Welcome to the
Centre for
Eye Health
Centre for Eye Health (CFEH) provided advanced diagnostic and disease-management services at no cost to patients in New South Wales from 2009 to 2025.
Our primary goal was simple but ambitious: to reduce preventable blindness in our community. Over 16 years, we pursued this mission through:
- Using advanced ocular imaging to enable early detection and more effective management of eye disease.
- Prioritising the most vulnerable and at-risk groups in our community.
- Leading and supporting key research to strengthen the evidence base for clinical care.
- Delivering focused, evidence-based professional education for optometrists.
All of this was made possible by the vision, backing, and generosity of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, along with the steadfast support of the University of New South Wales. As CFEH closes its doors at the end of 2025, we reflect with pride on the depth and reach of this impact. All patients previously under our care have now been safely transitioned into alternate care pathways to ensure continuity of their eye health management.
For years, our intermediate-tier collaborative model delivered vital care to those who needed it most, powered by some of the most highly trained Optometrists in the country. Driven by a culture of excellence and strengthened through close partnership with ophthalmology, our clinicians set a benchmark for advanced practice.
Our educational resources earned recognition worldwide and will continue to support practitioners globally under the custodianship of Optometry Australia and the University of Houston, ensuring they remain a trusted reference for years to come.
Across 16 years, our research program helped shape the evidence base of modern optometry, producing 168 peer-reviewed publications, contributing to 11 PhD and six MSc completions, and continuing to support three PhDs currently in progress.
