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A collection of pictures throughout this report showcases both Sight

For All’s work in-country and events held to fund our sight-saving

work. Persons pictured in this annual report have consented to their

images being used.

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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT

OPHTHALMIC COUNTRY OFFICERS

VISIONARIES

PROJECTS

RESEARCH REPORT

MEIKTILA II REPORT

VISION 1000

VISION 1000 SUPPORTERS

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YOUTH AMBASSADOR

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What we doSight For All delivers eye health care projects free of charge to our partner countries and

communities, with the ultimate aim of reducing vision impairment and blindness.

Identifying and prioritising areas of need for developing countries.

Establishing or upgrading equipment and facilities at training and regional eye centres.

Coordinating educational programs in developing countries and providing opportunities where

doctors travel to Australia for educational courses or intensive, year-long training fellowships.

Informing communities of the importance of eye health and the ophthalmic services that are

available.

WE FOCUS ON FILLING THE GAPS IN EYE HEALTH THROUGH:

Collaborative Research

Infrastructure Support

Sustainable Education

Eye Health Awareness

To create a world where everyone can see.

Our Vision

Sight For All empowers communities to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based, high quality eye

health care through the provision of research, education and equipment.

Our Mission

Our ValuesEncouraging participation of all stakeholders.

Fostering self-reliance through comprehensive evidence-based projects.

Promoting human rights in all dealings.

Collaboration

Sustainability

Respect

DR JAMES MUECKE AM

Chairman's Report


Without doubt, the highlight of the past year was to secure accreditation with the Australian Government’s Department of

Foreign Affairs & Trade. We founded Sight For All in 2008, with one of our primary goals being to reach this critical

milestone. It’s been a long time coming, and an enormous body of work, however it has resulted in the lifting of our

organisation to a whole new level, from financial, risk and project management through to governance and marketing. It

was a joyous moment, with a few tears shed and a collective sigh of relief when we received the positive verdict - we

could now get on with our core business of restoring sight, saving lives and alleviating poverty. We immediately and

enthusiastically began to prepare for our first Australian NGO Cooperation Program funded projects and look forward to

launching them in July, and sharing the results with you in 2018.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved, but in particular, our Executive Officer Judy Bickmore and her

crack staff team of Cesar Carillo, Leanne Harms and Beth Rackham. The Board has been phenomenally helpful and

supportive throughout the year, and the incredible efforts of our various voluntary committees have been instrumental in

our success. Of course, our broad range of donors and supporters, and especially our Vision 1000 Members, have given

us the fuel to run this well-oiled machine that is Sight For All.

Despite the intense preparation for accreditation, we’ve continued to run our sight-saving projects at a high level. With

the appointment of Ophthalmic Officers in several of our partner countries, we will be having an even bigger impact on

blindness in the years to come. The backbone of Sight For All is undoubtedly our Visionaries, now amounting to more

than 120 specialists from across Australia and New Zealand, who so generously give of their time to train our colleagues

throughout Asia. I applaud their generosity of spirit, their dedication and the sharing of their bountiful expertise.

There are literally hundreds of eye diseases. Many are blinding and some are deadly. Our colleagues in Asia are

embracing our efforts to comprehensively and sustainably assist them in the fight against all forms of eye disease. It’s a

monumental battle, however we also cherish their commitment to creating a world where everyone can see. It’s heart-

warming to know that our combined efforts are currently impacting on the lives of roughly half a million people each

year. We look forward to celebrating more of our achievements with you as we head toward 2020. Thank you, thank you to

all, from the bottom of my heart.

Best wishes,

Dr James Muecke AM

The past year has been one of many highlights for Sight For All and achieving accreditation with the Department of

Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) was certainly one of the greatest.

For a number of years, we have been developing and consolidating our work activities to ensure we have robust

strategies, policies and practices in place to apply for and be successful in achieving DFAT accreditation. Following a

successful organisational review in December 2016 and formal approval in March 2017, we are proud to say that Sight

For All is now an accredited agency with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This accreditation provides us with

Australian Government funding and in addition, provides us with credibility and recognition as a reputable international

non-government organisation. The achievement of accreditation was a culmination of many years of hard work and

dedication by our Board and staff team and I offer my sincere thanks for a tremendous effort by everyone involved.

Through our accreditation we are now able to coordinate activities using funds from the Australian NGO Cooperation

Program (ANCP). These funds have allowed us to develop two sustainable projects in Myanmar that will be undertaken in

the 2017-2018 Financial Year.

