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- A donation with a difference – John’s story Wife Beatrice (pictured to the left) and Husband John standing and smiling together in front of a white wall.

June 7, 2022 | Patient Stories

A donation with a difference – John’s story

For over 20 years John Iacobucci, 73, has been making a very unique donation to the Eye and…

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- Best of both worlds: Knox’s cochlear implant journey Knox and Mum

May 31, 2022 | News, Patient Stories

Best of both worlds: Knox’s cochlear implant journey

90 per cent of deaf children are born into hearing families. One-year-old Knox Duhau was diagnosed with profound…

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- 10 years of healthy ears Stephen OLeary examining patient Mundarra Blow's ear

April 20, 2022 | Events, Patient Stories

10 years of healthy ears

April 2022 marks 10 years of the partnership between Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) and The Royal Victorian…

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- Lasting legacy Kim and Thi Rang smiling together

April 19, 2022 | Interviews, Patient Stories

Lasting legacy

Eye and Ear patient Thi Rang grew up in Saigon during the Vietnam war, and as an only…

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- Hereditary eye condition doesn’t stop father-son duo Smiling Steeds family

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Hereditary eye condition doesn’t stop father-son duo

The Steeds are an extraordinary family. Donna and David have four children, Jasper (17), Shelby (15) and twin…

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- Discovery of gene saves sight for generations to come Erika after her eye surgery

March 24, 2022 | Patient Stories, Research

Discovery of gene saves sight for generations to come

It was a ticking time bomb…Erika could have woken one day and been completely blind.” Those are words…

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

March 7, 2022 | 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…

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

March 3, 2022 | 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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- 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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- 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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