Keep Your Heart Fit, Protect Your Sight
Staying physically fit does more than help your heart — it helps protect your eyes and your independence as you age. Your eyes are hungry for blood and oxygen, supplied through some of the [...]
Macular Degeneration: Protecting Your Central Vision
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the macula — the small central part of the retina you use for reading, recognising faces and seeing fine detail. It is the most common cause of [...]
Fitness for Sight: Positioning Cardiorespiratory Health in Optometric Risk Assessment
Cardiorespiratory fitness is among the strongest modifiable predictors of longevity, and VO₂ max carries greater prognostic weight for all-cause mortality than most conventional risk factors. Its [...]
AMD: Co-Management, Monitoring & Referral Pathway
A concise co-management reference for detecting, monitoring and referring age-related macular degeneration. We value shared care and welcome your ongoing role in surveillance between specialist [...]
Fitness for Sight: Cardiorespiratory Health as Eye Disease Prevention
Cardiorespiratory fitness is among the strongest modifiable predictors of longevity, and VO₂ max carries greater prognostic weight for all-cause mortality than most conventional risk factors. Its [...]
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What Your Patients’ Families Should Know
AMD is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in Australians over 50, and family history is one of its strongest predictors. First-degree relatives of an affected patient carry roughly a [...]
