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OCTs and injection clinics in Top End communities end costly trips for care

Funding for OCT machines and the embedding of medical retina and injection clinics in two new locations in the Northern Territory’s Top End has helped turn around poor treatment attendance and compliance among the local Indigenous population. Read more

Myles HumeFebruary 16, 2021, 8:10 amFebruary 16, 2021

Sector lays out $280 million public cataract surgery plan

Australia’s peak body for the eye health and vision sector has called on the Federal Government to spend $67 million over the next 12 months to deliver 66,000 more public cataract surgeries and tackle extended wait times. Read more

Myles HumeFebruary 8, 2021, 9:00 amFebruary 8, 2021

Ophthalmic sector backs First Nations voice to parliament

The Fred Hollows Foundation, RANZCO and Australia’s first Aboriginal ophthalmologist Associate Professor Kris Rallah-Baker have formed an alliance to call for a First Nations Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Australian Constitution. Read more

Myles HumeFebruary 1, 2021, 9:56 amFebruary 1, 2021

Trachoma elimination deadline gets two-year extension

Australia has failed to meet its commitment to eliminate trachoma by 2020, setting a new deadline of 2022. Read more

rhiannon bowmanJanuary 13, 2021, 7:37 amJanuary 13, 2021

Questions over funding as IRIS performs 500th cataract surgery

The Indigenous and Remote Eye Health Service (IRIS) has this week delivered on its two-year government contract to perform 500 cataract surgeries, as the organisation warns of the disastrous implications if the program loses funding. Read more

Myles HumeNovember 25, 2020, 6:52 amNovember 25, 2020

Roadmap falls short of 2020 target

Australia has missed its 2020 target to close the gap for vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders but has made significant inroads, a new report reveals. Read more

rhiannon bowmanNovember 24, 2020, 6:12 amNovember 25, 2020

Optometry student spearheads efforts to attract Indigenous Australians into university education

A Deakin optometry student who pursued a career in healthcare after seeing her family’s health deteriorate to diabetes and eye disease is fronting a new campaign to inspire more Indigenous Australians into higher education. Read more

Myles HumeNovember 17, 2020, 6:34 amNovember 17, 2020

Gov report shows ‘substantial’ Indigenous eye health improvements  

A new government report has shown that more Indigenous Australians are accessing eye health services than ever before, with significant strides reported in cataract surgery rates and the suppression of trachoma. Read more

Myles HumeNovember 5, 2020, 6:32 amNovember 10, 2020

Exorbitant prices in remote communities hinder trachoma efforts

Access to basic cleaning and hygiene products are essential in Australia’s efforts to eliminate trachoma in remote Indigenous communities, however residents in those areas can pay up to three times more for items such as towels and soap, an inquiry has heard. Read more

Myles HumeOctober 7, 2020, 6:53 amOctober 7, 2020

WA Government throws support behind new Broome eye clinic

A $4.7 million Western Australian Government investment will help to employ the eye health workforce at the under-construction Northwest Hub – the first permanent eye clinic in the sparse Kimberley region. Read more

Myles HumeSeptember 23, 2020, 8:18 amSeptember 23, 2020

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