Children fall into two groups; those who are visually comfortable and those who are visually distressed. It is nothing to do with whether a child wears spectacles or not!
Many visually distressed children have significant to profound difficulty reading.
The source of the distress is a small eye misalignment, too small for you to see cosmetically, but readily demonstrable in the clinic.
The sole purpose of this clinic is to demonstrate and explain if a child's reading disability is the result of this small misalignment of the eyes, and then to show you how this can be remedied.
Link Added: 19/05/03
The peak association for glaucoma awarness, education and support in Australia. Information available.
Link Added: 06/10/06
Provides education, information and mutual support for Glaucoma patients, their families and friends.
A Vicnet Community Site. Link Added: 10/05/00
A Vicnet Community Site. Link Added: 18/01/00
Guide Dogs Victoria
Through Guide Dogs Victoria's Centre for Mobility Assessment and Training, we provide a wide range of mobility services to enable anyone who is blind or vision impaired to achieve their potential for independence. All our services are provided completely free of charge and are available to Victorians of all ages - from five to 95 - living in both metropolitan and regional areas.
Our training enables children and adults to walk out the door without fear of injury. We also assist people whose vision loss results from an acquired brain injury such as stroke or post operative damage.
As the Mobility Specialists, our services include:
*Orientation and Mobility
*Children's Mobility
*Acquired Brain Injury Mobility
*Guide Dog Mobility
*Occupational Therapy.
For more information, call us on (03) 9854 4444, freecall 1800 804 805 or visit our website at www.guidedogs.asn.au.
Link Added: 18/11/04
Representative body of associations worldwide, orthoptics is concerned with visual function and eye movement disorders.
Link Added: 21/04/01
Keratoconus Australia is a non-profit, charitable association created to assist people with keratoconus and their families. We provide support for people with keratoconus and their families through regular group meetings, help lines, individual counseling and the dissemination of information. We are also providing referrals for people to optometrists and ophthalmologists experienced in treating keratoconus, helping to develop a network of support groups throughout Australia and acting as a representative group for keratoconus patients to improve health rebates for treatments (contact lens and solutions, glasses) and corneal surgery, and to obtain higher funding for local research into the condition and recognition of keratoconus as a disability.
Link Added: 20/09/02
Eye Health Professional Association site with eye health information for the public and an efficient search facility to help people find an optometrist.
Link Added: 02/05/01
To enhance the mobility and independence of blind and vision impaired people throughout Australia by providing Seeing Eye Dogs, mobility training and rehabilitation services.
Link Added: 23/10/01
Reduce and relieve close work, computer and study related eyestrain. Relieve myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia, astigmatism and squinting with Natural Vision Improvement and Eyesight Correction Techniques.
Private classes, group workshops and corporate workplace health and safety workshops available.
Link Added: 13/12/05
RVIB was the first agency in Victoria to work with people who are blind or vision impaired.
Link Added: 10/05/00
"Help us to help those in need"
Help us acheive our vision,
your kind support will help everyday people improve their quality of life.
A Vicnet Community Site. Link Added: 13/08/04
The mission of Vision Australia is to reduce the impact of ageing, blindness, vision impairment and other disability on the individual. Formerly known as the Association for the Blind, Vision Australia is serving more than 20,000 Australians to improve their independence, which is vital for a fulfilling lifestyle.
Link Added: 13/12/00
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