| Retina Australia |
(Aust Prescr 2002;25:115)
Retina Australia is a national peer support organisation concerned with retinal diseases, including macular degeneration. Through its State and Territory branches Retina Australia offers voluntary peer support to sufferers of retinal disease. It publishes a wide range of information on retinal disease, some of which is available on its web site. Retina Australia also raises funds for scientific research into the causes, prevention and cure of retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal dystrophies.
The National President of Retina Australia has described living with a visual disability in A degree of vision (Personal paper), Lancet 2000;356:1517-9.
Contacts
Web site: www.retinaaustralia.com.au
E-mail: admin [at] retinaaustralia.com.au
Toll free number: 1800 999 870
