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Southern Low Vision

Allied eye health- Orthoptic vision assessment of remaining vision and supply of magnification aids.

Based in Geelong, Victoria and servicing the Geelong and surrounding areas. 🔎

10/09/2025

It was wonderful helping out another few Geelong-based clients last week with their low vision aids.

In particular: 'Mrs B' previously loved keeping up with the sports news for her favourite footy team and for her family members, (who are also active players in VFL or regional teams!) 🏉

Her significant vision loss from Age Related Macular Degeneration was making this quite difficult though, despite wearing her best prescription glasses.

An orthoptic low vision assessment with prescription and supply of a moderate strength LED magnifier was all Mrs B needed to get back on track with her sports news updates! 💪This aid was matched to her vision level and was stronger than what she can source in a community shop.

We are concentrating much more on the central Geelong region these days for our services, so talk to your eye care or health professional if you need an aid and can pass on details of your eye health status to us! 👁🔎👁

07/09/2025

Happy Fathers' Day to all of the great dads and father figures out there!
Enjoy your well deserved restful and relaxing day. 🎉

19/08/2025

Today, our Orthoptist: Julie was pleased to be in the company of 'Ko Ko' the pug, while her lovely owner: 'Mrs N' was helped with a low vision assessment and some aids.

The visit and most of the recommended aids will be funded by The Department of Veterans Affairs.

Despite having moderate loss of distance vision from an eye condition, Mrs N's reading vision was severely impaired, but there's still lots of equipment that can help her return to both reading newsprint again and seeing the television just a bit more clearly. It just proves that everyone is unique in their vision loss journey.

Mrs N's new best friend(s) (apart from Ko Ko), will definitely be her magnifier(s)!

14/08/2025

It was a pleasure to catch up with 'Ms R' a couple of days ago.

Significantly vision impaired from a Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and Age Related Macular Degeneration, Ms R was only able to 'count fingers' from a distance of 2 metres and could not see distant eye charts at all.

Amazingly, despite this, her close up vision was something we could still work with. The orthoptic assessment showed an improvement from N80 (four times the size of large print) to N10 (magazine print) using a X5 LED hand magnifier.

An electronic magnifier will also help Ms R for newsprint and the intervention continues as we will visit again with this aid.

So, for less than $500 for these two aids, plus the price of an assessment fee, Ms R will go from 'unable to read' to reading once again.

Should vision further deteriorate, then some orthoptic 'eccentric viewing' strategies might also be helpful in the future. 👁

11/08/2025

Keep up the great work, spreading the word about early childhood vision screening: Orthoptist- Maddy, the UTS Orthoptic students and Speckles! 👁👍👁

10/08/2025

Join Peter Cracknell, Manager of Vision and Blindness Technologies, and Krystie Alfaro, Low Vision Consultant at Quantum RLV, for an inspiring and informative session on how assistive technology is transforming lives.

In this free webinar, you will:
- Discover the latest innovations like the Snow Pad and Cloverbook XL Pro
- Hear directly from a client in a live interview
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- Learn how to access Quantum’s services, training, and support
- Wrap up with a live Q&A session

Whether you're living with low vision or supporting someone who is, this webinar is packed with practical insights and empowering solutions.

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126 Gheringhap Street
Geelong, VIC
3220

Website

http://www.southernlowvision.com.au/

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Southern Low Vision helps you make the most of your remaining vision for reading, when an eye condition makes it hard to see how

Hi, I’m Julie. I am Southern Low Vision’s Orthoptist. I assess your remaining vision after you have been diagnosed with an eye condition (e.g. Macular Degeneration or any other).

I work in the Geelong and surrounding regions of Victoria, Australia. Although you may not see perfectly in your best glasses, you may end up also using an electronic magnifier (CCTV) or any other specific optical aid.

I see patients privately in rooms in Geelong, or in the home, going as far as inner Melbourne, Winchelsea, Colac and The Bellerine Peninsula. People of all ages may come to me, hence I have a current Working With Children and Police Check.

Also: Many individuals may be eligible for my service through Veteran’s Affairs, NDIS and/or TAC funding arrangements.