Nannup Lions Club president and generous supporter of the LEI, Chris Morten, is raffling a gold nugget valued at $12,500 to raise funds for Dr Carla Mellough’s stem cell research. Chris has a very rare form of retinal damage and only five per cent of his vision. The gold nugget holds a special place in… Read more

As part of the University of Western Australia’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, our very own managing director Professor David Mackey will be giving the lecture Born with a bomb: going blind from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Professor David Mackey as Managing Director of the Lions Eye Institute’s also oversees the Clinical Genetics and Epidemiology department. He has spent… Read more

Please join us for our annual Ian Constable Lecture. The 2017 lecture; Genome research produces new anti-malarial drug targets will be given by Professor Simon Foote – Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University. Professor Simon Foote is a molecular geneticist. He has been Dean of The Australian School of… Read more

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