Coming Events
Challenges of the Ageing Eye - Professor Jonathan Crowston
CERA Managing Director Professor Jonathan Crowston will present the second lecture in the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital’s 150th Anniversary Public Lecture Series on June 19.
Opthalmology at Melbourne turns 50 - come help us celebrate!
In 1963 Gerard Crock started as the foundation Ringland Anderson Professor at the University of Melbourne and created Australia's first specialist ophthalmology department. His successor Hugh Taylor established the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) some thirty years later to complement and build on the Department's strength. Together, the University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology and CERA have grown into a powerhouse for ophthalmology teaching, scholarship, innovation in patient care and into one of the top five research groups in the world today. Countless people living with eye diseases and vision loss are enjoying better lives because of the work we do.
Past Events
2013 Living with Low Vision community information session
CERA hosted a Living with Low Vision Community Information Session on Thursday 28 March 2013.
Low vision affects over 500,000 Australians and this number is expected to rise to over 800,000 by 2020.
To view the slides from the event, please click on the link below:
Low Vision Community Information Session - Dr Gwyn Rees
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2012 Macular Degeneration community information session
CERA hosted a Macular Degeneration Community Information Session on Wednesday 17
October 2012.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in people over the age of 50 years in Australia.
To view the slides from the event please click on the links below:
Current and future approaches to managing macular degeneration -Dr John Stokes
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2012 Glaucoma community information session
CERA hosted a Glaucoma Community Information Session on Wednesday 12 September 2012.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and affects an estimated 300,000 Australians.
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2012 Diabetic Retinopathy Information Session
CERA hosted a Diabetic Retinopathy Information Session on Tuesday 10 July 2012.
Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that damages the blood vessels inside the retina. It can lead to vision loss and blindness.
To listen to an audio recording of the event, click the orange button.
To view the slides from the event, please click on the links below:
Blinding diabetes – Dr Lyndell Lim
What does diabetic retinopathy look like in the eyes? – Dr Ryo Kawasaki
Diabetic retinopathy and psychological wellbeing – Dr Gwyn Rees
The impact of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema on quality of life – Ms Eva Fenwick
2012 Annual Gerard Crock Lecture
Professor James Angus AO, Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne and Professor Tien Wong
"The Eye is a Window to Your Health"
To download a podcast (audio only) of the 2012 Crock lecture, click here
To download a vodcast (audio and slides) of the 2012 Crock lecture, click here
The 2012 Gerard Crock lecture was presented by Professor Tien Wong, a multiple award-winning researcher with a focus on retinal vascular diseases. Former Managing Director of CERA and former Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne, he has published over 600 peer-reviewed Medline papers and has given more than 100 invited named, plenary and symposium lectures around the world.
The annual public lecture honours the memory and contribution of Professor Gerard Crock AO (1929-2007), the foundation Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne.
