Advancing low vision services: A plan for Australian optometry

Every optometrist in Australia has been trained to provide primary low vision services. However, many do not. Now is the time to change this. The Optometrists Association Australia Low Vision Working Group (OAA LVWG) presents a plan to advance low vision service provision by optometrists. The plan comprises four main priority areas for action: i) developing evidence-based policy; ii) supporting low vision education; iii) engaging with key stakeholders, and; iv) improving remuneration. It is the view of the OAA LVWG that no patient with low vision should be left without support and that all optometrists, together with all eye care practitioners and providers, have a central role in advancing low vision service provision in Australia.