MEDIA RELEASE. Blindness and vision impairment appear to be on the decline in Australia according to the findings of the first ever National Eye Health Survey, released on World Sight Day 2016. Rates of vision impairment were also found to be lower in Australia when compared to other high income countries.
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#snapforsight this October
Launching on World Sight Day (8 October), #snapforsight is a social media campaign coordinated by Vision 2020 Australia celebrating the importance of sight by asking Australians to think about what they cherish, what they would miss if they could no longer see.
Slide on sunnies and save your sight this World Sight Day
MEDIA RELEASE. Vision 2020 Australia and SunSmart are calling on Victorians to slide on their sunglasses and join in the global efforts to stop avoidable blindness, as today marks World Sight Day.
New eye health resources launched on World Sight Day set sights on non-English speaking Victorians
MEDIA RELEASE. When it comes to having eye tests, non-English speaking residents rank among the lowest in the state. But a suite of new materials being launched today on World Sight Day by the Minister for Health, David Davis, as part of Vision 2020 Australia’s Vision Initiative eye health program is targeting non-English speaking Victorians in a bid to encourage them to get an eye test.
Unravelling the mysteries of eye disease
EYE HEALTH HERO. Dr Kathy Davidson never thought she would see stem cell therapy come to fruition in her lifetime.
Bringing technology to life in a low vision world
EYE HEALTH HERO. David Woodbridge loves his job as an Adaptive Technology Consultant at Vision Australia—so much so that he’s been doing it for 25 years.
More than preserving sight
EYE HEALTH HERO. Optometrist Susan Kalff understands the value of sight more than most of us. After a lifetime of looking after people’s eyesight, she knows that it’s something none of us should take for granted.
Discovering treatments to beat blindness
EYE HEALTH HERO. “We are just a matter of years away now from developing life-changing therapies and cures for vision loss and many inherited blinding diseases,” Dr Alex Hewitt says. “This will be game-changing for millions of people around the world.”
Out of Sight — a report into diabetic eye disease in Australia
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) have published a new report sponsored by Novartis. Out of Sight – a report into diabetic eye disease in Australia provides an overview of the impact of diabetic eye disease in Australia and looks into what can be done to prevent vision loss caused by the complications of diabetes.
New low vision clinic opens in Melbourne
The doors of the new low vision clinic located at the Australian College of Optometry (ACO) in Carlton opened to the public for the first time on Monday 14 October 2013.