UniMelb research uncovers how retinal immune cells change during diabetes
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and Centre for Eye Research Australia have uncovered how retinal immune cells change during ...
Tag: diabetes
Luxottica joins KeepSight; over half of optometry now registered
More than 700 practices across Australia are now supporting the eye health of people with diabetes, as major optometry provider ...
Diabetic eyecare – referrals and classifications
As Australia marks National Diabetes Week from 11-17 July, Specsavers ANZ director of optometry DR BEN ASHBY outlines the latest ...
KeepSight message tailored to Darling Downs region
Diabetes Australia (DA) has joined forces with an Indigenous-run health organisation to promote the KeepSight eye check reminder program in ...
Awareness of diabetic eye diseases lacking – MDFA poll
A survey of Australia’s working-age population has revealed that most can’t name the most common cause of blindness among their ...
Shifting the dial on diabetes-related blindness
Two years since the KeepSight launch, Insight asks what measurable difference this once-in-a-generation program is making to those living with ...
New WA children’s clinic to revolutionise diabetic eye treatment
A new diabetic eye clinic for children in Western Australia, which opened last month, is part of the Lions Eye Institute's first major ...
Ophthalmologist backs fruit juice losing ‘lofty’ five-star health rating
Eye Doctor and 2020 Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke has weighed into the debate over a major change ...
Low carb diet an antidote to type 2 diabetes?
An Australian researcher has contributed to a new study demonstrating that lower carbohydrate consumption can potentially put type 2 diabetes ...
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 ...