Why should you have a check with us?

Eye Health Facts

• Diabetes can create severe and often sudden loss of vision.
• Only half the people who have diabetes know they have it.

• Glaucoma is usually painless and slow but can cause a sudden and painful disturbance to vision in isolated cases

• Only half the people who have glaucoma know they have it.

• Macular degeneration is usually gradual but can occasionally cause sudden loss of central vision

• The prevalence of eye disease increases with ageing. 

Your Optometrist, General Practitioner and Ophthalmologist often share the medical care that you need. Information gained from the latest technology that eyescan provides, allows them to work together to better care for your vision and general health.

General health facts

• Cardiovascular Disease continues to dominate the national health profile.
• It affects 1 in every 6 Australians (over 3.2 million people), increasing to 1 in 4 by mid-century. 670f families are impacted at present.
• An Australian dies every 10 minutes from Cardiovascular Disease, representing 380f all deaths, with Coronary Heart Disease, stroke and heart failure ranking at the top of the list of major killers.
• Of the 50,292 who died in 2004, 60% had not reached average life expectancy, which itself is largely driven by Cardiovascular Disease mortality.
• If we are to continue to increase life expectancy in this country, we cannot be complacent about Cardiovascular Disease care, but must rise to the new challenges.