ANZEF Impact Report 2024
ANZEF Impact Report 2024 now available The ANZEF 2024 Impact Report showcases all the incredible work we have done together. Each milestone highlights the dedication of the ANZEF community. Your invaluable efforts have been crucial to our vision of a future where everyone can access excellent eye care. Together, we’re making great strides, and we are […]
Microsurgical Skills Course 2024
Upskilling for better patient outcomes and care Dr Loata Tabua Taura Dr Loata Tabua Taura’s passion for medicine was sparked by the care and compassion she received from medical staff during a hospital stay at the age of seven. Initially aiming for a career in paediatrics, her focus shifted to ophthalmology when her mother developed […]
Griffith Ophthalmology Project: recent success and future plans
Griffith Ophthalmology Project: recent success and future plans The Western Murrumbidgee LHD Indigenous Eye Care Project continues to achieve significant milestones in advancing eye care in regional communities. The latest training trip was a resounding success, marked by the inspiring enthusiasm of Aboriginal Health Workers from Griffith and surrounding centres. The ability to implement the […]
Building network and community for Māori and Pacific medical students and doctors considering a career in ophthalmology
Building network and community for Māori and Pacific medical students and doctors considering a career in ophthalmology Going from strength to strength, this year’s mentoring hui (workshop) for aspiring Māori and Pacific ophthalmologists included a wet lab and doubled in size from its inaugural event last year. Held at the University of Auckland in September, […]
Eyes on Sumba: Empowering Eye Health in Rural Indonesia
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient Eyes on Sumba: Empowering Eye Health in Rural Indonesia Led by Dr Mark Ellis AM, Foresight Australia – AUD$50,000 Project location: Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia The Sumba Eye Program (SEP), initiated in 2007 and now integrated with Foresight Australia since 2021, is dedicated to mitigating eye health disparities on […]
Slowing the Cone: Arresting keratoconus on the Coast
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient Slowing the Cone: Arresting keratoconus on the Coast Led by A/Prof Graham Wilson, Rachel Cook, Dr Jason Rodier and Dr Sheng Hong, Gisborne Hospital – AUD$36,100 Project location: Gisborne, Tairawhiti or East Coast, Aotearoa New Zealand Keratoconus is a progressive corneal ectasia which causes irregular astigmatism in teenagers. This results […]
Papua New Guinea Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient Papua New Guinea Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Led by Lead Visionary Dr Kimberley Tan and Dr Cesar Carillo, Sight For All – AUD$41,315 Project location: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea has a population of 10.3 million people and over 40,000 people in PNG are reported to be blind […]
Our Vision Our Way: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership of the next National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Plan
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient Our Vision Our Way: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership of the next National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Plan Led by Lose Fonua, First Nations Eye Health Alliance – AUD$50,000 Project location: Australia The planning for and the provision of quality eye health care services are […]
The economic burden on parents of children who need glasses
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient The economic burden on parents of children who need glasses Led by Dr Justin Mora – AUD$1,500 Project location: Aotearoa New Zealand This project will support a national study being run by New Zealand Ophthalmologists and orthoptists within public hospitals investigating the economic burden on families when a child is […]
Top End Preschool Vision Screening Pilot: Bridging the Gap in Children’s Eye Health in the NT
ANZEF Grant Round 2024 Recipient Top End Preschool Vision Screening Pilot: Bridging the Gap in Children’s Eye Health in the NT Led by Dr Nishantha Wijesinghe, Royal Darwin Hospital – AUD$50,000 Project location: Northern Territory, Australia In the Northern Territory (NT), there is a significant unmet clinical need: the lack of a children’s vision screening […]