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Recently, the Board of Retina Australia announced that its 2020 research grants have been awarded to: Dr Raymond Wong (Centre for Eye Research Australia), Dr Anai Gonzalez Cordero (Children’s Medical Research Institute), Professor Andrea Vincent (University of Auckland) and Dr Jennifer Thompson (Australian Retinal Disease Register and DNA Bank). Funding for these grants has been […]
Parents and families of 11,000 Australian children with type 1 diabetes are being urged to register their interest in the new Diabetes in Schools program set to commence in early 2020.
The Lions Eye Institute (LEI) and two leading Indonesian universities have formed Memorandums of Understanding to facilitate joint eye research and the teaching and exchange of clinicians and researchers.
The Honourable Amanda Vanstone, former Minister and Senator for South Australia, officially opened the Australian College of Optometry’s (ACO) new public health optometry clinic in Elizabeth, South Australia on 21 October 2019 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Cataract surgery patients at the Eye and Ear can now have reduced wait times and streamlined follow up appointments thanks to a new clinic led by allied health professionals.
To commemorate World Sight Day (10 October) Glaucoma Australia is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of its new Glaucoma Research Grants Program.
MDFA has awarded a further $600,000 to three leading researchers in a prestigious event held at Admiralty House, the Governor-General of Australia’s residence in Sydney, on World Sight Day (10 October).
The World Health Organization (WHO) and their partners from the eye health sector, including the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and IAPB members, Sightsavers and The Fred Hollows Foundation, launched the much-anticipated World Report on Vision on 8 October 2019 in Geneva. The report offers clear proposals to address significant challenges in […]
Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has appointed Tim Fricke as acting Executive Director of its social enterprise, which delivers improved eye care to those most in need in Australia and across the world.
Orthoptics Australia joins our 21 country member colleagues to celebrate this day.
