Professional and Political Associations:


ACBO - Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists

ADOA  Australian Dispensing Opticians Association

Cornea & Contact Lens Society of Australia

Cornea and Contact Lens Society of New Zealand

Independent Ophthalmic Network Independant Ophthalmologist Network

NZAO - New Zealand Association of Optometrists

OAA - Optometrists Association Australia

OAA - Optometrists Association Australia - Qld & NT

OAA - Optometrists Association Australia - NSW Division

OAA - Optometrists Association Australia - Vic

ODMA - Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association

Orthokeratology Society of Oceania

Orthoptic Association of Australia

VCO - Victorian College of Optometry

Vision 2020 Australia

Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand


University Optometry Departments and Research Bodies


Centre for Eye Research Australia  University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology.

NVRI - National Vision Research Institute

University of Auckland - Department of Optometry and Vision Science

University of Melbourne - Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences

University of NSW - Department of Optometry and Vision Science

Vision CRC  Vision Cooperative Research Centre

Queensland University of Technology - School of Optometry


Public Health Organizations Related to Vision:


Glaucoma Australia

KidsVis - OAA Good Vision Initiative

Macular Degeneration Foundation

Royal Society for the Blind South Australian organization for people with severe vision impairment.

Vision Australia

Keratoconus Australia



Charitable Organisations:


Community I-Care   Luxottica-owned charitable organization

ICEE - International Centre for Eyecare Education

Fred Hollows Foundation

Optometry Giving Sight



Registration Boards:


NSW Optometrists Registration Board
NSW Optical Dispensers Licensing Board   maintains Register of licensed Optical Dispensers.
New Zealand Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board
Optometrists Board of Queensland
Optometrists Board of Western Australia
Optometrists Registration Board of Victoria
Optometry Board of South Australia
Optometrists Board NT