by andrea | 22/03/23 | news
Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (For WORLD OPTOMETRY DAY 23/3/23) Irish Optometrists have called for equal access to eye-examinations for children in all regions of the country – to mark World Optometry Day which takes place tomorrow (March 23). Optometry Ireland (OI) said...
by andrea | 27/02/23 | news
Eye-care Waiting Lists Unacceptable at 42,300 Optometrists can get eye patients seen sooner Optometrists today warned that the waiting list for eye-care remains unacceptably high at more than 42,300 – andsaid they have available capacity to get more patients seen...
by andrea | 20/02/23 | news
Optometry Ireland today announced a new President – who stated her commitment to achieving better eye care for children in Ireland. The new Optometry Ireland (OI) President is Tania Constable, a specialist in children’s eye-care who has been working within the HSE...
by andrea | 13/05/22 | news
Optometrists have called for a new Contract for public eye-care and expansion of services accessed in the community – following the approach used in other European countries. Speaking at a European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) meeting in Dublin...
by andrea | 18/02/22 | news
Dear colleagues, It has been announced by the Department of Transport this morning that the mandatory provision of a medical report when renewing a driving licence will increase from 70 to 75 years of age from Monday 21 February 2022. The National Office for Traffic...
by andrea | 1/02/22 | news
For Written Answer on : 01/02/2022Question Number(s): 784 Question Reference(s): 5017/22Department: HealthAsked by: Colm Burke T.D. QUESTION To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of the healthcare innovation Sligo cataract...
