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Look For Life Foundation – Background Genetic Eye Foundation (GEF): After many years of research and clinical work helping patients with retinal dystrophies and other genetic conditions, in 1979 Dr Frank Halliday OA formed the GEF and appointed a small board of directors including the writer who joined in about 1983. He conducted clinics in the old army huts which were then part of Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) and then at South Sydney Hospital in Alexandria. He created and…
Electronic eyewear that enables the legally blind to see.This new concept in low vision devices has arrived in Australia and is living up to its reputation. A number of them have been supplied to very happy visually impaired people.eSight3 is a third generation concept and as such is a marked improvement on the previous devices. A high resolution video camera captures live images and displays them on two o-led video screens which must be accurately aligned with each eye. A range finder incorporated with…
The Board of the Look for Life Foundation introduces you to the Chairman of Pixium Vi-sion, author of the following letter, Bernard Gilly I am delighted to introduce you to Pixium Vision, a company focused on restoring vision for people who have lost their sight. Blindness is a major unmet medical need. In 2010, there were approximately 285 million visually impaired people in the world of whom 40-45 million were completely blind. For these blind patients, no treatment exists today.…
Professor Minas Coroneo received an AO for his distinguished service to ophthalmology. DEDICATED: Former Scone resident Professor Minas Coroneo has been appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO). Professor Coroneo was recognised for his distinguished service to ophthalmol-ogy, research and development of inno-vative surgical technologies and devices, and commitment to eye health in re-gional and indigenous communities. “It’s a great honour to be recognised in Australia for the work that you’ve done,” he told…