During #MaculaMonth , we're raising awareness of AMD – the leading cause of legal blindness in Australia.

Our research ultimately aims to identify people with the earliest signs of #AMD & find ways of treating the disease before vision is threatened.

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Join us for the upcoming #RichLectureSeries on Tues, May 28, at 12pm CT. Excited to host Peter van Wijngaarden, PhD, a distinguished expert from Centre for Eye Research Australia. He'll delve into 'Hyperspectral imaging of optic nerve and retina.' Register for the Zoom -> uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Nene King is raising awareness of #AMD through her lived experience. And Head of Macular Research Prof Robyn Guymer talks about research into the most common cause of legal blindness affecting people over 50 in this story from 7NEWS Melbourne

Sitting down with your favourite cuppa? ☕ If not, you might want to put the kettle on – then continue reading to find out how drinking coffee and tea may have long term benefits. 🧠
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Today we’re recognising International Guide Dog Day! 🦮

Lucy, who has low vision, said she feels less isolated, safer leaving home independently, and more enthusiastic and energetic about life, with Dottie on the scene.

Lucy’s story: bit.ly/3UF7OH7

On International Guide Dog Day, we remind you of the legal right of access for Guide Dogs.

A person with low vision or blindness accompanied by a Guide Dog is permitted to access any event, business, or public premises, including public transport or rideshare at all times.

Delighted to launch our 2024 Innovation Projects last night. Thanks to speakers: Prof Jane Gunn UniMelb MDHS; DrEmmaBall @Illumina; Rebecca Bailey Invest Victoria; Sean Grimmond & RichTothill UniMelb Centre for Cancer Research; A/Prof Lauren Ayton Centre for Eye Research Australia;
Peter Rogers The Royal Women’s Hospital; Niall Corcoran The Royal Melbourne Hospital

“I’m grateful for the life I’ve had from birth till the present day & happy to leave a legacy that may benefit future generations.”

Discover how leaving a gift in your will like Jenny Turnbull can transform vision research at our special event Thu 2 May: ow.ly/ZUPB50RkPP7

#Cataract surgery is life changing but resourcing is required to get the highest quality visual outcomes. New paper with Fred Hollows & Centre for Eye Research Australia

BOOST Prospective Study: Improving the Quality of Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Catch up on our latest webinar which was hosted by Melbourne Academic Centre for Health - Research translation: Taking your research to the bedside ⬇️
All our webinars are available the #WHRTN YouTube channel.
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A/Prof Raymond Wong (Raymond Wong) aims to use #CellularReprogramming to regenerate light-sensing photoreceptors to preserve and restore visual function.

Watch Dr Anna Wang explain how finding a new type of cell may lead to new treatments for #glaucoma .

And find out how our researchers aim to use a new AI-powered camera to help women with #diabetes protect sight during pregnancy.

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Join us 2 May to discover how leaving a gift in your will can transform vision research.

Hear A/Prof Raymond Wong discuss how his work developing a potential gene therapy for treating degenerative eye conditions has benefitted from a legacy gift.
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Our group is proud to make collagen bioinks for BIENCO, and it has been great and will continue being great to work with Gerard, Gordon Wallace Damien Harkin and everyone in the consortium Save Sight Institute Multidimensional Research Centre for Eye Research Australia

Full program has just landed feat. leading minds in cell & gene therapies➡️bit.ly/3TQaCmc

Carina Biotech Cartherics Pty Ltd Cell Therapies Pty Ltd Centre for Eye Research Australia CSL A/Prof Lauren Ayton Jen Hollands Christine Wells Monash University Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Peter Mac Cancer Centre The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne SVIResearch UniMelb MDHS

Catch up on our #WorldGlaucomaDay Community Forum to find out how Dr Luis Alarcon-Martinez, A/Prof Zhichao Wu, Dr Jennifer Fan Gaskin and Dr Dr Flora Hui are discovering more about #glaucoma and investigating potential new treatments.
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Happy Friday from the 7th floor ⁦Eye and Ear Hospital⁩ ⁦Centre for Eye Research Australia⁩ #clinicaltrialsmatter

April Eye News is hot off the press!📰 Inside:
• Dr Anna Wang's search for glaucoma secrets
• AI-powered gift boosts pregnancy & diabetes eye research
• Lions Australia Ride For Sight raises awareness & money for research
• Watch our Community Forum

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If you work in clinical trials, you’ll know “if it’s not documented it didn’t happen”. So why are we so bad at documenting?

Find out at Australian Clinical Trials Education Centre's April 18 webinar featuring expert presenters from Peter Mac Cancer Centre's Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit ➡️ ow.ly/ota850R8V0Z

Dr Karl Brown is working to develop engineered tissues & cell therapies to treat corneal disease. 👁️

'Tissue engineering in many ways is a creative pursuit – every day you see problems & must think about the materials, processes & capabilities you need to solve those problems.'