Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists

ACBO Office Bearers | ACBO Awards | ACBO State Directors

The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) was founded in 1987, providing Australian, New Zealand and Asian optometrists with education in the fields of developmental and functional optometry. Behavioural Optometrists have a special interest in patients with learning difficulties, traumatic brain injury, and binocular vision dysfunction, as well as those wishing to enhance their visual skills for sport.

ACBO Head Office & Bookshop
Please note that the ACBO office is not open every day - please give at least 48 hours' notice if you intend to visit!
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For urgent matters, call Veronica on 0414 397 230

All Enquiries to ACBO Office-Bearers:

Ms Veronica Kypros
1:07 Q2 Building, 2 Queen St
Melbourne VICTORIA 3000
Tel  03 9614 3400
Fax 03 9614 4200
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ACBO Office Bearers

Acting President
Ms Sue Larter

Vice President
TBA
Portfolios:  Journal, Sponsors, UNSW, HR

Treasurer
Dr Paul Levi
Portfolios: Business Management, Bookshop

Secretary
TBA
Portfolios: CE, Fellowship, Vision Therapy

Immediate Past President
Mr Adrian Bell
Portfolios: Membership, OAA Columnist

CE Co-ordinator
Ms Sue Larter

Fellowship Examination Board Chairperson
TBA
Chairperson TBA

Journal Editor
Sue Larter, Chief Executive

Newsletter Editor
Ms Lynne Cazaly

Webmaster
Ms Veronica Kypros

Ethics Committee Chairperson
Mr Chris Henderson

Membership Accreditation Officer
Mr Adrian Bell

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ACBO Awards

All ACBO positions (with the exception of the Executive Officer) are honorary. ACBO has instituted a number of awards to recognise the efforts of optometrists within the organisation, and more recently has made awards to acknowledge the efforts of non-optometrists.

The Keith Woodland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Behavioural Vision Care
1989    Chris Henderson
1992    Edwin Howell
1993    Graham Peachey
1995    Dan O’Leary
1996    Graeme Thompson
1998    Joseph Garvin
2000    Beverley Roberts
2003    Charles McMonnies
2005    Nick Hansen

The Graham Peachey Award for  Outstanding Contribution to Behavioural Education
1998    Rosemary Paynter
1999    Dan O’Leary
2000    Michael Smith
2003    Sue Larter
2005    Edwin Howell

The President’s Award  for  Significant Contribution to Behavioural Optometry
1998    Stephen Daly
2000    Nicholas Hansen
2002    Margaret Banks
2003    Kevin O’Brien
2005    Bev Roberts

The Chris Henderson Award for The Best Article in the Journal of Behavioural Optometry
1998    Anne Pezzimenti
1999    Chris Chong
2000    Jim Kenefick
2003    Paul Graham

Awards for non-optometrists who support Behavioural Optometry
2003    Maxine Peachey and Julie Henderson

Honorary Life Membership
1990    The late GN “Jerry” Getman
2004    Dr Lionel Kowal

Overseas awards to Australian Behavioural Optometrists
In 2004, Graham Peachey became the first optometrist outside the USA to be awarded the GN Getman Award by the College of Vision Development in recognition of his clinical expertise in behavioural optometry and his dedication to patient care.

Prize of Excellence in the literature survey section of the Fellowship process
1989    Jennifer Currie

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ACBO State Directors

New South Wales Mr David Evian Queensland Ms Sue Henschell Western Australia Ms Natasha Barnard-French Asia Pacific Ms Monica Chow ACBO Historian TBA

Victoria/Tasmania Mr Nicholas Anderson South Australia/Northern Territory Mr Jim Kenefick New Zealand Mr Keith Miller Therapist Director TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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