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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreMacula 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.
Read MoreToo 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreA proposal to cut Medicare rebates for eye injections is the next big issue we’re tackling on behalf of our community.
Read MoreMDFA welcomes an Aged Care Royal Commission recommendation to make low vision aids and technologies more accessible.
Read MoreMDFA has advocated for affordable access to low vision aids and technologies for over a decade.
Read MorePeople with low vision are more likely to suffer a fall. Falls prevention expert Trish Lynch shares her top tips to reduce your risk of falling.
Read MoreCharles Bonnet syndrome describes the situation where mentally healthy people who’ve lost their vision experience vivid phantom images. This webinar aims to help remove the stigma around the condition.
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