USEFUL LINKS & RESOURCES
Australian professional bodies our staff are members of:
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists – www.ranzco.edu
- Australian Medical Association – www.ama.com.au
- Orthoptics Australia – www.orthoptics.org.au
- Australian Orthoptic Board – www.australianorthopticboard.au
Our doctors have admitting rights at the following hospitals:
- Westmead Private – www.westmeadprivate.com.au
- Children’s Hospital at Westmead – www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/chw
- Bankstown Hospital – www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/bankstown/
- Macquarie University Hospital – www.mqhealth.org.au/
- Sydney Private Hospital – www.sydneyprivate.com.au/
- Campbelltown Hospital – www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/ccq/
- Liverpool Hospital – www.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/liverpool/
If your child has a vision impairment:
- Next Sense – www.nextsense.org.au/
- Vision Australia (previously known as the Royal Blind Society) – www.visionaustralia.org.au/
Australian patching websites:
- Kids Eye Gear – accessories – www.kidseyegear.com.au/
- Eye Patch – stick on (skin) patches – www.eyepatch.com.au
- Eyecessories – cloth patches (slide on glasses)- www.eyecessories.com.au
- Patch Mate – cloth/slide on patches – www.patchmate.com.au
- Patch My Kid – cloth/slide on patches – www.patchmykid.com.au
The following companies will ship patches to Australia:
- Myipatches – (both adhesive and cloth) – www.myipatches.com
- Krafty Eye Patches – (adhesive/skin) – www.funeyepatchkitsforkids.com
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
- www.aao.org/pediatric-center-detail/amblyopia-patching-FAQS – amblyopia explained, hints for patching compliance, eyepatch club for children and forums for parents
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
- ABC Podcast on Irlen Lenses
Make a Booking
To make an appointment to see one of our specialists, call 02 9896 4577 or visit our Booking Page.