I was honoured to be elected as a member of the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee in November 2016. Sight For All is a

Member of ACFID and highly values the incredible work that they do in setting the standards for international

development by Australian NGOs. The new Code of Conduct released in mid-2017 is a reflection of ACFID’s leadership

and I am proud to be a member of the Code of Conduct Committee and in particular, being the voice of small NGOs.

Another of the many highlights of this past year was the appointment of our Youth Ambassador, Chris Pennington. The

position of Youth Ambassador is new for Sight For All and enables a young person under the age of 30 to be appointed for

a two-year term to develop their own mission while also raising funds for Sight For All’s childhood blindness initiatives.

As our first Youth Ambassador, Chris is an inspiring young man who in mid-2018 will embark on an 8,000km journey from

the most western tip of Australia via the coastline to the most eastern tip of Australia – all on a one gear bike! We are

excited to support Chris on this great adventure.

Events are such a fun and important part of the Sight For All calendar each year, coordinated by our inspiring Volunteer

Events Director Mena Muecke and the dedicated Events Committee. In August 2016 we held our third The Very Slow Long

Lunch at a new venue, the Old Ram Shed at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Some events leave a lasting memory and this one

has certainly done that for me and for many of our guests in attendance. With close to three hundred people, sitting at

long tables enjoying delicious food and wine, followed by G&Ts at the Hains and Co Bar created just for us, it really was a

special day. In addition, the 2016 The Very Slow Long Lunch raised over $95,000 which was used for projects including the

Cambodia Contact Lens Training Project and the Lao Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship.

JUDY BICKMORE

Executive Officer'sReport



The Very Slow Long Lunch was followed by our first ever Golf Day, Golf For Sight in late October. We were fortunate to

have perfect spring weather for a morning of golf and our thanks go to all of those involved in sponsoring and

coordinating this new Sight For All event that now has a permanent position on the Sight For All calendar.

We are most grateful to those who coordinated events for us throughout the year. Our thanks to George and Alison

McKenzie for holding an Open Garden in October 2016, BAPëA Art School for hosting a wonderful Music and Art Concert,

and Oscar Wylee for holding a ‘Dinner in the Dark’ in Sydney for World Sight Day 2016. These events assist us in raising

funds for projects and in raising the profile of Sight For All amongst a variety of networks. We also thank Atkins

Technicolour and Optos, a Nikon Company, for supporting this year’s One Day For Sight Photographic Challenge. Finalists

from One Day For Sight had their photographs on display at both the Adelaide Festival Centre and Adelaide Airport for a

number of weeks.

Trusts and Foundations assist us greatly in funding specific projects and activities. The Wood Foundation, Lang

Foundation, Geok Hua Wong Charitable Trust and Thyne Reid Foundation have all supported us immensely over the past

12 months and we thank them sincerely for their significant contributions.

We welcomed some of our international friends to Australia at different times throughout the year. From August to

September 2016 Dr Phayvanh, our Lao Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellow was in Melbourne for a three-month enhanced

observership with Professor James Elder. Dr Phayvanh was given a truly remarkable opportunity to learn with Prof Elder

at the Royal Children’s Hospital and experience life in Australia by residing with Prof Elder and his wife Kate. In

September 2016 Dr Aye Moe Htet from Myanmar embarked on her 12-month Anterior Segment Fellowship in Adelaide

with Dr Mark Chehade and in March 2017 we welcomed A/Prof Than Htun Aung and Ms Thinn Thinn Swe to Adelaide for a

4-week Low Vision Course coordinated in conjunction with the Royal Society for the Blind and the South Australian School

for Vision Impaired. We are grateful to all those organisations and individuals who have gone above and beyond to support

the teaching of these Fellows in Australia over the past year.

We continue to be grateful to over 120 Visionaries, the wonderful ophthalmic volunteers who give their time and expertise

throughout the year to enable our sustainable teaching model in-country to be so effective. Behind the scenes are our

dedicated staff team, passionate Board, and our committed volunteers who make Sight For All the inspiring and impactful

organisation that we are. I thank the Board of Directors, led by our Chairman Dr James Muecke, for their vision and

leadership; members of our voluntary committees for their dedication and our small but very efficient staff team of Cesar

Carrillo, Leanne Harms and Beth Rackham for their incredible efforts over the past 12 months. Being the Executive

Officer of Sight For All continues to be a tremendous privilege and I look forward to many wonderful highlights in the

2017-2018 year.

