Australian Professional Bodies our staff are members of:
www.ranzco.edu – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
www.ama.com.au – Australian Medical Association
www.orthoptics.org.au – Orthoptics Australia
www.australianorthopticboard.org.au – Australian Orthoptic Board
Our doctors have admitting rights at the following hospitals:
www.westmeadprivate.com.au – Westmead Private
https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/chw – Children’s Hospital at Westmead
www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/bankstown/ – Bankstown Hospital
https://www.mqhealth.org.au/ - Macquarie University Hospital
https://www.sydneyprivate.com.au/ – Sydney Private Hospital
www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/ccq/ - Campbelltown Hospital
www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/liverpool/ – Liverpool Hospital
If your child has a vision impairment:
www.nextsense.org.au – Next Sense
www.visionaustralia.org.au – Vision Australia (previously known as the Royal Blind Society)
Patching Websites:
Patches are available from the following Australian websites
www.eyepatch.com.au – stick on (skin) patches
www.eyecessories.com.au – cloth patches (slide on glasses)
www.patchmate.com.au – cloth/slide on patches
www.patchmykid.com.au – cloth/slide on patches
The following US companies will ship patches to Australia:
www.myipatches.com (both adhesive and cloth)
www.funeyepatchkitsforkids.com (adhesive/skin)
Useful Websites for Patching:
www.patchpals.com – fun activities to do whilst wearing a patch, reward charts, as well as selling and shipping cloth patches
https://www.aao.org/pediatric-center-detail/amblyopia-patching-FAQS - amblyopia explained, hints for patching compliance, eyepatch club for children and forums for parents
www.eyeplaysafe.org.au – games with an eye safety theme
Useful links about vision
Towards a National Preschool Vision Screening Programme
RANZCO positions statement Progressive Myopia in Childhood
RANZCO Position Statement The Myth of a Tracking Disorder in- Children with Reading Difficulties
Irlen Syndrome Position Statement May 2018
AAO Org – Joint Statement Learning Disabilities Dyslexia vis
other ophthalmologists who see children in NSW / ACT
List of Ophthalmologists who see Children by Local Health District (correct at 30th June 2023)