Ellen is a passionate botanist, talented artist and PhD graduate from Albany. Being diagnosed with two detached retinas by the Lions Outback Vision mobile clinic in 2019 changed Ellen’s world drastically. In the space of a year she has overcome two urgent retinal detachment repairs and two cataract surgeries. Both cataract operations were delayed indefinitely… Read more

Good eyesight plays an integral role in people’s quality of life. The Lions Eye Institute (LEI) will share important developments in research into vision loss and blindness during the Lions Eye Institute’s Research Week 2020. SCOOB! PG Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus… Read more

A significant funding commitment from the Western Australian Government towards the new North West Hub in Broome will play a key role in revolutionising the provision of eye health care across the Pilbara and Kimberley regions. Yesterday, the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) welcomed the announcement by Premier Mark McGowan MLA and Minister for Health, Mr… Read more

Article source: All About Vision  Reading road signs at a distance enables you to get off the highway at the correct exit. Seeing the dials your dashboard can keep you from running out of fuel or hearing a siren approach from behind because you were speeding. Being able to see clearly is so important to… Read more

Do you feel as though your eyes are often tired or strained?  These are some tips that will help you with those fatigued eyes: Take measured breaks from prolonged time working on one project. If you working on a computer, ensure your screen 20 ~ inches away from your eyes and a little below eye… Read more

Story credit: Insight Australia‘s leading Ophthalmic magazine since 1975 | By Rhiannon Bowman  Preliminary results of a study targeting the most at-risk relatives of glaucoma patients suggest approximately 38% have the disease or have suspicious signs and require close monitoring. Glaucoma Australia (GA) estimates that 2,093 first-degree relatives of glaucoma patients have so far received… Read more

Des Wallington, the self-confessed practical joker, believes laughter is the best medicine. He refuses to dwell on the past and is adamant that you don’t get a second chance in life. The 62-year-old former professional power boat racer had lost significant vision in his right eye by the time he was 30 as a result… Read more

Huge congratulations to one of our youngest and most inspiring Lions Eye Institute patients, six-year-old Eamon Doak, on winning the Prime Minister’s Award for Courage late last year. Speaking to the topic of “My Hearing Future” at the award presentation in Parliament House Canberra, Eamon told this audience that he and his brother Kealan have… Read more

Thanks to YourLifeChoices for this interesting read | 10th Jul 2020 Early detection can help reduce your risk of the ‘big four’ eye diseases. JulEye is an initiative of RANZCO, through its Australian &  New Zealand Eye Foundation (ANZEF). Dr Ben Ashby, head of optometry at Specsavers was asked to explain the main eye health… Read more

Article sourced from Medical News Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests. The new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in… Read more