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Our difference Our vision
The Lions Eye Institute is both a highly respected research Our vision is the reason we do what we do.
institute and a world-class ophthalmic clinic.
At the Lions Eye Institute we Every day our dedicated team
translate research into practical works towards our core purpose –
outcomes that save people’s sight. to prevent and cure blindness
and eye disease.
Every day, our researchers push the
frontiers of science to understand We aim to make a difference to
the causes of eye disease and, people’s lives through sight-saving
supported by our specialist clinical research and treatments.
trials unit, develop new and
Our vision?
innovative treatments.
Our dedicated ophthalmologists
Better vision for all.
tailor these treatments to provide
you with the best possible eye
health care.
We are proudly a not-for-profit
Western Australian organisation.
Your vision means everything to us.
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Our values About us
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Integrity: we do what we say we’re going
to do, and are accountable, transparent
and responsible in our actions. Clinical services (page 6) Research (page 8) Community and
education (page 12)
Care: we consider and respect our World-class ophthalmology Five priority areas
patients, collaborators and each other. services including eye of translational Addressing the unique
examinations, treatment research supported challenges of delivering
Curiosity: we ask questions, are
interested and never stop learning. and day surgery in our by our award-winning quality specialist eye
Nedlands, Murdoch, researchers. health care to rural,
Impact: we make a positive difference Midland and Broome Purpose built research remote and Indigenous
to the lives of others and the clinics. Laser vision laboratories using communities through
communities in which we operate.
correction with Western state-of-the-art Lions Outback Vision.
Unity: we support each other and work Australia’s first laser vision equipment and Sharing our expertise
as one to achieve common goals. clinic, Lions Laser Vision. techniques. An through partnerships
Comprehensive optometry enduring commitment locally and globally.
services through Lions to find solutions Eye tissue donation
Optics. Active clinical trials to serious blinding with the Lions
based right here in Perth. eye diseases. Eye Bank.
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Clinical services
The Lions Eye Institute is home to many of Western Australia’s top
ophthalmologists. We treat a full range of eye conditions including:
Age-related macular Dry eye and Inherited Pterygium
degeneration blepharitis retinal disease
Ptosis
Amblyopia (lazy eye) Fuchs’ Kerataconus
dystrophy Retinal Ophthalmology and day surgery Optical services
Astigmatism detachment
Myopia The Lions Eye Institute is one of the Lions Optics offers a full range
Cataract Glaucoma Strabismus largest ophthalmology practices in of optical services including
Optic Australia with clinics in Nedlands, comprehensive eye testing by
Diabetic retinopathy Hyperopia neuropathy Uveitis Murdoch, Midland and Broome. qualified optometrists, low vision
Our ophthalmologists provide services aids, contact lenses and a large range
to over 50,000 patients in Western of budget and designer frames.
Dedicated, experienced and professional. Our team is the foundation of
Australia every year.
the Lions Eye Institute’s success.
Clinical trials
Our ophthalmologists are receive the highest quality eye care Laser eye surgery
internationally recognised as now and into the future. As home to one of the largest
leading the field in providing the Lions Laser Vision is a world leader in ophthalmology clinical trials units in
highest quality eye care. Between At our Nedlands clinic, our friendly laser eye surgery, with over 30 years’ the world, we are uniquely placed
them, they cover the full range of volunteers in red vests are among the experience. Lions Laser Vision was the to offer you the most advanced
ocular sub-specialties as well as first people you will encounter when first refractive laser centre in Western treatment available anywhere in the
general ophthalmology. Many of our you walk through our doors. They are Australia and specialises in LASIK, the world – sometimes before they are
ophthalmologists are also involved in on hand to help make your visit to our most commonly used laser surgery available to the general public.
medical research at the Institute. clinic a seamless experience. method in Australia.
Our highly-experienced team of Above all, our staff and volunteers
nurses, specialists and support share the common goal of providing When you see your ophthalmologist in our clinics, you are supporting
staff work together with our you with the very best treatment our research.
ophthalmologists to ensure you and care.
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Research
Globally renowned. Based right here in WA. Our focus is your
eye health.
Research is the beating heart of The Lions Eye Institute has a
medical advances. It is a powerful stellar track record for leading the
force, asking questions, seeking field in eye health research and
answers and delivering solutions that this is supported by our award-
translate into improved treatments winning researchers, cutting-edge The people behind our research Medical breakthroughs are in
and positive patient outcomes. research laboratories and stringent and discoveries our DNA
That quest for knowledge and its governance framework.
life-changing applications for Our dedicated medical researchers Eye disease is the most chronic
patients is what drives our work. are global leaders in their fields condition in Australia. Our five
of study and are responsible for priority research areas target a
developing the treatments of number of key eye diseases affecting
tomorrow. people both locally and globally.
They are recognised around the
world for their commitment to
Five priority research areas
preventing and curing blindness
and eye disease. 1 Glaucoma
2 Diabetic and vascular
retinopathies
3 Indigenous and community
eye research
4 Genetic eye disease, gene
therapies and macular
degeneration
5 Cornea, ocular surface
and ocular immunology
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Genetic eye Cornea,
disease, gene
Research therapies
ocular surface
and ocular
and macular immunology
degeneration
Many blinding eye diseases
Single gene causes of eye disease, are recognised as having an
such as retinitis pigmentosa and immune or inflammatory
Glaucoma Glaucoma is the third most common cause of
Stargardt disease, are the most basis, such as uveitis and
blindness globally and causes 14 per cent of
common cause of blindness in keratitis. Inflammation
blindness in Australia. Researchers at the Lions
the working-age population. can profoundly affect
Eye Institute were the first to measure pressure
The key to treating these diseases vision by leading to retinal
distributions across the optic nerve, leading to
is detailed clinical information degeneration or damage to
the creation of devices such as the XEN® gel
about genetic history. We are the cornea. We are working
stent, now used world-wide to treat glaucoma.
