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1863, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
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and research health service. Specialising in
eye, ear, nose and throat (ENT)
medicine, it is Australia's pre-eminent specialty eye and ear hospital.
It was standing room only at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital at the official unveiling of a plaque to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as traditional owners of the land, on Monday 12 July.
An acknowledgement of the land was given by Rod Jackson CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) followed by an important funding announcement by Ann Clark CEO at the Eye and Ear.
Ms Clark announced that the Eye and Ear had been successful in obtaining funding from the Commonwealth Government for ear health screenings and ear health materials for Indigenous children.
Health Minister Daniel Andrews visited a screening session to identify hearing problems among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children at Thornbury Primary School.
Mr Andrews was there to celebrate the partnership between The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Darebin Best Start, and the Northern Metropolitan Region Primary School Nursing Program.
“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are more prone to ear conditions, which can have a negative impact on their health, language development, education and social interactions,” he said.
“If these problems continue to go unrecognised this can result in learning difficulties at school and have a significant impact in later life.”
Congratulations to Mike Zafiropoulos who was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the arts, multicultural, charities, media and local government in the Queens Birthday Honours List.
Mike joined the Eye and Ear Board of Directors in July 2003, he has a wealth of experience in the area of community development and generously contributes his time to the Community Advisory Committee.
Ann Clark CEO at the Eye and Ear was presented with a 2010 Award for Excellence in Innovation from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research from Associate Professor Robert Cowan CEO of HEARing CRC.
The award recognised the partnership between Hearing CRC, the Eye and Ear’s cochlear implant clinic, Cochlear Limited and The University of Melbourne.
“Most importantly this award is for the patients for without them there is no innovation” said Mr Cowan
“Cochlear has grown from an amazing collaboration partnership which we are very proud to be part of” said Ms Clark
A grandmother and small business owner, Sarah first knew something was wrong when she could no longer read bedtime stories to her grandchildren. She was diagnosed with AMD – age-related macular degeneration, a progressive disease that reduces central vision and affects the ability to see both distance and close up.
Sarah is part of a clinical trial being run at the Eye and Ear by retinal specialist Professor Robyn Guymer, as part of a large multi-centred international clinical trial looking at new treatments for AMD.
“Words can’t describe my gratitude to the staff at the Eye and Ear. They provide life-changing treatments, backed up by world-class research.”
With your help, we can raise the extra funds needed to produce the most advanced treatments for vision and hearing loss. By sharing knowledge and expertise throughout the community, the Eye and Ear helps make world quality eye and ear health available to all.
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