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04 Dec |
Retina Australia research grantsRecently, 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 […] |
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14 Nov |
New national Diabetes in Schools program to start January 2020Parents 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. |
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08 Nov |
LEI in key Indonesian collaborations to save sightThe 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. |
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21 Oct |
Australian College of Optometry opens new optometry clinic in Adelaide’s northThe 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. |
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10 Oct |
Allied health led clinic reduces wait times for patientsCataract 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. |
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10 Oct |
Glaucoma Australia Announces New Research Grant RecipientsTo commemorate World Sight Day (10 October) Glaucoma Australia is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of its new Glaucoma Research Grants Program. |
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10 Oct |
Macular Disease Foundation Australia awards $600,000 to researchers on World Sight DayMDFA 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). |
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08 Oct |
WHO and IAPB release World Report on VisionThe 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 […] |
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08 Oct |
Tim Fricke Appointed Executive Director of BHVIBrien 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. |
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29 May |
World Orthoptic Day – 3rd June 2019Orthoptics Australia joins our 21 country member colleagues to celebrate this day. |
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