Related Services

For further information about the Better Start for Children with Disability initiative contact:

• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FAHCSIA)
  Help line (free call) 1800 242 636 FREE
  Website: http://www.fahcsia.gov.au
  Factsheet (PDF)
  Checklist (PDF)

For further information and support for Macular Degeneration contact:

• The Macular Degeneration Foundation
  Help line (free call) 1800 111 709 FREE
  Tel: (02) 96261 8900
  Fax: (02) 9261 8912
  Web site: www.mdfoundation.com.au

For information about paediatric eye diseases contact:

• The Children’s Hospital Westmead
  Main telephone: (02) 9845 0000 (02) 9845 0000
  For fact sheets on children’s eyes:www.chw.edu.au/parents/factsheets/#eyes 

For information on Glaucoma contact:

• Glaucoma Australia
  Tel: (02) 9906 6640 (02) 9906 6640
  1800 500 880 1800 500 880
  Fax: (02) 9439 8736
  Web site: www.glaucoma.org.au

• The GL Foundation for Children with Glaucoma

• The American Association for Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

• Glaucoma Research Foundation

• SightFighters – supporting research at Save Sight Institute (Sydney)

For assistance and information on blindness and low vision services contact:

• Vision Australia
  Tel: 1300 84 74 66 1300 84 74 66
  Fax: (02) 9747 5993
  Email: info@visionaustralia.org
  Web site: www.visionaustralia.org.au 

• Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
  Tel: (02) 9412 9300
  Fax: (02) 9412 9388
  Email: chatswood@guidedogs.com.au
  Web site: www.guidedogs.com.au

For information on NSW/ACT Support Groups visit:

• Web site: www.visionaustralia.org.au/supportgroups 

For assistance and information regarding children with low vision and low vision services contact:

• Guide Dogs Victoria
  Website: www.lookoutmarcus.com.au