Eye Health Professional Information
Currently in Australia we don't know how many children live with vision impairment. This makes it hard to plan for the services these children need, or to argue for research into preventing conditions which cause vision impairment.
RIDBC Renwick Centre, in partnership with children and their families, key Australian service providers, corporate donors, government departments and health professionals has undertaken a major research project to develop and maintain an Australia wide database of children with vision impairment - the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register.
The Register collects accurate information on children who have been formally diagnosed. This information is used to establish the number of affected children, the causes and levels of vision impairment and whether these children have additional disabilities. The information is vital when planning for better services and treatment for children. Read our latest newsletter to review findings from the Register so far.
If you are a child, a parent or guardian of a child living with vision impairment, between the ages of 0-18 years, you are invited to join the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register. Once a child has joined they will be offered membership to Oz-VisKids - a free club for children and parents can learn more about vision impairment and the services offered in Australia.
Signing up is easy!
Either send an email to Jill Watson or call (02) 9872 0303 for more details.
Alternatively, fill in the form below, and we will contact you to register your child.
