Australian College of Optometry

[6] People are eligible for VES benefits if they are permanent residents of Victoria and either hold a concession card, are children in foster care, or identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

It also works in partnership with several Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations across Victoria, as well as in the border regions of NSW and SA, to provide eye care services through the Visiting Optometry Scheme.

Funded by the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria, this scheme facilitates accessibility to eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities living in remote locations.

[7] The ACO is involved in the Provision of Eye Health Equipment and Training Project, an Australian Government Department of Health-funded initiative.

[citation needed] In 1976, NVRI garnered international recognition when researchers Ian Bailey and Jan Lovie developed the Bailey-Lovie LogMAR visual acuity charts (Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution).

[10] Over the years NVRI has acquired a high profile for publishing output in top ranking scientific and medical journals and presenting at international conferences.

[12] Developed by experts in their fields, the ACO provides unique, innovative, and specialised education across a broad range of clinical areas.

This is delivered through certificate courses, webinars, clinical workshops, conferences to meet the current and future needs of the wider optometry profession.