Vision impairment is a huge, vastly under-rated and overlooked program in Australia.
Our Aim: To reduce the incidence and impact of vision loss in the
Australian Community through a Lions auspiced,
community based awareness and education program.
Thursday 7 October 2010
Stay tuned for great World Sight Day ideas from your LEHP team - suggest activities to the national manager LEHP-cera@unimelb.edu.au
Films
LEHP-Australia has developed a number of informative presentations, which highlight the personal effects of eye disease
and vision loss. Presentation
How to join us
Clubs can learn more about joining us. Participating
Nearly 500,000 Australians are vision
impaired in both eyes.
This could increase to 800,000 by 2024.
The total cost of vision disorders in
Australia is estimated to be $9.85 billion.
Three quarters of vision impairment is
caused by conditions that are preventable
or treatable with early intervention.
LEHP success Story
Lion Doug Martin participated in the LEHP-Australia
Challenge conducted in Camperdown. During his
participation in the visual acuity test, Doug recorded a
reading of 6/15. A visual acuity of 6/12 is the required
level of vision for driving a motor vehicle. Lion Doug is
employed as a local school bus driver, and due to the
nature of his profession, drivers are required to have a
visual acuity of 6/9.
His participation in the LEHP-Australia program promoted
an immediate and comprehensive eye examination with
his local optometrist which subsequently revealed that
Doug had cataracts in both eyes. After undergoing
surgery to remove the cataracts he now wears prescription spectacles.
