Optometrists, patients and communities short-changed in Federal Budget
The freeze on Medicare rebates for optometry must be lifted immediately to ensure the eye health of all Australians, writes Kirsty Machon, Acting CEO of Optometry Australia.
Use the controls below to select your preferred website colour scheme.
For more assistance with accessibility, including access keys & browser controls, please visit the Accessibility Help page.
We'd love to hear your feedback on our site. For feedback and suggestions, please visit our Feedback page.
National body working in partnership to prevent
avoidable blindness and improve vision care
Please use the controls below to refine your search, you can filter by date, or enter a keyword and click “Filter” to find relevant results.
The freeze on Medicare rebates for optometry must be lifted immediately to ensure the eye health of all Australians, writes Kirsty Machon, Acting CEO of Optometry Australia.
Emma Bennison, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia, recently featured on the ABC’s You Can’t Ask That. She explains why sharing her experience of blindness was a difficult but important decision.
Vision 2020 Australia’s Policy and Advocacy Officer Jess Cutter considers what it will take to Close the Gap for Vision by 2020.
Anthony Bennett Hall has worked in Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Tanzania, UK and Australia. He has been involved in eye work for over 30 years and been a consultant ophthalmologist for 20.
Andrew Harris has been an optometrist for over 25 years. Last year, we welcomed Andrew as a new Board member for Vision 2020 Australia.
Dr Rowan Porter explains why Item 11219 to reimburse the use of OCT (Optical coherence tomography) as an alternative diagnostic procedure to FA is great news for patients.
Displaying 31 - 40 of 162