Recent Articles

Poppies Sought for Remembrance Day
We now look forward to filling the Hospital courtyard with red poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day on November 11.

New microscope, new look for eye surgery
A new era at Sydney Eye Hospital with the latest operating microscope technology, a Zeiss Artevo 800 digital ophthalmic microscope.

Implanting a tooth in the eye gives sigh...
Implanting a tooth in the eye gives sight back. Five years ago Heather Pozzoban, blind for 21 years, had her eyesight restored by Sydney Eye Hospital surgeons who extracted one of her canine teeth.

Ending the year on a high note
We have achieved something special in 2021, and its thanks entirely to our donor community and the life changing expertise provided by the Sydney Eye Hospital team.

Has a nurse at Sydney Hospital and Sydne...
You’re invited to nominate a nurse for the Health Heart Award, as part of International Nurses Day on 12 May

Fundraising lunch raises $50,000 to help...
With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders experiencing blindness and vision loss at three times the rate of other Australians, Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation stepped up to help close the gap in eye health hosting a fundraising lunch on 6 May 2022.

It’s time to close the gap
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are three times as likely as non-Indigenous people to be blind or have low vision and, as well as our ophthalmology services, they are also waiting longer for surgery.

You’re an inspiration, ladies!
You’re an inspiration, ladies! In November 2021, they donated more than $200,000 to Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation to support fellowships and equipment.

The difference between perception and si...
The Ralph Kerle Art Gallery, in Manly is hosting a thought-provoking evening dissecting the physiology and aesthetics of sight, with donations kindly supporting Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation.

Join us in giving back to our nurses
Unsung heroes, frontline workers, angels in protective gear—call them what you will but our nurses and the real contribution they have made to the care of our patients in these last two years of pandemic are beyond description.

Poppies Sought for ANZAC Day
Plans to fill a Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital courtyard with a field of red poppies as part of the hospital’s Anzac Day Memorial Service on April 25 are underway.

6-12 March is Glaucoma Week
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness and this World Glaucoma Week, Sydney Eye Hospital is encouraging people with loss of sight or family history of glaucoma to get their eyes tested.