PhotoSend comes in the form of pre-printed stickers which are peeled off and stuck onto the back of your photos to create your own personalised postcards. Every pack of PhotoSend sold will generate 5cents towards CERA's research. In Australia, there are over 700,000 people with diabetes but only half know they have it. There could be up to 100,000 Australians with vision threatening diabetes-related eye disease. Without timely and appropriate treatment, diabetes-related vision loss will occur from changes which develop in the retina, the sensitive layer at the back of the eye.
Many people seek medical help too late when treatment is much less effective.
Testing is a Must Everyone with diabetes should visit an ophthalmologist every two years. To combat this major problem, CERA has initiated a community-based screening of people with diabetes to detect early signs of diabetic retinopathy. The program uses a camera that photographs the retina without the need for drops to dilate the pupils. This testing can be done by non-medically trained staff. Screening programs have already been conducted in the Latrobe and Goulburn Valleys and in Sunshine.