Victorian Eyecare Service

Introduction

The Victorian Eyecare Serivce is a social support scheme funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services. The College is responsible for the administration, cost effectiveness and quality of care provided by the Victorian Eyecare Service.

The Victorian Eyecare Services provides optometry care at nominal cost for people who hold a Victorian pensioner concession card or health care card and live in Victoria. The services are available in metropolitan Melbourne and through a network of practices in regional Victoria.

The consultation fee is normally bulk billed and patients make a fixed contribution to the cost of glasses or contact lenses with the balance of the cost subsidised by the Victorian Department of Human Services grant.

In 2004 over 57,000 pairs of visual aids were supplied by the VES.

Clinical Services
Metropolitan Melbourne
The Melbourne Optometry Clinic provides the Victorian Eyecare Service in Melbourne through its main clinic in Carlton and its regional clinics in Community Health Centres in Darebin, Broadmeadows, Berwick, the Western Region Health Services (Braybrook) and Frankston Integrated Health Centre.

Country Victora
In country regions of Victoria, the Victorian Eyecare Services is provided by a network of participating optometrists and ophthalmologists throughout the state.

Practitioner Information
The Victorian College of Optometry and Department of Human Services acknowledges the involvement and commitment of all practitioners and practices participating in the VES.

For further information on becoming an active practitioner in the Victorian Eyecare Service, please contact the Victorian College of Optometry on 9349 7400

Adminstration
For further information on the Victorian Eyecare Service, please contact the Victorian College of Optometry on 9349 7400.