mioptometry

1. Optometry Report May 2012

   mivision | 28 April 2012

   Comment from Australia and New Zealand OAA Vic Terri Smith We regularly receive calls from members about assessing driving vision. They are often about making judgements in complex cases when a patient who really needs to maintain their independence is on the ... Read More

   

2. Optometry Report Apr 2012

   mivision | 26 March 2012

   Comment from Australia and New Zealand OAA Vic Terri Smith I want to start this month’s report with a big thank you to members who have provided feedback over the past two months. It is so important for us to know what members want in order to provide... Read More

   

3. Optometry Report March 2012

   mivision | 28 February 2012

   Comment from Australia and New Zealand By the time  you read this, the year we’ll be almost at the end of the first quarter of the year. Scary, isn’t it? Early in the year I read an article by Mark Bouris, who is best known for having started ... Read More

   

4. Optometry Reports Feb 2011

   mivision | 01 February 2012

   Comment from Australian and New Zealand Welcome back to what we all hope will be a stellar 2012! And if ‘stellar’ is a bit ambitious, how about ‘steady’ – even that would do! Late last year, the profession turned its attention to ... Read More

   

5. Optometry Association Report Dec 2011

   mivision | 01 December 2011

   OAA NSW Andrew McKinnon Are you change-weary? Most of us might quietly admit that we are, at least to a degree. The past couple of years in particular have seen unprecedented change in the optometry sphere and certainly many of the members who talk to me are... Read More

   

6. Optometry Report Nov 2011

   mivision | 27 October 2011

   Comment from Australia and New Zealand OAA NSW Andrew McKinnon Colleagues, it might be time to take a really close look at the benefits of consolidation in relation to private optometric practice. I think that it is an almost unarguable proposition that there ... Read More

   

7. Optometrty Reports Association Oct 2011

   mivision | 05 October 2011

   Comment from Australia and New Zealand OAA NSW Andrew McKinnon From time to time I receive calls from non-members (and a few members as well) asking about the contribution of Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance to their membership fees. Very often the... Read More

   

8. Optometry Association Reports Sep 2011

   mivision | 27 August 2011

   Happenings from Australia and New Zealand OAA NSW Andrew McKinnon I've had a run of calls from members recently, asking about whether or not a restraint clause that they signed up for in an employment or licensing contract is enforceable. Now while I... Read More

   

9. Optometry Reports Aug 2011

   mivision | 25 July 2011

   Commentry from Australia and New Zealand OAA NSW Andrew McKinnon I had a very interesting conversation recently with Cam Battaglia, the CEO of ProVision. We were talking about the state of the retail market and how tough conditions were generally. What Cam... Read More

   

10. Optometry Reports Jul 2011

    mivison | 29 June 2011

    Comment from Australia and New Zealand OAA NSW  Andrew McKinnon  Firstly, congratulations to our colleagues  in both Queensland and Victoria who  recently hosted record-breaking crowds  for the Australian Vision Convention  and... Read More