New mask guidance for ophthalmologists
RANZCO is now recommending that Australian ophthalmologists and their asymptomatic patients wear surgical masks during face-to-face consultations, in response to ...
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Eyecare professionals advised to wear surgical masks regardless
Health officials are advising all eyecare professionals across Greater Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to wear a standard surgical mask when ...
Hygiene reigns supreme in return to practice
The days of casually leaning on the reception desk at medical clinics are gone, replaced instead with plastic screens, hand ...
Aussie charity helps protect 100 ECPs in Bangladesh
Backed by an Australian Government aid program, The Fred Hollows Foundation will redirect funds from a comprehensive eyecare project to ...
Proximity to customers: Optometrists rank high
New research into occupations that have an increased risk of COVID-19 exposure has shown that eyecare professionals face a higher ...
Sector welcomes reintroduction of sight-saving elective procedures
Cataract surgery will recommence from Monday 27 April after the Federal Government announced the first phase in a gradual loosening ...
Government signals end to elective surgery ban
Cataract surgery could feature in an initial wave of elective procedures that are allowed to recommence as the Federal Government ...