Mission Statement

The Broad Mission of the College is the advancement of education and research in optometry. It achieves this mission through the following strategies.

• providing a coherent programme of quality professional continuing education for optometrists
• providing information and advice to optometrists, other professional groups and the community at large on matters relating to vision, the preservation of sight and the delivery of eye care
• providing optometric clinical services for people of limited means and specialist clinical services of a kind not generally available in private practice for patients referred to the College clinic
• providing a clinical environment and facilities for clinical teaching and research. In particular providing infrastructure to assist in the teaching of undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Optometry course of the University of Melbourne
• conducting research in the fundamental and applied clinical vision sciences through its research divisions of the NVRI and CVRA
• to contribute, by clinical innovation, by clinical leadership and by example, to the development of the skill, ethical standards and community values of the profession of optometry.

• commitment to EXCELLENCE in all of its activities
• obligation to PATIENTS of the clinic to ensure that they receive the best possible care and advice
• obligation to the PROFESSION to assist it provide the best possible service to the community, and a
• mission of LEADERSHIP in the development of the skills, ethical standards and capability of the profession of optometry