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Save Sight Institute

Preserving and restoring vision lost to all eye diseases

We're home to Australia’s leading ophthalmologists, researchers and scientists. We conduct research and clinical trials, treat patients in our clinic and educate the next generation of eye specialists.

We're finding new ways to preserve and restore vision lost to all eye diseases, including glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal dystrophies, uveitis and inflammatory conditions. We have already saved the sight of many people living with eye disease.

We have an involved patient community, who we work with closely to raise awareness and funds for eye research. Known as SightFighters, these committed supporters are an integral part in our mission to cure blindness and vision loss.

The Save Sight Institute is based at the Sydney Eye Hospital.

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Education

The Specialty of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health at the Save Sight Institute offers a range of courses to advance your clinical or research career in ocular health. With our focus on world-class teaching, our internationally renowned academics are educating future leaders in ophthalmology.

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02 9382 7300

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South Block, Sydney Eye Hospital, 8 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

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A keen eye for science

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) celebrates women in STEM and encourages young women to pursue their passion in science, and other STEM fields. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Pauline Khoo, a PhD student and researcher from the Save Sight Institute and Save Sight Registries about her work, and why she decided to pursue a career in research.

Q&A with a Macula Specialist

Macula Month (May) raises awareness about macular degeneration, one of the most common causes of irreversible blindness. We chatted to Professor Mark Gillies, Director of the Save Sight Institute’s Macula Research Group, to find out what macular degeneration is and how research at SSI could help improve treatment options and patient outcomes.

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Trialling new “heads up” enhanced 3D microscopes

The Professorial Unit at Save Sight is trialling new enhanced 3D microscopes, which allow more precise intraocular surgery in complex cataract, glaucoma, corneal and vitreretinal surgery.

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