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.

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Vision Van Schedule 2020

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

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.