After three years of intensive training, mentoring and collaboration, Sight For All is proud to celebrate the successful completion of the Lao Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Project, a transformative initiative that is already improving access to specialist eye care for children across Lao PDR.
Building a Future for Children’s Eye Care in Lao PDR Read More »
Over the life of the Cambodia-Lao Oculoplastic Fellowship Project, five ophthalmologists from Cambodia and Lao PDR gained specialised skills to diagnose and treat complex oculoplastic conditions.
Closing the Loop: Cambodia-Lao Oculoplastic Fellowship Read More »
Over three years, five Mongolian ophthalmologists successfully completed the Glaucoma Fellowship program, receiving advanced clinical and surgical training from an international team of glaucoma specialists.
Mongolia’s New Generation of Glaucoma Specialists Read More »
Sight For All, an Australian Not For Profit organisation headquartered in Adelaide has a ‘Teach a Man to Fish’ approach to provide a sustainable pathway to eliminating treatable blindness, both locally and abroad.
Sight For All mobilises ten Mongolian ophthalmologists to Australia Read More »
Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) was established in response to the growing threat diabetes poses to our community’s health and wellbeing. Western Sydney is a diabetes hotspot with disease rates higher than the New South Wales (NSW) average. If this ‘hotspot’ is not addressed, within a decade it will cause an unsustainable economic and societal burden on
Sight For All’s NSW Eye Health Educator Quoted by Western Sydney Diabetes Read More »
Endogenous endophthalmitis is an infection of the eye, caused by a bacteria or fungus. In many instances, by the time it is diagnosed and treated the condition has escalated to emergency status with severe sight-threatening complications. Endogenous endophthalmitis can affect people of all ages and is associated with a number of underlying factors. The infection
Itay Sin’s Fight For Sight Read More »
Neuro-ophthalmology is the sub-specialty of ophthalmology and neurology that studies disturbances of vision and eye movements that have a neurological basis. Road trauma from motorbikes is the most common cause of optic neuropathy issues, particularly in countries where wearing of helmets is not enforced. The objective of Sight For All’s neuro-ophthalmology initiative is to train
Launching a new neuro-ophthalmology Fellowship in Mongolia Read More »
Free eye health care is now more accessible for people experiencing homelessness in Adelaide, thanks to a new clinic that has been established at the WestCare Centre. The WestCare Centre is one of Baptist Care SA’s Homelessness Services which provides meals, beds, and support services to provide access to the basic needs for at-risk and
Free eye care for people experiencing homelessness in Adelaide Read More »
In September, Sight For All Patron, Dr James Muecke and Executive Officer, Judy Hatswell were awarded a Royal Order of Monisaraphon from the Royal Government of Cambodia. Dr Muecke was awarded a Knight Commander medal, while Judy a Knight Officer. The medals were presented in recognition of the excellent contribution that Sight For All has
Recognising Sight For All’s Impact In Cambodia Read More »
Sight For All’s In-Country Ophthalmology Fellowship Projects incorporate an opportunity to undertake an observership in Australia. Observerships provide an opportunity for Fellows to experience working in Australian ophthalmic clinics and operating theatres, spending time with Visionaries who have mentored them throughout the Fellowship. In November 2022, Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Dr Soleaphy had this opportunity, undertaking a
Furthering education of our Cambodian Colleagues Read More »