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- Albert Street footpath closed Monday 7 March – Friday 11 March footpath closure written in bold text

March 7, 2022 | News

Albert Street footpath closed Monday 7 March – Friday 11 March

Coming to the Eye and Ear this week? As part of our hospital redevelopment, the Albert Street footpath…

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- FED trial reduces the need for a corneal transplant Elsie and Elaine

| Patient Stories, Research

FED trial reduces the need for a corneal transplant

A new treatment being investigated for the hereditary eye condition Fuch’s Endothelial Dystrophy (FED) is improving patients’ vision…

Read more - FED trial reduces the need for a corneal transplant

- 100 years of Dr Jean Littlejohn collage of Jean littlejohn, black and white images taken of her at the Eye and Ear hospital

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100 years of Dr Jean Littlejohn

As a part of this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations, we are recognising 100 years since Dr Jean…

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- 3D Printed Anatomical Orbital Model for Anaesthesia and Ophthalmology Trainees soft tissue 3D print of an eye

March 3, 2022 | News, Research

3D Printed Anatomical Orbital Model for Anaesthesia and Ophthalmology Trainees

More than half of Australia’s population over the age of 65 have a cataract in need of repair,…

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- Better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media Dr Jean-Marc Gerard

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Better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media

Middle ear infection or otitis media is endemic amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people with many…

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- Second-generation bionic eye trial improves navigation at home Bionic ear operation

| Patient Stories, Research

Second-generation bionic eye trial improves navigation at home

In 2012, led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia, the Bionics Institute, The University of Melbourne, the…

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- Smartphones monitoring glaucoma at home Two people looking at a smart phone

March 2, 2022 | News, Research

Smartphones monitoring glaucoma at home

It was the simplicity of it that first struck Dr George Kong: an affordable device that many people…

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- 12 years on: Venice’s cochlear implant journey cochlear patient Venice with her mother Jennifer laughing

February 28, 2022 | Patient Stories

12 years on: Venice’s cochlear implant journey

At 9 months old, Venice received her first cochlear implant. 12 years on, Venice has just started high…

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- How the cochlear implant changed Laurie’s life Laurie with pregnant wife and eldest daughter smiling

February 24, 2022 | Patient Stories

How the cochlear implant changed Laurie’s life

Laurie is one of our cochlear implant patients here at the Eye and Ear. Like many of our…

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- Pandemic Code Brown Update Staff member smiling, wearing mask in medical department.

February 15, 2022 | News

Pandemic Code Brown Update

The Pandemic Code Brown announced three weeks ago has now been lifted due to the reduction in hospitalisations…

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- Top 5 Fact Sheets on ear conditions A doctor and nurse looking in the ear of a patient who is a teenage girl

February 8, 2022 | News, Patient information

Top 5 Fact Sheets on ear conditions

Did you know we provide over 150 fact sheets on a variety of ear, nose, throat (ENT) and…

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- Ballarat’s Benefits: a Victorian Cochlear Implant Program expands services regionally Ballarat Hearing Clinic group shot

February 4, 2022 | Interviews, Patient Stories

Ballarat’s Benefits: a Victorian Cochlear Implant Program expands services regionally

As part of our commitment to creating better specialist care access for patients across Victoria, and to support…

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