Orthoptics Awareness Week 2018 – ‘Discover the Depths of Orthoptics’
Orthoptics Awareness Week (OAW) is an important event in the Orthoptics Australia calendar each year. This year it will be held between Monday 5th to Friday 9th of March 2018.
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Optometry Australia celebrates its centenary year
Optometry Australia is celebrating its 100-year anniversary since its foundation as the peak professional body for optometrists.
Vision 2020 Australia 17th Annual General Meeting
Vision 2020 Australia’s 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 29 November in Melbourne.
Shining a light on women this World Diabetes Day
Diabetes Victoria is celebrating this year’s World Diabetes Day in line with the International Diabetes Federation’s theme: To the women of diabetes – thank you
Eye and Ear named Health Service of the Year
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital has been named the Premier’s Large Health Service of the Year at the prestigious Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
Shared Spaces must be safe
October 15 marks White Cane Safety Day, a day to raise public awareness about safety and independence for persons living with blindness and partial sight.
“Avoidable Blindness” Set to Increase in Future
New data published in the Lancet Global Health shows that decades of declining “avoidable blindness”—those with uncorrected refractive errors and cataract—is plateauing, and is projected to increase between 2015 and 2050.
Macular Disease Foundation Australia awards $600,000 in research grants
This World Sight Day (12 October), Macular Disease Foundation Australia will announce its fourth round of funding to the Australian macular degeneration research community.
Next Generation of Banknotes: $10 Enters General Circulation
The new $10 banknote enters general circulation tomorrow, and follows the release of the new $5 banknote last year.
New $10 note launch date revealed
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the release date for the next generation of the $10 banknote, which will include tactile features to support people from the blind and low vision community.