Low Vision Care Centre

01/05/2026

Happy Workers’ Day! 🇿🇦

Thank you to all healthcare workers, educators and support staff who help every South African see a brighter future.

Your work makes independence possible.

29/04/2026

THERE WILL BE NO RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR -
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE SESSION

You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: May 27, 2026 17:30 Johannesburg
Topic: Understanding Visual Field Loss and and it’s functional Impact on Neuro-Rehabilitation. Turning clinical data into meaningful patient outcomes.

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QGoUjklwRNuaaDe1q5jkIg


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Webinar Speakers

Deidre De Jongh ( de Jongh Optometry)
Deidre De Jongh is an experienced neuro-optometrist and the founder of De Jongh Optometry, an established Eye Care Centre of Excellence based in Moreleta Park, Pretoria. With over 35 years of clinical experience, she is widely recognised for her expertise in neuro-optometry and neuro vision rehabilitation, particularly in supporting patients with visual challenges following traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, and neurological disease. Her practice delivers comprehensive and interdisciplinary care, encompassing low vision services, paediatric and binocular vision, specialised contact lenses, and advanced visual rehabilitation. Deidre is deeply committed to helping patients regain functional vision, quality of life, and independence through tailored, collaborative rehabilitation programmes.

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27/04/2026

27/04/2026

Happy Freedom Day, South Africa! 🇿🇦

True freedom includes the ability to see life clearly.

Low Vision Care Centre proudly supports South Africans with expert assessments, compassionate care, and practical solutions for better vision and greater independence.



Book your assessment today at lowvision.co.za or call (011) 678 4438 / 072 154 1992

25/04/2026

This Thursday, 23 April, is World Book Day – a day to celebrate stories and the joy of reading.

But for many with visual impairments, books have always felt out of reach… until now.

Meet the Umsizi Reader – a brilliant South African app that turns any text into natural speech in all eleven of our official languages. isiZulu, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, Sesotho… whatever your home language is, you can finally read in it.

Created with love by Ferdie Danzfuss, himself a Retina SA member living with visual impairment, it’s giving thousands of people independence, dignity, and the pure pleasure of getting lost in a good book.

If you know someone who’s blind or partially sighted, send them this post. The app is free to download on Android and iOS.

Happy World Book Day – may every story be for everyone.

Download here: 🔗http://umsizi.ai/ or just search Umsizi Reader on your app store

25/04/2026

Dear Friend of our Guide Dog Network,

You are hereby cordially invited to join SA Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind (GDA) in partnership with the SA Disability Alliance (SADA) to learn more about the importance of International Guide Dog Day which will be celebrated worldwide on the 29th of April 2026.

The following topics will be included:

Session 1:
Importance, purpose and understanding of International Guide Dog Day (IGDD – presented by Pieter van Niekerk with the support of O’Shea Retriever, Corporate and Public Relations team of GDA;

Session 2:
More about SA Guide-Dogs: Presented by Jessica Long, Guide Dog Mobility Instructor

Session 3:
“My journey with my guide dog – a dream came true” presented by Annette du Toit, proud owner of Jinx, her guide dog.


Please join us in celebrating these wonderful and magnificent four-footed canines unlocking independence, mobility and dignity for approximately 200 guide dog owners (GDOs) in South Africa, and thousands of GDOs internationally.

At the same time you can also commemorate the work done by not only our guide dogs, but also the breeding network, puppy raisers, instructors, and all our wonderful supporters contributing in making this dream a reality!

Members of the media can obtain a Press Release from Pieter van Niekerk – PieterV@guidedog.org.za, or phone on 082 579 3803 for more information or to book an interview.

WHERE: Teams link: https://acesse.one/p9yxjlt


Thanking you in advance for your interest.

22/04/2026

21/04/2026