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25 Jun |
Vision impairment expert recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Dr Frances Gentle AO was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for her service to those with vision loss in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Dr Gentle works as a lecturer in vision impairment at Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) Renwick Centre, a leading centre for research and professional studies in the field of education for children with sensory disabilities.
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25 Jun |
Vision 2020 Australia announces new CEOVision 2020 Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Judith Abbott as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. |
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19 Jun |
Partnership puts new focus on sensory disabilities
In a first for Macquarie University and Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC), a new partnership has been established to foster research and professional studies in the field of education for people with sensory disabilities.
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13 Jun |
Members and stakeholders invited to participate in workshops aimed at taking control of the future of optometryOptometry Australia is inviting all members and sector stakeholders to attend one of seven Optometry 2040 workshops being held in capital cities throughout Australia. |
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01 Jun |
Australian scientists discover that a common virus resides in healthy eyes and triggers long-lasting inflammation
Researchers at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) have discovered that contrary to expectations, a common virus triggers long-lasting inflammation in the eyes of hosts with a healthy immune system.
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28 May |
Urgent action on out-of-pocket expenses required for private health to remain viablePrivate Healthcare Australia Chief Executive Dr Rachel David has called for a whole-of-sector commitment to increase transparency and tackle escalating out-of-pocket costs faced by consumers in the private health sector. |
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28 May |
Australians missing out on audio descriptionMinister for Communications, Mitch Fifield continues Australia’s shameful track record of keeping Australians who are blind or vision-impaired waiting to find out when they will have the right to enjoy the full experience of television which sighted viewers take for granted. |
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23 May |
Glaucoma Now has a new home – in AustraliaContinuing Medical Education publication Glaucoma Now has a new home and from May 2018 is now hosted by Glaucoma Australia. Previously hosted in Europe the online publication has moved down under and will continue to be distributed worldwide. |
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14 May |
Inaugural myopia week addresses ‘alarming increase’ |
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11 May |
Novartis Australia welcomes the Turnbull Government’s continued budget commitment to medical innovation and research
Novartis is encouraged that Turnbull Government continues to invest in the PBS, providing Australian patients access to the latest innovations in medicine.
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