They’re not for mid-century secretaries any more.
Like high blood pressure, glaucoma is a devious disease. It develops without causing symptoms obvious to the average person yet its consequences are devastating: it can lead to blindness.
An article from The Conversation
Our optometrist Jess was featured recently in mivision’s article about women in eye health.
Access to basic eye care services, that we take for granted, is changing the future for people in developing nations, like Cambodia.
A prosthetic contact lens can make all the difference to a patient’s appearance, self-confidence, and the ability to fit into society.
It's National Volunteer week and our optometrist Jess was featured in MiVision's MiNews for her work with Sight For All.
Asia is home to two thirds of the 1.4 million blind children in the world.
What's more alarming is that the main cause of blindness in developing countries are cataract, hence clouding of the lens in the eye, of which most cases can be prevented with the right care.
Jess talks about her experiences as a teaching clinician at the University of Melbourne.