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Australia press releases
January, 2008
Optometrists in Australia joined their colleagues in the US, UK and Canada and raised almost $250,000 by participating in the Optometry Giving Sight World Sight Day Challenge. >more
December, 2007
Season of Giving: Make Optometry Giving Sight your Charity of Choice! >more
November, 2007
Speaking at the American Academy of Optometry, the
Executive Chairman and CEO of Optometry Giving Sight, Professor Brien Holden,
announced that Optometry Giving Sight would disperse its first US$1,000,000 by >more
October, 2007
There are an estimated 13 million children worldwide who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. In fact, this is the leading cause of preventable blindness. >more October, 2007
60 optometrists from around Australia converged on the small town of Moss Vale in NSW to participate in the 6th Annual Moss Vale Golf Day on 24th September. Surpassing last year’s total, the event raised $4,000 for Optometry Giving Sight. >more September, 2007
The Contact Lens Society of Australia officially endorsed Optometry Giving Sight at the 12th Annual International Contact Lens Congress (ICLC) on the Gold Coast on the 3rd September. >more August, 2007
Nearly 20 CIBA Vision and Optometry Giving Sight employees and supporters braved “Heartbreak Hill” to compete in the annual Sydney “City to Surf” fun run on Sunday, 12 August, 2007. >more
June, 2007
The Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO) has adopted Optometry Giving Sight as its International Charity of Choice. >more
May, 2007
World-renowned eye specialist Dr Gullapalli (Nag) Rao has told Australian optometrists that they have a leading role to play in the prevention of blindness. >more May, 2007
Fifty optometrists and industry colleagues signed up to support Optometry Giving Sight at Queensland Vision in Brisbane raising over $26,000. >more May, 2007
At the recent Queensland Vision meeting the folks from Optometry Giving Sight were working hard to raise money for their cause and achieved considerable visibility thanks to the >more
February 23, 2007
CIBA Vision and Optometry Giving Sight are delighted to announce that Brian Spiller, currently Marketing Director for CIBA Vision Australia and New Zealand, has assumed the role of Optometry Giving Sight Corporate Fellow. >more February, 2007
CIBA Vision and Optometry Giving Sight are delighted to announce that Brian Spiller, currently Marketing Director for CIBA Vision Australia and New Zealand, has assumed the role of Optometry Giving Sight Corporate Fellow. >more
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