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17 Sep
2019

Daylesford man Ted Nason urges people to take care of their eyesight

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It's something many people take for granted, but just imagine what your life would be like without your eye sight. – Bendigo Advertiser

Posted in UncategorisedTagged eye health vision initiative
04 Jul
2019

Celebrating the enduring impact of a Vision 2020 Australia-funded program of PhD research

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Dr Amelia Lake discusses the Diabetes and Eye Health project, funded by Vision 2020 Australia.

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03 Oct
2017

Vision Initiative sets sights on at-risk Victorians

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MEDIA RELEASE. Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Health Gabrielle Williams MP today announced that thousands of residents across Bass Coast, Central Goldfields, Glenelg, Hepburn, Moira and Whittlesea are set to benefit from the government funded Vision Initiative eye health program.

Posted in Latest NewsTagged eye health vision initiative
10 Jul
2017

An initiative to stop Australians with diabetes going needlessly blind

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MEDIA RELEASE. This National Diabetes Week, Vision 2020 Australia is calling on the Australian Government to invest in the prevention of diabetes-related eye disease – the leading cause of avoidable vision loss among working-aged Australians.

Posted in UncategorisedTagged eye health vision initiative
09 Jan
2017

Jonathan Goerlach takes the stage

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BLOG. I was 15 when I was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome Type 2, a degenerative genetic disorder causing moderate hearing loss, tunnel vision and night blindness.

Posted in UncategorisedTagged eye health hearing impaired vision initiative
30 Nov
2016

Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight in 79th year

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BLOG. Learning that your young child has significant vision loss is an emotional blow that is often hard to comprehend. Parents often tell us that it can be difficult to understand the doctor’s diagnosis of their child’s eye condition, what it means, their needs and how they can help

Posted in UncategorisedTagged eye health eye health education vision initiative
22 Sep
2016

Sustainability in health promotion – the Vision Initiative Success Story

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BLOG. It’s hard to believe that four years have passed since the Vision Initiative changed its approach to eye health promotion in Victoria.

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31 Mar
2016

Vision Initiative sets sights on at-risk Victorians

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MEDIA RELEASE. Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy today revealed thousands of residents across Brimbank, Greater Dandenong, Swan Hill and Campaspe are set to benefit from Vision 2020 Australia’s Vision Initiative eye health program.

Posted in Latest NewsTagged Brimbank Campaspe eye health Greater Dandenong Swan Hill vision initiative
06 May
2015

State Budget commits $3.4 million to improve Victoria’s eye health

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Victoria’s eye health received a boost yesterday following the commitment by the Victorian State Government to increase the Vision Initiative funding to $3.4 million over four years.

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02 Mar
2015

Non-English Victorians waiting for symptoms before testing

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BLOG. There appears to be a worrying mismatch between what non-English speaking Victorians understand about eye health and the actions they take to preserve their vision, according to the results of a recent research project that the Vision Initiative team commissioned.

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