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12 Jul |
One Australian is diagnosed with diabetes every 5 minutesSYDNEY: 11 July 2016: A person with diabetes is 25 times more likely to go blind than other people. With 1.7 million Australians currently living with diabetes, the strain that diabetic related eye disease has on Australian health services is immense. It is only through continued funding into eye research, and increased screenings, that can we progress towards seeing a clearer future, according to The Eye Surgeons’ Foundation. |
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05 Jul |
Australian College of Optometry Certificate in Advanced Contact LensesThe Australian College of Optometry (ACO) is pleased to announce that enrolments are now open for the Certificate in Advanced Contact Lenses (ACO-CACL). This newly launched post graduate level course provides optometrists across Australia and New Zealand an opportunity to comprehensive higher level study through self-paced learning supported by online lectures, e-learning materials, demonstration videos and on-line discussion forums. |
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04 Jul |
Medicare Budget inclusion to be a game changer for diabetic eye healthThe 2016 Federal Budget has allocated funding towards reducing the impact of diabetic related eye disease, a measure that is particularly significant for people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent living with diabetes. |
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04 Jul |
July is the month to look after your sight!The Eye Surgeons’ Foundation, is asking Australians to donate $1 for every year of good sight they have enjoyed to fund vital research as part of its’ annual community awareness campaign, JulEYE. The Foundation funds these new projects through grants to the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA), which supports vision researchers around the country. |
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01 Jul |
Minister announces NDIS roll out across Australia at RIDBCOn Thursday 30 June Minister for Disability Services, The Honourable John Ajaka MLC, officially announced the launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for Western Sydney. Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) hosted the launch of this historic event. |
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14 Jun |
Outback Vision Van’s first tour of duty hailed a successThe Lions Outback Vision Van (LOVV) has completed its first tour of regional Western Australia – delivering vital eye health services to more than 660 patients across 12 sites. |
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31 May |
Routine eye examination prevents strokeA man has avoided having a stroke thanks to a routine eye examination with his optometrist. |
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27 May |
Labor’s Indigenous health package acknowledges role of ACCHO sectorThe peak Aboriginal health organisation, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), welcomed Federal Labor’s commitment to invest in preventative health strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and measures to protect Medicare and bulk billing for low income Australians. |
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19 May |
Labor’s announcement to unfreeze Medicare indexation welcome
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes Labor’s announcement this morning to unfreeze Medicare indexation in 2017, a critical move to ensure Australia's eye care system is sustainable.
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16 May |
Eye and Ear delivers new Emergency DepartmentThe first stage of The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital’s new Emergency Department was officially opened today by the Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy. |
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