Visiting Optometrists Scheme

Overview

The Visiting Optometrists Scheme was established in 1975 to deliver outreach optometry services to people living in regional, rural, and remote locations of Australia and was expanded in 2009-10 to provide increased optometry services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The objective of this Grant Opportunity is to deliver outreach optometry services to people living in regional, rural, and remote locations of Australia by: increasing the availability of optometry services in areas of identified need improving the coordination and integration of those eye health services and the quality of ongoing patient care, and enhancing communication between visiting optometrists, local health providers and other visiting health professionals. The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is to improve vision for people living in regional, rural, and remote locations of Australia, including First Nations people. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.