George Kong
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Joined July 2015
GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2021-2022 Grant applications for 2021-2022 are now open and are due on the 25th May. Please sign in to our new portal to apply. . . https://t.co/jIJpIRPY46 . #researchingsight #sightsavingresearch
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In further acknowledgment of the exemplary staff of the Eye and Ear, past and present, Associate Professor Anne Brooks and Dr Richard Stawell were both named as AM recipients in today’s Australia Day honours for services to ophthalmology. #Congratulations #ophthalmologist
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More great work from RANZCO fellows
Can routine use of IC antibiotics help to reduce the rates of endophthalmitis following MSICS? RANZCO Fellows Lourens van Zyl and Michael Goggin, et al, carried out systematic review and meta‐analysis to find out.
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@profswatson and @dihara are excited to announce our 2021 Grant Recipients and their Grant Titles. Dr Jason Charng has been awarded the Perth Eye Foundation Grant for-Applying machine learning to efficiently analyse fundus autofluorescence images in preparation for gene therapy
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Congratulations Carmel!
Congratulations to @DrCarmelCrock on receiving this year’s Mark L. Graber Diagnostic Quality Award for her research, advocacy, and leadership in the field as well as her efforts to expand the field of diagnostic quality & safety internationally. https://t.co/yF8bH4erSY
#SIDM2020
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In our October issue: Editorial by @annette_hoskin @profswatson on Ocular Trauma and Prevention Measures. #alcohol #sportseyesafety #eyesafety #eyehealth #indigenoushealth #primaryprevention @SydneySaveSight @Sydney_Uni @LionsEyeInstAus
https://t.co/hSlSpplVc7
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#oculartrauma maybe reduced with #alcoholmanagementplans. Innovative solutions are need to #savesight. @annette_hoskin @oria_au @ClinExpOphthal @Sydney_Uni @RANZCOeyedoctor. Read more here:
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Victorian Premier announced that optometrists can resume routine face-to-face care from 11.59pm tonight, Sunday 18 October. https://t.co/ezSahQhocP
optometry.org.au
Victorian Premier announced that optometrists can resume routine face-to-face care from 11.59pm tonight, Sunday 18 October. Read more.
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Last night Eye and Ear Surgeon Dr Thomas Campbell talked to 9 News about the dangers of magpie swooping - watch the full segment below: https://t.co/W6Z1efhvUG
#eyehealth
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Some of our researchers are involved in this clinical trial!😄 @profswatson
A crossover randomized clinical trial on improvement in inner retinal function in glaucoma with vitamin B3 supplementation from RANZCO Fellows Robert Casson, Michael Coote, Keith Martin, Peter van Wijngaarden & Jonathan Crowston et al
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We are reminding everyone that today is #WorldSightDay !!! . . . The ORIA has a wide focus on supporting research into all major eye diseases. #SightSavingResearch @oria_au
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We are reminding everyone that today is #WorldSightDay !!! . . . The ORIA has a wide focus on supporting research into all major eye diseases. #SightSavingResearch
@oria_au @profswatson @eyedoc_au @Sepulcrave @DrStutiMisra @DrIsabelLopez @clarefraser @drgeorgekong
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On the eve of #WorldSightDayAU, Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck shows his support for the sector to celebrate #20YearsOfVision. A focus of @Vision2020Aus & our members is improving outcomes for older Australians who are blind or have low vision
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World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. We hear from Tony, Louise and Kevin who share their stories and how care they received at The Eye and Ear played a big part in their eye health: https://t.co/cfh3WRTJh0
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Signing up for KeepSight means you’ll never lose sight of future eye checks. 100,000 Australians have already registered to receive regular eye check reminders. It only takes a minute. Sign up today. @DiabetesAus #KeepSight #eyehealth
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Discover whether blue light blocking glasses actually work with ASO Director @NishaSachdevEye in Choice magazine
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This is what hosting a Grant Application Selection Process looks like on ZOOM... Thanks to our amazing team @oria_au
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Grant program meeting day ! Thanks to our Research Advisory Committee for their expertise today. Thanks to our Subcommitee chair @AlexWHewitt and Secretary @samfraserbell.
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New scoring system makes it easier for optometrists to manage choroidal naevi and detect ocular melanoma. Dr Rod O'Day from @EyeResearchAus will discuss it at an @OptometryAus member webinar Sept 22. @OUHospitals
https://t.co/OJecc66vQN
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From chemical burns to puncture wounds, most eye injuries can be prevented with the right safety eyewear. How can optometrists and employers minimise the risk? @Essilor @OptometryAus @SydneySaveSight @LionsEyeInstAus
insightnews.com.au
From chemical burns to puncture wounds, most eye injuries can be prevented with the right safety eyewear. RHIANNON BOWMAN reviews current eye injury trends and the role of optometrists and employers...
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