Description
Loss of vision, which can be partial or total. Can be due to aging, inherited
conditions, disease or infections, nutritional deficiency, accidents or toxic states.
About 30,000 Australians are blind or visually impaired - mostly aged over 65 years. |
Information
& Support
Royal Blind Society of Australia
Information about blindness and visual impairment, guides to assistance and services,
links to resources and contacts.
The Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
provides educational
services to children with hearing and/or vision impairment.
Centre for
Eye Research Australia
University of Melbourne site provides eyecare
and community information. |