Kind regards,

Judy Bickmore

RANZCO Conference 2016 Golf For Sight 2016


OPHTHALMIC

COUNTRY

OFFICERS

In 2016, Sight For All introduced new voluntary positions within our

partner countries, Ophthalmic Country Officers.

Our Ophthalmic Country Officers in Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri

Lanka and Vietnam are all Sight For All trained fellows that were

identified and selected in conjunction with the Directors of our partner

hospitals.

The role of an Ophthalmic Country Officer is to be the key liaison

person between Sight For All in Australia and our colleagues in-

country. Ophthalmic Country Officers assist in coordinating teaching

trips, facilitate the donation of equipment, liaise with Ministries of

Health, and attend important National eye health meetings. The

development of the Ophthalmic Country Officer roles has added great

value to the Sight For All team and we look forward to the number

increasing in other partner countries over the coming years.

CAMBODIA

MYANMAR

NEPAL

VIETNAM

SRI LANKA

A/Prof Than Htun Aung,

Paediatric Ophthalmologist

Dr Tavisha Uduphille,


Dr Gulshan Shrestha,

Oculoplastics Specialist

Dr Tran Khanh Sam,

Corneal Specialist

Dr Sok Kheng,



VISIONARIES We thank the following

Visionaries who have

supported Sight For All

over the past 12 monthsSight For All’s team of Visionaries are an integral part of our

sustainable teaching model. We now have over 120 Visionaries

consisting of ophthalmologists, optometrists, scientists,

ophthalmic nurses and orthoptists as part of our valuable team.

Dr Brian Ang

Dr Stephen Best

Dr Mark Chehade

Prof John Crompton

Dr Craig Donaldson

Dr Shane Durkin

Prof James Elder

Mr Damon Ezekiel

Dr Glen Gole

Mr Alan Hoare

Dr Tim Isaacs

Dr Graham Lee

Mr Richard Lindsay

Dr Dennis Lowe

Dr Christian Lueck

Dr Stephen McGovern

Dr Todd Maddock

A/Prof Henry Newland

Mr Gavin O’Callaghan

Dr Mark Paine

Dr Simon Phipps

Dr George Pietris

Dr Melissa Shields

Dr Neil Shuey

Dr Sumu Simon

Dr Brian Sloan

Dr Hughie Tsang

Dr James Walker

Dr Andrew White

Dr Megan Wood

This team of experts donate on

average 10,000 hours and over $2 million

worth of skills and knowledge each year.

BANGLADESHAfter much planning, Dr Mahmooda Rahman, from OSB Hospital in Dhaka, will be

undertaking a paediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Dr Schroff’s Hospital in India

commencing early 2018. We are delighted that this valuable opportunity is available for

Dr Rahman.

BHUTANPlans have commenced to launch Trek For Sight, a six-day trek through the Himalayas in

Bhutan in April 2018. The trek is in support of educational initiatives in Bhutan and

includes the purchase of a Heidelberg OCT-FFA device, advanced technology needed for

retinal imaging and analysis, that provides critical information for the management of

glaucoma and diseases of the retina.

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Dr Mark Chehade undertook the final assessment of the Vietnam Corneal In-

Country Fellowship at Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) and shared

details of the fellowship with VNIO's Directors. Three Fellows, Drs Sam, Thuy and Phuong

were all trained as part of this very successful initiative.

VIETNAM

"There is no surprise that the intensive in-country corneal fellowship was immensely

helpful to these three capable doctors. However, the real benefit is the flow-on effect to

the entire country through the action of these new corneal specialists and the

generations of doctors who will now gain further training at their hands."

- Dr Mark Chehade

CAMBODIAThe Glaucoma In-Country Fellowship for Drs Tharath and Sophal has continued throughout the 2016/2017 year at

the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital (KSFH) in Phnom Penh. A total of 14 one-week trips have been undertaken

overall for what has been a very comprehensive and sustainable teaching program.

To support the teaching, Sight For All has facilitated the provision of and teaching in the use of, vital equipment for

KSFH, including a new cyclodiode laser, a new Heidelberg OCT, a Zeiss operating microscope with retinal viewing

system and a slit lamp video camera, all to support the Glaucoma and Retinal Fellowships.

I gained a lot of experience on diagnosis and management of glaucoma

patients especially the challenging and complicated cases. Because of

the training with Sight For All, we are successfully diagnosing and treating

more and more Cambodian glaucoma patients. After completing

the Glaucoma Fellowship, I will be able to lead the development and

implementation of education, training and professional standards for

glaucoma in Cambodia.

