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19 Feb |
Too dry, or not too dry – that is the questionFor those who wear contact lenses, ocular comfort and safety can be as important as being able to see clearly. Brien Holden Vision Institute research has continued to provide clinical evidence through a series of studies that look at contact lens performance by combining different lenses with different lens care products. |
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18 Feb |
Keep Election Commitments on Aid – ACFID Releases Budget SubmissionThe peak body for Australia’s international aid NGOs has today released its submission to the Federal Government ahead of the May budget, calling for promises on aid to be kept. |
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17 Feb |
Guide Dogs 2014 Travel Awards now openFollowing the successful launch of its travel awards for people who are blind or vision impaired last year, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is calling for applications for this inspirational competition set to run again in 2014. |
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12 Feb |
Diabetes trial participants neededLast November, CERA released the Out of Sight report which identified that diabetes affects approximately one million Australian adults. The number is expected to double by the year 2025, posing major public health and economic concerns. However, little is known whether blood vessel dysfunction in the eye, which causes vision loss in people with diabetes, is due to the effects of high blood glucose (sugar) or an indirect result of chronic cell damage. |
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24 Jan |
MSc Public Health for Eye Care course – LondonThe International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is currently accepting applications for its annual MSc Public Health for Eye Care course. |
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22 Jan |
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust joins IAPBThe International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is delighted to welcome The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust) as its newest member. |
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16 Jan |
Launch of Optometry giving sight in MexicoIndustry Leaders join hands with Optometry Giving to help eliminate avoidable blindness and to improve access to sustainable eye care in Mexico. |
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08 Jan |
Vision 2020 Australia 2014 committee members and datesThe Vision 2020 Australia committees, members and meeting dates for 2014 are detailed below. |
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18 Dec |
Bringing back the refractor in award-winning styleThe 2013 Sydney Design Awards has recognised the Virtual Refractor, an online innovation that teaches how to correct vision, with the best Digital Experience Website award. |
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18 Dec |
National Policy Committee UpdateLate in 2011, Vision 2020 Australia strengthened its national policy committees’ governance. As their first two-year term comes to an end it is worth reflecting on what has been achieved through collaboration. Each committee aligns with Vision 2020 Australia’s strategic goals and focuses on matters relating to prevention and early intervention, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or low vision and rehabilitation. At recent meetings, committee members reflected on the successes and considered the opportunities, challenges and priorities for 2014 and the incoming committees. |
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