Vision Eye Institute is the largest private provider of ophthalmic services in Australia. With clinics and day surgeries across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland, we see more patients and perform more eye surgeries than any other ophthalmic group in Australia each year. Our dedicated team of doctors combines years of clinical expertise and a strong research program to deliver the best of care to patients.
QEI is Queensland’s largest independent academic research institute devoted to eye related health and diseases, and works every day to save sight and prevent blindness. With state of the art facilities in South Brisbane and Clayfield, including the QEI Clinic, South Brisbane Day Hospital, medical library, research and microsurgical teaching laboratories, it is also the home of the Queensland Eye Institute Foundation.
Optometry Australia is the influential voice for the optometry profession. It is a profession-centric membership body representing about 90 per cent of Australian optometrists.
Established in 1918, Optometry Australia was formerly known as Optometrists Association Australia. The goal of Optometry Australia and its affiliated state-based membership bodies is to actively strengthen, protect and promote the profession of optometry and eye-health, on behalf of all optometrists.
Optometry Australia is committed to providing maximum membership value through its sharpened focus on the eye-health and vision care sector. This includes access to the best whole-of-career professional indemnity insurance policy – regardless of where they work, including volunteer work in Australia.
Members also to benefit from access to confidential and impartial clinical and professional advice as well as quality professional development opportunities, networking and career-advancing opportunities developed for optometrists by optometrists through our well established State Division optometry conferences and CPD programs.
Optometry Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. It comprises six state bodies, a national organisation, and a national board which acts as the organisation’s governing body.