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31 May |
Routine eye examination prevents strokeA man has avoided having a stroke thanks to a routine eye examination with his optometrist. |
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27 May |
Labor’s Indigenous health package acknowledges role of ACCHO sectorThe peak Aboriginal health organisation, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), welcomed Federal Labor’s commitment to invest in preventative health strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and measures to protect Medicare and bulk billing for low income Australians. |
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19 May |
Labor’s announcement to unfreeze Medicare indexation welcome
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes Labor’s announcement this morning to unfreeze Medicare indexation in 2017, a critical move to ensure Australia's eye care system is sustainable.
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16 May |
Brien Holden COO named IAPB Regional chair for Western Pacific regionLondon, UK, 16 May 2016: The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has announced that Amanda Davis will take up the role of Regional Chair for Western Pacific Region |
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16 May |
Eye and Ear delivers new Emergency DepartmentThe first stage of The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital’s new Emergency Department was officially opened today by the Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy. |
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04 May |
Budget leaves eye care out in the coldAn extension of the freeze on patients’ Medicare rebates to June 2020 is disappointing for Australian optometry patients, after Government investment in rebates was already reduced by an estimated $50 million in 2015. |
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04 May |
What does the Federal Budget 2016 mean for eye health and vision care?The first Federal Budget for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison, handed down on Tuesday 3 May, can only be described as uninspiring for the eye health and vision care sector. |
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21 Apr |
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT urges community to not distract working dogs in harnessYou wouldn’t place your hands over the eyes of a taxi driver concentrating on the road ahead, or pat a surgeon on the back mid-way through an operation, as the consequences could be disastrous. |
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13 Apr |
Government urged to scrutinise eye care as Budget loomsGovernment investment in rebates for optometry patients under Medicare was reduced by an estimated $50 million in 2015, significantly impacting eye care access for middle-aged Australians. |
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11 Apr |
Announcing another Programme Partner – CBMIAPB’s 10th General Assembly, the premier global event discussing public health issues related to blindness and visual impairment, is delighted to announce another Programme Partner – CBM. |
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