Specialist Eye Centre

06/01/2026

Wishing all our patients, friends & families a very prosperous 2026! ✨🥂✨

03/01/2026

https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/14085/discovery-medical-aid-mistake-to-cost-some-of-its-customers-thousands/

Several Discovery Health members are being told to pay thousands after a system error overpaid medicine claims from January to December 2025.

15/12/2025

✨Wishing all our Jewish patients, family and friends a very blessed Hanukkah. ✨

“Hanukkah is about the freedom to be true to what we believe without denying the freedom of those who believe otherwise. It’s about lighting our candle, while not being threatened by or threatening anyone else’s candle. -Rabbi Jonathan Sacks”

12/12/2025

Our rooms will be closed from 12/12/2025, 12pm for the festive season and reopening on 12/01/2026.

For any emergencies, please contact our switchboard 011 - 888 1471 for the emergency On-Call number.

Wishing all our patients, family and friends a very blessed Christmas and safe festive season.

10/10/2025

Team work is dream work!

10/10/2025

Well done to Dr Joanne Miller, Dr Trampitsch and all hospital staff members and volunteers and all the sponsors for their selfless service by offering free cataract surgery to those less fortunate in support of World Sight Day today!! But a very special thanks to Retina SA - A cure in sight

10/10/2025

“Not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love!” ~ Mother Theresa.

Everyone doing their bit for World Sight Day JHB Eye Hospital for World Sight Day!

10/10/2025

05/10/2025

She was taken to the Vet but unfortunately not chipped.

Fortunately, she was checked for disease and all clear, given her vaccinations and a good scrub.

Currently in foster care but she desperately needs her family. She is the most affectionate, gentle and loving little soul.

01/10/2025

Wishing all our Jewish patients, friends and family a very blessed Yom Kippur.

30/09/2025

October is World Sight Month!

The South African Guide-Dogs Association launches the third annual Wear Your Shades Day
Campaign!

This initiative celebrates World Sight Month by raising awareness about the importance of eye health and generating vital support for individuals with visual impairments.

“Every year, our mission is to transform the lives of approximately 800 individuals through the
provision of Assistance Dogs and long-cane training,” says Pieter Van Niekerk, spokesperson
for the SA Guide-Dogs Association.

Van Niekerk, who is visually impaired and a proud Guide Dog owner himself, adds: “Wear Your Shades Day is a fun and powerful way for the public to take part in making a tangible difference for people living with disabilities.”

How to Get Involved
• Purchase a R20 sticker
• Online: Buy your digital sticker via the SA Guide-Dogs website at
www.guidedog.org.za.

• By Phone: Contact the Johannesburg or Cape Town offices to order stickers. Collect
them in person or have them delivered.
• At Stores: Stickers are available at participating retailers, including Pick n Pay
(selected stores), Spar (selected stores), Falco Milano, Big Blue, Pet World, and
BUCO Hardware.
• Wear your shades: On 17 October 2025, put on your coolest sunglasses and your
sticker to show your support and raise awareness about visual impairment and eye.

On Wear Your Shades Day, participants are encouraged to tag on social
media while wearing their shades and sticker and use the hashtag for a chance
to win exciting prizes.

For more information or to get involved:
Visit www.guidedog.org.za or email info@guidedog.org.za.

Media Enquiries:
Nicole Barros | NicoleB@Guidedog.org.za

23/09/2025

Eye Care Awareness Month is commemorated from 21 September to 18 October to raise awareness about the importance of eye health, specifically around the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness.

Love Your Eyes – Test Your Eyes

Did you know that 80% of the sensory information your brain receives comes from your eyes? Vision is central to how we navigate the world, make decisions, and stay safe. Yet, many people remain
unaware of visual problems—especially in the early stages when intervention is most effective.
Early detection saves sight.

This World Retina Week, Retina South Africa, Vision Works and the South African Optometric Association have joined forces to offer
FREE vision screening to all South Africans.

Vision Works Optometrists is also offering a FREE comprehensive
eye test for children aged 6 to 12 yrs old.
This “Kids See free 6-12” offer includes:
• A FREE eye test
• FREE Single Vision - standard lenses
• FREE Frame - from a selected range

Why Visual Screening Matters.
Many eye conditions are treatable if caught early. These include:
• Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Childhood Myopia (near-sightedness)
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Diabetes is a growing health crisis and can cause severe vision loss in advanced stages. Retinal screening can detect subtle changes in
the eye’s blood vessels - often before vision loss or elevated blood
sugar levels are noticed.

Early intervention and lifestyle modification can prevent progression to diabetes, vision loss, kidney failure, and even amputations.

Hope Through Innovation: Genetic Vision Loss.
Breakthroughs in genetic research are paving the way for treatments that offer hope to millions affected by inherited retinal diseases such
as:

• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
• Stargardt Disease
• Usher Syndrome (deaf-blindness)
• Many other rare retinal diseases

Early diagnosis and genetic testing are critical to accessing these emerging therapies.

Take Action!

Find a participating optometrist near you:
www.vision-works.co.za – Store Directory
info@saoa.co.za or 011 805 4517

All screening by appointment only.

Learn more or support Retina South Africa’s mission to restore sight: www.retinasa.org.za