Implementation of the optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework.

Clinical Relevance: There is now an Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) accreditation requirement for Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand optometry programs to ensure students can provide culturally safe care for First Nations Peoples. To assist programs, OCANZ developed the .

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate early progress towards the implementation.

Educator perspectives on implementing the Optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework.

Clinical Relevance: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have the right to the highest attainable standard of health and access to health services without discrimination. To uphold these rights, it is important that optometry students are educated in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and culturally safe practice.

Background: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework is now mandatory for optometry programs to implement.