Australian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralia is facing a massive increase in the number of people who could unnecessarily lose their sight due to treatment cancellations caused by fear and confusion around COVID-19.
Read MoreRita’s family is a classic example of the hereditary nature of AMD. From a family of eight, six siblings lived past middle age. Three of the six were diagnosed with AMD.
Read MoreMore than 60% of Australians are unaware of the strong familial risks associated with Australia’s leading cause of blindness.
Read MoreAustralian research has shown losing the ability to recognise faces due to vision loss impacts your social life.
Read MoreUp to a quarter of anti-VEGF patients being treated for AMD and diabetic macular oedema are lost to follow-up.
Read MoreA report and new digital training tools aim to improve understanding of eye health and vision loss in Australia’s residential aged care facilities.
Read MoreMDFA supports calls for the Commonwealth Bank to stop the roll out of touchscreen EFTPOS machines until accessibility issues are fixed.
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