Cheung, Rene https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-9037
Trinh, Matt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-0666
Lim, Vincent https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1022-8500
Dowdall, Rory
Anstice, Nicola https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-5274
Funding for this research was provided by:
Optometry Australia
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Revised: 7 February 2026
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Competing Interests
: NA is the Director of Education and Research at Optometry Australia, who partly funded this project. RD is a New South Wales Health Services Union Delegate.
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