By DAVID HUDLESTON Community philanthropy is more crucial than ever to finding a cancer cure, according to WA’s Cancer Researcher of the Year. The  Cancer  Council WA awarded the honour to Mariapia Degli-Esposti, of Nedlands, for her ground-breaking research. Professor Degli-Esposti is a National Health and Medical Research Council principal re- search fellow at the… Read more

Learn all about the Lions Eye Institute right here in our West Australian 20 page Insert. You can view the full document here: Lions Eye Institute West Insert

If you have vision problems or know someone who does, you are curious to learn more about the latest in eye treatments or just want to see some amazing medical technology, then come along to the Lions Eye Institute’s Open Day on Saturday, February 11. Among the many activities on offer, you can: Don simulator… Read more

Listen to our very own, Dr Fred Chen talking Retinal Dystrophy and all things eyes on Vision Australia Radio.

On December 1st 2016 the annual Ian Constable Lecture was delivered by Professor John Mattick, Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in Sydney. His lecture – ‘The central role of RNA in human evolution and development’ proved to be very popular and also incredibly insightful. Don’t miss the end – trust us. You can… Read more

Noted Australian philanthropist Frank Lowy has made a significant donation to support important new eye research through the creation of Lowy Family Fellowships at the Lions Eye Institute (LEI). Read more here: Lowy family support new research

The creation of this exciting new research position within the Lions Eye Institute and The University of Western Australia is a tribute to Ian Constable’s outstanding contributions over more than 40 years in the ongoing fight to prevent blindness. Your support is vital.  Please consider a contribution to the Ian Constable Chair in Discovery and… Read more

A public lecture by Professor David Mackey, Managing Director of the Lions Eye Institute. It seems like the simplest question in the world and it is one of the fundamental ways in which we define appearance. But did you know a host of different factors – from the anatomy and physiology of our eyes determining… Read more

Hear directly from our diverse group of early career and student scientists about the latest research happening at LEI and their firsthand experience of what it’s like to be a scientist working in eye research. See the full lecture below: Seeing Eye to Eye Lecture

Help us celebrate 30 years of the amazing work the Lions Eye Bank of WA does!!!! Post a picture of what you would miss most if you lost the gift of sight and use the hashtag ‪#‎savingsight430‬. You can follow the Lions Eye Bank on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lionseyebankWA) and share this milestone with your family and friends!… Read more