- Dr Ny Tharath, Glaucoma Fellow

I worked with Dr Tharath and Dr Sophal at the Khmer Soviet Friendship

Hospital. Their surgical skills were evident immediately but they were still

very receptive to the structured teaching. Proof of how valuable this teaching

relationship is to them is that I receive requests every few weeks from them

to discuss difficult clinical cases and the best way to proceed. I look forward

to seeing them again to see how far they have progressed.

- Dr Andrew White, Visionary Cambodia Glaucoma Fellowship

A total of 13 training visits have continued for the Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowships for Drs Kheng and

Solaephy at KSFH and has enabled the establishment of the first Paediatric Ophthalmology Unit in Phnom Penh.

In October 2016, we commenced the Contact Lens Teaching Program, headed by our Board Director and

optometrist Mr Gavin O’Callaghan. The teaching of paediatric ophthalmologist Dr Kheng and optometrist Mr

Koeung at KSFH involves training in the fitting of contact lenses to babies and infants with congenital cataracts.

After cataract removal, most adults and children receive a permanent artificial intraocular lens. However, for

infants under 12 months of age, the use of contact lenses for several years and an eventual lens implant is

recommended. Contact lenses are a superior means of refractive correction for aphakics (children without a

natural lens) compared to spectacles, because contact lenses provide increased visual field and depth perception,

and reduce other distortions such as magnification and curvature effects.

A cyclodiode laser was donated by The Wood Foundation for the treatment of patients with glaucoma at KSFH.

With support from the Lang Foundation, One Night For Sight 2016 and Vision 1000 funds, we were able to purchase

a Heidelberg OCT to be used for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with glaucoma and retinal conditions at

KSFH.

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LAOSDr Phayvanh, Sight For All's Paediatric Ophthalmologist,

spent three months at the Royal Children’s Hospital in

Melbourne, undertaking an enhanced observership with

Professor James Elder. The observership assisted in

cementing information and skills gained by Dr Phayvanh

throughout her two year in-country fellowship at the

National Ophthalmology Centre in Vientiane. Dr Phayvanh’s

time in Australia concluded with attending the RANZCO

Congress in November. A huge thanks must go to our

wonderful Visionary Prof Elder and his wife Kate, for their

tremendous support, including hosting Dr Phayvanh at

their home for the three-month period.

"After I had undertaken the Paediatric Ophthalmology

Fellowship, I learnt and know more about how to check and

treat eye diseases and eye disorders in children. During

three months I have attended the training at hospital in

Melbourne with Dr James Elder and his team.

It was a great time in my life. It is not only Dr James Elder who always helped and supported me, but also

everyone in the team who helped teach me different treatment and surgical techniques for different kinds

of eye diseases. Also, it makes me know how to be a very good team worker.

I would like to thank Sight For All for giving me a great chance, many thanks to all professors, nurses for giving

me plenty of knowledge. I will bring it to use and develop the treatment in my country, and I am confident this will

be beneficial and helpful to people in my country.

Lastly, thank you so much to Professor Dr James Elder and his family for warmly welcoming me and taking care

of me while I stayed with them in Melbourne. I appreciated everything they have done for me."

- Dr Phayvanh, Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellow

"The opportunity to undertake an observership underlies the fact that learning is lifelong. During Dr Phayvanh's

observership in Melbourne from August to November 2016, she was able to observe the workings of the

Department of Ophthalmology at the Royal Children’s Hospital and participate in its academic activities.

Translating these learnings to the care of her patients in Laos was Dr Phayvanh's challenge. In January 2017, it

was evident that in both the care of premature infants in Vientiane and in surgical procedures at Mahosot

Hospital there had been real change. Ongoing support with resources and Visionary visits to Laos is vital to

maintain and improve the provision of paediatric eye care throughout Laos."

- Professor James Elder, Visionary Lao Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship

Funds raised through the hugely successful The Very Slow Long Lunch, held in August 2016, enabled the

purchase of two Ellex retinal lasers to be used in the regional eye centres of Savanakhet and Champasak in

southern Lao. Adelaide-based Visionary, Dr Jim Runciman, travelled to these centres in early December 2016 to

set up the lasers and provide training to the local ophthalmologists in the management of retinal vascular

diseases.


MYANMARIn October 2016, we commenced our first In-country Fellowship in Myanmar, in the subspecialty field of Neuro-

Ophthalmology. This involved training three fellows, Drs Yin New Win, Aye Kyaw Maung and Mon Mon Yi, at the

Yangon Eye Hospital over a 12-month period.

