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Media Release | Doctors back specialist fee transparency – but say insurers must face the same scrutiny - 16th February 2026
The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) has welcomed the Government’s move to publish specialist fees on the Medical Costs Finder, provided the information is accurate, transparent and accessible to patients.
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MEDIA RELEASE | ASO Back AMA Call for Stronger Regulation of Private Health Insurer Contracts - 05th February 2026
The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is backing the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) newly released Position Statement on Principles for Private Health Insurer Contracting with Medical Practitioners.
The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) extends its deepest care and concern to all members, colleagues, patients and families affected by the tragic events at Bondi. Support for ASO Members Following Recent Events in Sydney - 15th December 2025
The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) extends its deepest care and concern to all members, colleagues, patients and families affected by the tragic events at Bondi.
The current proposal to expand optometry prescribing rights to include oral medicines is deeply concerning and risks undermining safe patient care. MEDIA STATEMENT - Oral Prescribing Rights for Optometrists - 03rd December 2025
The current proposal to expand optometry prescribing rights to include oral medicines is deeply concerning and risks undermining safe patient care.
Australia’s private health insurers are under fire after a federal watchdog uncovered a surge in consumer complaints and evidence of “phoenixing” behaviour, prompting calls from the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) for urgent government intervention and tougher oversight. Health Insurers Under Fire as Complaints Surge and ‘Phoenixing’ Sparks Concern - 22nd October 2025
Australia’s private health insurers are under fire after a federal watchdog uncovered a surge in consumer complaints and evidence of “phoenixing” behaviour, prompting calls from the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) for urgent government intervention and tougher oversight.
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AUSTRALIANS are losing their sight, and First Nations communities are being left behind. The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is calling on the government to urgently address the widening gap in eye health, as new figures reveal First Nations people are still three times more likely to experience vision impairment and six times more likely to suffer moderate vision loss than other Australians. MEDIA RELEASE: ASO Calls On Government Support To Close The Indigenous Eye-Care Gap - 10th October 2025
AUSTRALIANS are losing their sight, and First Nations communities are being left behind. The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is calling on the government to urgently address the widening gap in eye health, as new figures reveal First Nations people are still three times more likely to experience vision impairment and six times more likely to suffer moderate vision loss than other Australians.
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Every 65 minutes, an Australian loses part of their vision that could have been prevented*. This World Sight Day, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is sounding the alarm: eye health can no longer be treated as an afterthought. Australians Urged to Put Sight in the Spotlight this World Sight Day - 08th October 2025
Every 65 minutes, an Australian loses part of their vision that could have been prevented*. This World Sight Day, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is sounding the alarm: eye health can no longer be treated as an afterthought.
‘Australian patients must come first’ — that’s the message from The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO), as we throw our support behind Minister Mark Butler’s demand for insurers to deliver better value and greater accountability. Media Release - ASO BACKS MINISTER’S PUSH FOR GREATER PRIVATE HEALTH INSURER ACCOUNTABILITY - 29th September 2025
‘Australian patients must come first’ — that’s the message from The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO), as we throw our support behind Minister Mark Butler’s demand for insurers to deliver better value and greater accountability.
Measured skepticism about the incentives of any medical provider to recommend a treatment, procedure or device should play a role when consumers are making decisions about their personal healthcare.  However, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) urges patients to ask more questions and ensure they understand the diagnosis they have been given and the subsequent basis for a recommended treatment, procedure or device before proceeding. Media Response — The Age and Sydney Morning Herald - 10th July 2025
Measured skepticism about the incentives of any medical provider to recommend a treatment, procedure or device should play a role when consumers are making decisions about their personal healthcare.  However, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) urges patients to ask more questions and ensure they understand the diagnosis they have been given and the subsequent basis for a recommended treatment, procedure or device before proceeding.
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Communities across Australia and the globe are being encouraged to “see the world of eye surgery in colour” this August. As part of its annual World Ophthalmologist Day campaign, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is launching its first international colouring competition to shine a spotlight on the work of eye surgeons everywhere. ‘Colour the World’ of Surgical Eye Care - 08th July 2025
Communities across Australia and the globe are being encouraged to “see the world of eye surgery in colour” this August. As part of its annual World Ophthalmologist Day campaign, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) is launching its first international colouring competition to shine a spotlight on the work of eye surgeons everywhere.
Website: Support World Ophthalmologist Day and participate in the International Colouring Competition
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