News and Events
Exome Sequencing: Finding Answers for Families
13/06/2013 16:04
Associate Professor Robyn Jamieson is researching the underlying genetic causes of inherited eye diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa.
"There are recent striking technological advances in our capacity to examine all of the genes in a person" says Assoc.Prof. Jamieson "and ‘exome sequencing’ is...
Focused On: Retinitis Pigmentosa
13/06/2013 16:01
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of retinal dystrophies that cause progressive degeneration of the retina.
Around one in 3,000 children are born with RP, and the condition can strike any family, even one with no known history of the disease.
The retina, located at the back...
Sponsor a SightFighter
12/06/2013 11:49
Know someone who is completing the City2Surf on Team SightFighter? Show your support for their hard work and commitment by making a pledge to help push them along towards their target time.
Fill out our sponsorship form to encourage your favourite SightFighter to complete or to achieve...
Entertainment Books - now for sale!
24/05/2013 15:50
Order yoru new 2013-2014 Entertainment Books and 20% of your purchase will go directly to helping research at Save Sight Institute.
Click here to order your copy!
Join our City2Surf Team
24/05/2013 15:48
Dust off your sneakers and come join a winning team!
Sight Fighters are joining the staff and patients from Save Sight Institute to participate in the wonderful community event which is the City2Surf.
Running - or walking - on the day, we will raise the profile of SSI as well as much needed...
Family Information Day - for Parents and Carers of Kids with Eye Disease
24/05/2013 15:43
Save Sight Institute is hosting a full-day information session for the parents and carers of children affected by vision impairment and eye disease.
Covering a broad range of topics, the day will include eminent speakers who treat and research major paediatric eye diseases.
- major...
Sight Fighter Family in the Media
11/10/2012 11:20Fight Retinal Blindness!
09/10/2012 22:16
Aim
To investigate and evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and safety of the emerging therapies for treatment of macular degeneration
To develop strategies to reduce the incidence of retinal blindness in the Australian community
Collaboration
The Fight...
From preserving to restoring sight: the new frontier
09/10/2012 21:08
Clinical Professor Stephanie Watson has joined the SSI research team, further strengthening the Institute’s expertise in converting promising laboratory results into clinical patient trials.
Professor Watson’s innovative research was...
Focus on corneal research
09/10/2012 20:52
Your cornea is the clear tissue over the front of the eye. It serves as a protective window for light and images to enter the pupil and focus on the retina.
Corneal disease or damage can mean that this ‘window’ is not clear and this significantly impacts vision.
Diseases affecting the...
Colour blindness and promising new therapies
09/10/2012 20:41
Colour is a sensation, a property of the mind. No matter how bright and vivid and real they seem, colours are inside your head, not outside.''
So says Professor Paul Martin from Save Sight Institute who has been investigating the effectiveness of gene therapy when it comes to treating...
Genetic research at SSI
09/10/2012 20:11
Genetic eye disorders contribute to blindness and partial-sightedness for many with visual disability in our community.
Research studies at Save Sight Institute into genetic eye disease focuses on ocular conditions including cataracts (clouding of the lens), glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye...
Lions Club honour Save Sight Institute
05/10/2012 15:33
Save Sight Institute was recognised by the NSW Parliamentary Lions Club at their recent 10th anniversary gala dinner, held at Parliament House.
The club is bi-partisan and its members include the Premier of New South Wales, the Deputy Premier, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,...
Gene therapy techniques highly encouraging
05/10/2012 15:33
Save Sight Institute was pleased to host Professor Graham Holder from the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London who shared some thoughts on the potential of gene therapy in treating patients with eye disease.
In 2007, researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital were the first to trial...
Genetics of eye disease
05/10/2012 15:33
Research Activity
Genetic eye disorders contribute to blindness and partial-sightedness for many with visual disability in our community. Our research studies in genetic eye disease focus on ocular conditions including cataracts (clouding of the lens), glaucoma (raised pressure in the eye and...