Professor John Crompton is the lead Visionary for this Fellowship, providing assistance to the Sight For All team

in selecting the Visionaries and developing the roster and curriculum. The Fellowship will continue throughout

2017, with the final examination being conducted in October 2017. Our sincere thanks to Prof Tin Win Director of

the Yangon Eye Hospital, our Visionaries and the Geok Hua Wong Charitable Trust, without whom this

Fellowship would not be possible.

In a country with a population of over 80 million, whilst there are large numbers of well-trained generalist eye

surgeons, there are no trained Neuro-Ophthalmologists. Hence in 2016, with the assistance of senior staff of the

Yangon Eye Hospital, three Fellows were selected, one each from Yangon Eye Hospital, Mandalay Eye & Ear

Hospital and University of Medicine 2, Yangon.

A detailed syllabus was drawn up by Professor John Crompton, and 11 other consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologists

from Australia and New Zealand were recruited to teach their preselected topics for one week per month.

Three of these consultants were Neurologists and the rest were Ophthalmologists.

Teaching included methods of history taking and detailed examination techniques, plus arriving at a differential

diagnosis, focussed investigations and final diagnoses and management plans.

Each morning, referred patients were 'worked up' and discussed and then the afternoons were busy with

tutorials and formal lectures.

At the commencement of the course, an entrance exam was held to ascertain the knowledge level. At the end of

each visit, a searching test was composed on the relevant topics to be held at the next visit, giving time for

individual study and revision. Prof Crompton returned to Yangon in October 2017 to run the Final Exit

Examination. The successful Fellows were each provided with a 'Certificate of Fellowship Completion'.

The advantages of 'in-house' fellowship training is that

the clinical skills of the Fellows are not lost to the host

country for a year - they are taught on their own patients

using their own equipment, investigations and treatment

methods.

It also means that the Fellows do not have to

get 'acclimatised' to our way of life and also that there is

much less in the way of language and cultural problems.

- Prof John Crompton,

Lead Visionary, Myanmar Neuro-Ophthalmology

Fellowship


In September 2016 we welcomed Dr Aye Moe Htet to Adelaide to commence her 12-month Anterior Segment

Fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Under the guidance of Dr Mark Chehade, Dr Anchal and Dr Nadia

Whittles, Dr Htet has been trained in the diagnosis and treatment of complex ocular surface diseases such as

corneal disorders. Dr Htet has taken advantage of many opportunities during her time in Australia, including

attending the RANZCO Congress in November 2016 and planning a four-week observership at the Vision Eye

Institute in Sydney with Professor Gerard Sutton.

"My Anterior Segment Fellowship at RAH gave me confidence in managing corneal and anterior segment

problems in my home country.

I am really glad because my knowledge and skills can contribute to reducing corneal blindness in Myanmar.

I am very appreciative of this great help from Sight For All."

- Dr Aye Moe Htet

Prof Henry Newland, Professor David Lightman and Dr George Pietris spent a week at Yangon Eye

Hospital (YEH) in December 2016 as part of the ongoing support to the hospital’s Vitreo-retinal Unit. During this

visit it was decided that the current vitreo-retinal surgeons at YEH, trained by Sight For All, are ready to

continue training their own fellows in Myanmar.

“I am Dr Yin Nwe Win, one of the

Neuro- Ophthalmology fellows from

Myanmar, supported by Sight For All.

Thanks Sight For All and all my mentors

involved in this program. I hope from my

fellowship I can do in every possible way to

educate the importance of taking care of the

eyes and timely and proper treatment.

Gaining new knowledge and experience which

enables me to share and give a helping hand

to those who need.”

- Dr Yin Nwe Win,

Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow

"Sight For All conducted 12 months neuro-

ophthalmology in country fellowship program

in Yangon Eye Hospital from July 2016 to

October 2017. Three Myanmar

ophthalmologists from various medical

universities completed successfully.

I found this reverse fellowship program is

very useful for Myanmar.”

- Professor Tin Win,

Director Yangon Eye Hospital


In March 2017, A/Prof Than Htun Aung, Paediatric Ophthalmologist trained by Sight For All in 2010, and Ms

Thinn Thinn Swe, optometrist, both from Yangon Eye Hospital, spent four weeks in Adelaide undertaking a Low

Vision Training Course. Together with our partners, Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) and the South Australian

School for Vision Impaired, A/Prof Aung and Ms Swe have learnt how to assist people with poor vision when they

return home to Myanmar. The course included training with the RSB's experienced team, including their guide

dog assistance services, and visiting various schools for vision impaired across Adelaide, to see first-hand how

children are benefiting from specialised learning tools and equipment. To quote A/Prof Aung, "RSB Guide &

Assistance Dog Service is an amazing place providing excellent support for people with very poor vision to live

life with confidence!"

