Leaders’ Summit to explore solutions to the profession’s most pressing challenge: sustaining a robust workforce that meets Australia’s eye care needs now and into the future.
Optometry Australia is excited to bring members a new benefit designed to bring meaningful, practical value: a complimentary 2-year membership with Blue Light Card Australia. This exclusive offer is available for two weeks, until 27 April 2025
We’re strengthening our frontline Optometrist Advisor Help Desk with two key legal services, ensuring all members receive expert legal advice when it matters most.
A new workforce projections study commissioned by Optometry Australia has been released, providing critical insights to support workforce planning.
As part of Optometry Australia’s ‘Eyes on Medicare’ campaign, passionate optometrists are stepping up to advocate for policy changes that will benefit both their profession and the broader community.
Katie Tran (Flinders University) and Rita Abou-Issa (The University of Melbourne) are the winners of the 2025 OVSA Student Academic Awards, announced recently. We caught up with Katie and Rita recently to find out about what’s next for their careers as optometrists.
Optometry Australia recently spoke with independent optometrist, Murray Smith, to explore whether, in his experience, financially focused KPIs genuinely improve optometry business outcomes.
In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
