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New $5 Note for Vision-Impaired Australians

New $5 Note for Vision-Impaired Australians

A new Australian $5 banknote with a tactile feature to assist the blind and vision-impaired has entered circulation. After the design was unveiled earlier this year, the banknote was finally launched on 1 September, with experts hailing its introduction as a...

Don’t Let It Go Too Long: Australians need to seek help for vision sooner rather than later

Don’t Let It Go Too Long: Australians need to seek help for vision sooner rather than later

New research suggests more than half of Australians are waiting too long to seek help with deteriorating eyesight. Guide Dogs Australia conducted a survey of more than 600 people with low vision or blindness and found more than 50% put off going to a professional,...

Coffee and fruit could provide defences against AMD

Coffee and fruit could provide defences against AMD

People who follow a fruit-rich Mediterranean diet that is high in caffeine may be more than a third less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), new research has suggested. The Mediterranean diet – which emphasises eating fruits, vegetables, whole...

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