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Apr 2020
Beryl's Story
I had re-entered the work force a few years before I was diagnosed. I had stopped having regular check-ups for several years as my glasses seemed perfect for my needs and I saw no reason to change them. 
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Apr 2020
Public Funding for Standalone MIGS Procedures a Step Closer
Government advisors recommend minimally invasive glaucoma surgery should be publicly funded as a standalone procedure...
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Apr 2020
MIGS Approved as Standalone Procedure
The long-awaited new Medicare Benefits Schedule item for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery as a standalone procedure has been approved...
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Apr 2020
Peter's Story
My Glaucoma was firstly detected 13 years ago by a visit to the optician ...
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Apr 2020
Vision Australia Telehealth Services to Support Clients Through COVID-19
The organisation is urging the Australian health-care sector to continue to refer patients to Vision Australia for access to its specialist blindness and low vision services...
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Kitt
Apr 2020
Kitt's Story
I was born with congenital glaucoma in 2017, most people don't realise you can be born with this rare condition...
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Apr 2020
RANZCO Ready and Waiting For Return of Elective Surgeries
Once safe, it is especially important that vulnerable Australians are able to have their vision restored even during isolation...
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Apr 2020
Don’t Drop Your Eye-Health in Ramadan
When it comes to fasting and the use of eye drops, be rest assured there is no need to compromise on faith nor your eye-health during Ramadan...
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Mar 2020
Yvonne's Story
When I went for my reading glasses the optometrist sent me to the ophthalmologist, who told me I had Glaucoma.
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