Optometric practice in Australian Standard Geographical Classification—Remoteness Areas in Australia, 2010

Abstract

The number of optometrists in practice in Australia is sufficient to meet the needs of the Australian population overall. The issue of the provision of optometric care in remote and very remote regions of Australia is unlikely to be addressed by increasing the number of optometrists as the sparse populations and the large areas over which these populations are spread are unlikely to be able to sustain optometric practices. This means that new service-delivery models could be necessary for the provision of optometric services in these regions.