the only eye research centre in towards developing effective
Australia with an active natural treatments by harnessing
history study in genetic eye the beneficial properties of
Diabetic Vascular diseases of the retina are a growing diseases and age-related macular the immune system.
and vascular contributor to blindness all over the world. degeneration.
retinopathies The prevalence of diabetes has doubled in
Australia over the past 20 years, with 15 per cent
of people affected having diabetic retinopathy. When you choose the Lions Eye Institute for your treatment, you are directly
Our research includes detecting and monitoring supporting our sight-saving research.
early changes in the eye due to diabetes, and
developing treatments to improve quality of life.
Indigenous and In our Indigenous communities, vision loss is three
community eye times more common than in the non-Indigenous
research population. We lead national studies into glaucoma
genetic risk assessment and screening of high-risk
family members in remote Australian communities.
For those with advanced vision loss, we are
investigating the use of adaptive technology.
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Community and education
The Lions Eye Institute has a strong commitment to providing
eye health services and undertaking research in rural, remote
and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our work
supports eye tissue transplants across Australia and overseas, and
we are involved in the teaching and training of the next generation
of eye health professionals.
Education
Lions Outback Vision Lions Eye Bank
Across Australia there is a growing
Lions Outback Vision is an award- • Lions Outback Vision Kimberley need for optometrists with ophthalmic The Lions Eye Bank was
winning outreach eye health service Hub: a Broome based clinic experience. Launched in 2021, the established in 1986 and is
that works to prevent blindness and delivering eye health services to optometry school at The University the only facility in Western
vision loss among patients in regional the Kimberley and the Pilbara. of Western Australia (UWA) was the Australia that coordinates the
and remote Western Australia. first of its kind in Western Australia. collection, processing and
• Visiting optometrists and
Our partnership with UWA enables distribution of eye tissue.
Lions Outback Vision delivers ophthalmologists at regional optometry students to gain real-
services through: hospitals. All donor tissue is used
world experience of ophthalmology
for either transplantation,
• The outback Vision Van: a mobile eye • Ophthalmology and optometry through placement opportunities.
ethically approved research,
health clinic which travels to rural and clinics at Derbarl Yerrigan Our ophthalmologists are also very or surgical training with the
remote areas of Western Australia. Aboriginal Medical Services. committed to teaching in Australia, consent of the donor’s family.
with commitments in each of Perth’s
teaching hospitals.
This tissue
The Lions Eye Institute is making is crucial for
our skills and knowledge accessible advancing
through inter-university and research and
ophthalmic research and training developing
collaborations across developing Asian treatments.
nations such as Indonesia.
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1970 1997
Western Australian Lions We perform the first LASIK
form the Lions-Save Sight (laser eye surgery) procedure in
Foundation (WA) Inc. to drive Western Australia.
the development of the highest
standard of ophthalmic care.
2005
1975 Lions Eye Institute clinic opens
in Murdoch.
The Lions-Save Sight Foundation
(WA) Inc. establishes the Lions
Chair in Ophthalmology at The
University of Western Australia, 2013
and invite a young Harvard
Lions Outback Vision officially
University-based Australian
launched.
ophthalmologist, Professor Ian
Constable, to take up the role.
2018
History 1983 Professor Constable AO formally
acknowledged as Patron of the
Professor Constable founds the
Lions Eye Institute.
Lions Eye Institute, a not-for-
profit organisation established
The Lions Eye Institute was founded in 1983. Today, the Lions Eye to provide better vision for all.
Institute is a global leader in eye health research and care. Under his guidance, the Lions
Eye Institute rapidly becomes a
2019
However, the origins of the Institute can be traced back to the world leader in medical research Lions Eye Institute clinic opens
words of humanitarian and disability advocate Helen Keller, who into blindness. in Midland.
in 1925 appealed to Lions members all over the world to become
“knights of the blind” in a “crusade against darkness”.
1996 2021
The Lions Eye Institute’s Lions Outback Vision Kimberley
research facilities open. Hub opens in Broome.
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Making a difference to people’s lives Your support means the world to us
Our focus remains providing the best possible treatment
outcomes to people just like you.
For patients like Gaye, access to
specialist knowledge, cutting-edge
treatments and the latest research are
literally a sight-saver.
Gaye suddenly lost vision in her right
eye, as she was getting ready for work
one morning. After being referred to Professor Ian McAllister with patient Gaye.
Professor Ian McAllister at the Lions
Eye Institute, she was diagnosed with a bypass for her blood to travel through.
central retinal vein occlusion. Gaye had She then started injections in her eye a
effectively endured a stroke in her eye. month later.
Until recently there was no permanent, By creating a bypass, Professor
curative treatment for Gaye’s condition McAllister tackled the cause of Gaye’s
and most people with the disease condition – permanently restoring her
suffer permanent vision loss. Luckily sight and keeping the injections she
when Gaye met Professor McAllister needed to a minimum.
he was conducting a clinical trial for
Gaye said she felt comforted knowing
a ground-breaking new treatment,
she was in the best possible hands.
developed at the Lions Eye Institute.
She no longer requires treatment and is
As part of the trial, Gaye had a back to driving, working and spending
specialised laser treatment to create a time with her beloved grandkids.
“Professor McAllister and his team were lifesavers. They were all so
caring, positive and efficient. I wouldn’t have eyesight today if it wasn’t
for them,” Gaye.
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