WATCH: The Fred Hollows Foundation Outreach to Lightning Ridge
In 2022, Specsavers sent a team of optometrists to support The Fred Hollows Foundation's Indigenous Australia Program in Lightning Ridge. Watch the video to...
Predicting diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute’s (SAHMRI) Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity is Australia’s largest dedicated Indigenous health research unit.
Focussed on understanding,...
The Fred Hollows Foundation and diabetic retinopathy
The Fred Hollows Foundation works to restore sight to people who are needlessly blind or vision impaired. This work includes providing screening services, treatment,...
Why is KeepSight effective?
An excerpt from Optometry Australia's Optometry Connection Magazine - July issue. Written by Dr Joseph Paul, Head of Professional Services at Specsavers Australia New...
Kiwis with diabetes unaware of their risk of eye disease
A survey of 123 members of the Diabetes New Zealand community has revealed a shocking lack of knowledge around diabetic retinopathy, despite many members...
The year ahead – The Fred Hollows Foundation
As we start another year, we speak to professionals across the eye health industry to understand the challenges, opportunities, trends and priorities for the...
COVID-19 and its impact on The Fred Hollows Foundation’s work in Australia
The Fred Hollows Foundation’s work in Australia and overseas has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic first hit, our teams...
Building a Pacific Eye Care Workforce
The Pacific is a unique geographical challenge when it comes to staffing a medical workforce. Vast distances of ocean are dotted with approximately 25,000...
CASE STUDY: Diabetic Retinopathy in the Pacific
Diabetes is one of the major public health challenges of the 21st century. It is estimated that 463 million people worldwide are currently affected...
Delivering diabetes eye care to Indigenous Australia in 2020
COVID-19 particularly affects the elderly and those with underlying health conditions or chronic diseases. Communities are at higher risk when housing is poor and...