Guide Dogs Australia has rebranded to better communicate the breadth of services it provides to people with low vision or blindness, the organisation has announced.
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Fred Hollows Foundation: Charities face tough year ahead
The Fred Hollows Foundation is warning 2020 could be one of the toughest years in recent memory for Australian charities due to a combination of the coronavirus, a weakening national economy and an outpouring of support for the bushfire crisis.
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Eye surgeon James Muecke named Australian of the Year
South Australian eye surgeon, blindness pioneer and co-founder of charity Sight for All Dr James Muecke has been named Australian of Year for his tireless efforts to reduce rates of preventable blindness both locally and abroad.
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Poor vision as detrimental to learning as poverty
New research from the World Bank and international charity organisation EYElliance has found that an unaddressed vision problem can be just as detrimental to a child’s learning as socio-economic disadvantage.
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NSW eyecare practices pitch in on bushfire efforts
Eyecare Plus practices located in and near some of the regions hardest hit by the recent New South Wales bushfires have banded together to offer free glasses to affected communities.
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