ophthalmologists

Frustrated GPs urged to follow ophthalmologists’ lead

GPs frustrated by the lack of action to combat the Rudd Government’s reform agenda might look to their ophthalmologist colleagues for inspiration on how to make their voices heard.  The Australian Society of Oph­thalmologists (ASO) and the Inde­pendent Ophthalmic Network (ION) have launched a high-profile campaign – Grandma’s Not Happy – in protest at the Government’s 2009 Budget decision to slash MBS rebates for cataract surgery by 50 per cent. According to Dr Peter Sumich, ASO executive committee member and ION chair, the measure would see older patients unable to access the surgery. He said members ...