Hope for ‘tactile’ RATs for vision impaired
Vision 2020 Australia is working closely with its members to inform the federal government that Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are ...
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Vision sector joins ‘Assistive Technology for All’ campaign in response to Royal Commission
Vision 2020 Australia and Vision Australia are among 60 organisations to sign a joint statement calling on the Federal Government ...
Self-determination central message in keynote speech from nation’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist
Australia’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist has reiterated the critical importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being central to solving ...
World Sight Day shines light on importance of eye tests
New data released to mark World Sight Day (14 October) has put the spotlight on how the COVID-19 pandemic has ...
Vision 2020 Australia announces Patricia Sparrow as new CEO
Vision 2020 Australia has appointed former Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) head Ms Patricia Sparrow as its new CEO. ...
Vision 2020 Australia sets sights on future goals at 21st birthday
More than 60 representatives from the eye health and vision care sector gathered in Canberra last week to mark the ...
Most pressing eye health issues raised with PM
The state of public cataract surgery and Indigenous eye health were among the key issues a delegation from the ophthalmic ...
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 ...
Retired federal minister appointed chair of Vision 2020 Australia
Former senior cabinet minister and Liberal Mr Christopher Pyne has been elected as chair of Vision 2020 Australia – the ...
New online training to help patients quit smoking
Eye health professionals are being offered access to new resources to help them talk to patients about smoking and offer ...