Vision Van

The Lions Outback Vision Van consists of three consulting rooms, filled with specialist equipment. The mobile eye health clinic provides comprehensive ophthalmology care for cataracts, trachoma, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.

The vision van completes two circuits per year throughout the State, providing services in Albany, Esperance, Katanning, Kalgoorlie, Leonora, Laverton, Wiluna, Newman, Meekatharra, Roebourne, Karratha, Port Hedland, Onslow, Exmouth, Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Wyndham and Warmun.

Lions Outback Vision thanks LotteryWest, the WA Department of Health, the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Lions Eye Institute for supporting the new mobile eye health facility, an initiative that will help save the sight of thousands of West Australians living in regional and remote communities.

Lions Outback Vision Van:

The Lions Outback Vision Van is a mobile eye health clinic that showcases how collaboration, innovation and technology can be harnessed to deliver services in regional and remote areas to close the eye health gap. The Outback Vision Van incorporates a unique service delivery model that:

Genuinely integrates collaboration across the health, corporate and community sectors;
Is the first mobile clinic in Western Australia to showcase the protocols and principals developed by the Aboriginal Health Council (WA) for outback service delivery in Indigenous communities;
Performs integrative care, avoiding duplication by filling the gaps in existing hospital facilities and Aboriginal Medical Services sites around the State;
Builds local capacity by up-skilling and training local health workers;
Harnesses a strong partnership between community, corporate bodies and government to meet the increasing demand for eye health services.

Vision Van Schedule 2019

Feb	14-21	Albany	Jun	5-6	Derby		23-26	Derby
	25-26	Katanning		10-13	Broome	Oct	2-4	Fitzroy Crossing
	28	Kalgoorlie		17-19	Hedland		7-9	Halls Creek
Mar	1-6	Kalgoorlie		21	Roebourne		11	Warmun
	8	Leonora		24-27	Karratha		15	Wyndham
	12	Laverton	Jul	1	Onslow		17-23	Kununurra
	14-15	Wiluna		3-5	Exmouth		25	Halls Creek
	18	Meekatharra		23	Katanning		28	Fitzroy Crossing
	20-21	Newman		25-31	Albany		30-31	Derby
	25-28	Karratha	Aug	1	Albany	Nov	4-7	Broome
	29-31	Roebourne		5-9	Kalgoorlie		11-13	Hedland
Apr	1-2	Roebourne		13-14	Leonora		15	Roebourne
	4-9	Hedland		16	Laverton		18-21	Karratha
	11-17	Broome		19-20	Wiluna		25	Onslow
	29-30	Derby		21-22	Meekatharra		27-28	Exmouth
May	1-2	Derby		26-27	Newman	Dec	2-6	Albany
	6-9	Fitzroy Crossing		29-31	Karratha		9-10	Katanning
	13-15	Halls Creek	Sep	1-3	Karratha		12-17	Kalgoorlie
	17	Warmun		5-6	Roebourne
	21	Wyndham		9-12	Hedland
	23-28	Kununurra		16-20	Broome
	30	Halls Creek

For information on schedules or bookings contact Lions Outback Vision info@outbackvision.com.au or 08 9381 0802 or contact your regional health clinic.

VISION VAN The Lions Outback Vision Van is a specialist mobile eye health clinic which will visit 19 communities twice each year supporting West Australians living in regional and remote communities to access specialist eye health services and treatment.

VISITING OPTOMETRIST Visiting Optometrists reach 30 different locations in areas of identified need, improving the coordination and integration of eye health services and the quality of ongoing patient care.

OUTREACH CLINICSCoordinated visits by ophthalmologists to regional hospitals to support specialist eye health procedures and surgeries in each region to advantage patient access to clinical assessment, review and follow up.

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SCREENINGDiabetic eye screening is a key part of diabetes care. People with diabetes area at risk of damage from diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to sight loss if it is not treated.