Myanmar Statement
From Executive Officer, Judy Hatswell Sight For All has had a long association with Myanmar, with our founding members providing eye care support well before our establishment in 2009. Sight For All’s Board, staff team and Visionaries are horrified and deeply saddened by the events in Myanmar over the past month. Myanmar has fought for …
Truly inspiring
A Visit to Vietnam to see the on-the-ground work of Sight For All left a lasting impression on optometrist Matt Bennett Optometrist Matthew Bennett with Dr James Muecke “As a practicing optometrist and business owner I was enthralled by the timely opportunity to witness first-hand the incredible work being done on the ground by Sight …
Nar Daw’s new horizons
Nar Daw enjoys her new glasses at the Khan Wai Chan Blind School, Yangon, Myanmar One of eight children from a large family in Shan Province, many hour’s drive from the Myanmar capital of Yangon, Nar Daw was sent to Khan Wai Chan Blind School when she was a small child because her parents could …
Sight For All Chairman, Dr James Muecke AM awarded National EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Dr James Muecke AM receiving his award alongside fellow winners and South Australians Tobias Pearce and Kayla Itsines. A big congratulations to Sight For All Chairman, Dr James Muecke who has been awarded the National EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the national award ceremony held in Sydney on 15 October 2015. Judges for …
Baby Chi’s Story
Baby Chi Donate today to help more children like Chi Chi is a survivor – winning the battle against cancer, after a life-threatening Retinoblastoma tumour formed in her eye. Retinoblastoma occurs when abnormal cells in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye grow in an uncontrolled way. It usually occurs in young children, …
Coffee with Lara Damiani
We sat down with Lara Damiani, the filmmaker who captured the story of Little Bang and her family in Vietnam to hear about her experiences while in filming. You can watch Lara’s incredible film Little Bang’s New Eye here. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m a documentary filmmaker driven by the desire for social …
Fighting glaucoma in Myanmar
Visionaries Hana Melligi and Gavin O’Callaghan led another productive, week-long Refractionist Training Program at Yangon Eye Hospital, Myanmar, in late April, 2018. Fighting glaucoma in Mayanmar “We had a great morning of learning about family history and risk as many glaucoma patients were bought to the hospital by their adult children. We had three cases …
Trek For Sight 2018
A number of Vision 1000 Members were part of the Trek For Sight team that trekked in Bhutan in April this year and raised close to $60,000. Vision 1000 Member, Mountaineer and adventurer Katie Sarah led the trek Facts: The funding raised purchased a Fundus Fluroescein Angiography Camera donated to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National …
A mother’s dedication
Sight For All Visionary Heather Connor and her nine-member training team dealt with a wide range of patient problems at Myanmar’s Yangon Eye Hospital including cataracts, retinal detachment, trauma, infections, nystagmus, strabismus and inflammation during a recent refractionists up-skilling training program. “The biggest strength of the program is the enthusiasm and dedication of the students. …