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Diabetes and the eye

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • What is diabetes
  • How the eye works and why our vision is so important
  • How diabetes can reach the eye and the effect it can have on vision over time
  • How vision loss from diabetes is mostly avoidable or manageable with monitoring and lifestyle changes
  • Who can help

When: Wednesday, 12 October

Time: 2-2:30 pm AEDT

Where: online

About the presenter

Lilly Psomadelis is the Sydney based Eye Health Educator for Sight For All. Lilly graduated from her B. Optometry at UNSW in 2002, with the Neville Fulthorpe Prize for Clinical Excellence.

In her early career, Lilly enjoyed volunteering in eye care programs with the John Fawcett Foundation in Bali and the University of Thailand. In a want to give back to her profession and her community, Lilly furthered her education
by completing the Myopia Management course through the Brien Holden Institute, and a Certificate in Public Health and Leadership in Eyecare with the Australian College of Optometry.

Lilly’s motivation is one of actioning change towards the development of vision services to the under-served.