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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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29 Mar |
IAPB and L’OCCITANE Foundation announce ‘Eye Health Heroes’ 2016The Eye Health Heroes 2016 initiative will recognise and celebrate frontline staff whose work in the field and engagement with the community makes a real difference in restoring sight. |
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17 Mar |
Vision Summits put eye health and vision care on the agendaWhile Australians wait patiently for the announcement of a date for the Federal election, Vision 2020 Australia and its members have spent the past month meeting with each of the three major parties to ensure eye health is positioned firmly on their agendas. |
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25 Feb |
Parliamentary Friends Group celebrates Australian leadership and collaborationThe Parliamentary Friends Group for Eye Health and Vision Care came together on Monday evening to hear about critical eye health and vision care issues in Australia and globally. |
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12 Feb |
Half the world to be short sighted by 2050Half the world’s population (nearly 5 billion) will be short-sighted (myopic) by 2050, with up to one-fifth of them (1 billion) at a significantly increased risk of blindness if current trends continue, says a study published in the journal Ophthalmology this week. |
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04 Feb |
Relaunched Vision 2020 Australia website improves navigationVision 2020 Australia has relaunched its website, with improvements that make it easier to access information and find relevant eye health and vision care resources. |
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