Bad sugars, bad eyes – a culturally appropriate diabetic retinopathy screening campaign in the Kimberley
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Bad sugars, bad eyes – a culturally appropriate diabetic retinopathy screening campaign in the Kimberley Led by A/Prof Angus Turner, Lions Eye Institute – AU$35,000 Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. The condition is often asymptomatic until significant […]
Sponsorship of Pacific Islands participants for microsurgical skills training
ANZEF Grant Round 2023 Recipient Project Sponsorship of Pacific Islands participants for microsurgical skills training Led by A/Prof Graham Wilson, A/Prof Con Petsoglou and Dr Yves Kerdraon, with the training run and administered by The University of Sydney – AU$12,000 Gone are the days of surgical “see one, do one, teach one” due to growing […]
Recipients of the Inaugural Annual Grant Round Announced!
Recipients of the Inaugural Grant Round The first ANZEF annual grant round launched in March 2023 for individuals and organisations across the Asia-Pacific region working to improve eye health. A remarkable range of applications totalling a combined value of AU$1.47M was submitted for education, local capacity building, research, awareness and advocacy projects, with many demonstrating enormous […]
ANZEF Scholarship recipients at the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC23)
Eye2Eye Q2 – Your Foundation ANZEF Scholarship recipients at the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC23) The 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference took place on Dharug Country in Western Sydney at the end of May, with the theme Finding Our Voice – an extension of the 2022 […]
ANZEF Scholarships for NATSIEHC23
ANZEF Scholarships for NATSIEHC23 Applications are now closed. ANZEF is offering scholarships of up to $1,600 AUD to attend the 2023 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC23)! Who can apply? These scholarships are open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors and medical students interested in eye health and to […]