Latest research supports Mediterranean and Asian-style eating plans to reduce risk of AMD
Read moreAn additional 47,000 Australians will experience severe vision loss or blindness if a proposed cut to the Medicare rebate for sight-saving eye injections is approved, warns MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose AC OBE.
It took a severe health crisis and stern words from a passionate ER doctor, but Byron Bay surfer Shane Dunbar-Reid now has the diabetic eye disease – that threatened to blind him – in check.
Macula Month in May is our annual awareness campaign, to help Australians understand their risk of macular diseases and take early action to save their sight.
Too many Australians have their eyes closed to diabetic retinopathy – the leading cause of blindness among our working-age population, a new Macula Month study has revealed.
This newsletter leads with the Aged Care Royal Commission’s recommendation to make aids and equipment more accessible for older Australians – a major win for our community.
The Federal, State and Territory Governments have begun rolling out vaccines for COVID-19. Australia’s COVID-19
It’s been known for many years that smoking triples to quadruples your risk of getting age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
A proposal to cut Medicare rebates for eye injections is the next big issue we’re tackling on behalf of our community.
MDFA welcomes an Aged Care Royal Commission recommendation to make low vision aids and technologies more accessible.
We aim to respond to your request by the next business day. If you require assistance sooner, please call our National Helpline on 1800 111 709 (Monday - Friday 9-5pm AEST).
If your query is about an eye emergency - including sudden changes to your vision or eye pain - please contact your optometrist or ophthalmologist as soon as possible.
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