With support from the Australian Government’s Direct Aid Program, Sight For All was able to purchase a

portable autorefractor-keratometer along with an iCare tonometer and infant gonioscopy lens for the Paediatric

Eye Unit at the Sirimavo Bamdaranaike Specialised Children’s Hospital in Kandy that was established by Sight

For All in 2011. This equipment will support the diagnosis and treatment of children with diverse ophthalmic

conditions including congenital glaucoma.

Dr James Muecke undertook training in the management of retinoblastoma in February 2017.

SRI LANKA

Dr Robert Casson

THE VIENTIANE EYE SURVEY

RESEARCH REPORT


The Vientiane Eye Survey is a large-scale population-based survey of the

prevalence and causes of visual impairment in the capital city of the Lao

People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).

Lao PDR is the most rapidly urbanising country in Asia. Our clinical and

research team has a long-standing relationship with the eye care health

workers in this country and we have recently conducted a pilot study of the

prevalence and causes of visual impairment in the capital city, Vientiane.

In this pilot study, we noted signs of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in approximately

5% of the random sample. No participants had been previously diagnosed with

diabetes. These data suggest an emerging, previously unrecognised, major

public health concern in this population. Currently, there are no robust

ophthalmic epidemiological data from this region. Accurate data is urgently

needed to plan and allocate health care resources.

The study is continuing in December 2017, and is expected to have a major

clinical impact on health care delivery. The study will be the first to capture

robust data on the prevalence and severity of DR in an urbanised population of

Lao PDR. We expect to find a significant burden of DR already established in

this population. In addition, we expect to be the first to report age-related

macular degeneration in this population. This will motivate screening

programs and inform policy decision making. In collaboration with our Lao

ophthalmic colleagues, we aim to bring modern DR awareness and treatment

programs to this country.


Vice Chairman of Sight for All, Professor Robert Casson is a Collaborator on the World Health Organization’s Vision

Loss Expert Group, which recently performed a meta-analysis of the global visual impairment data.

Global and regional prevalence estimates for blindness and vision impairment are important for the development of

public health policies. This research aimed to provide global estimates, trends, and projections of global blindness

and vision impairment.

We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based datasets relevant to global vision impairment and

blindness that were published between 1980 and 2015.

FINDINGS: Globally, of the 7.33 billion people alive in 2015, an estimated 36.0 million were blind, 216.6 million people

had moderate to severe visual impairment and 188.5 million (80% UI 64.5-350.2) had mild visual impairment. The

estimated number of blind people increased by 17.6%, from 30·6 million in 1990 to 36.0 million in 2015. This change

was attributable to three factors, namely an increase because of population growth (38.4%), population ageing after

accounting for population growth (34.6%), and reduction in age-specific prevalence (-36.7%).

INTERPRETATION: There is an ongoing reduction in the age-standardised prevalence of blindness and visual

impairment, yet the growth and ageing of the world's population is causing a substantial increase in number of people

affected. These observations highlight the need to scale up vision impairment alleviation efforts at all levels.

NEW GLOBAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT DATA


As part of our organisation’s commitment to collaborative research in the fight against blindness in our partner

countries, the Meiktila Incidence of Visual Impairment Study (MIVIS) was conducted by Sight For All in Myanmar, in

February-March 2017. This 12 year follow-up study revisited the participants of the original Meiktila Eye Study (MES),

carried out by Sight For All in 2005 in the Meiktila District of central Myanmar. The original MES was a highly

successful, population-based, cross-sectional ophthalmic survey of inhabitants of rural villages in central Myanmar,

which produced the first robust ophthalmic epidemiologic data from this country. The published data clarified the

prevalence and determinants of the leading causes of blindness in this region as being cataracts and glaucoma. It has

been used by the World Health Organization to update visual impairment prevalence estimates in South East Asia, and

resulted in the identification and funding of many programs, subsequently carried out by Sight For All, to address the

causes of blindness in this country.

The Meiktila Incidence of Visual Impairment Study (MIVIS) of 2017 revisited the Meiktila District to re-examine the

participants of the original Meiktila Eye Study. It was carried out by Sight For All's volunteer ophthalmologists

(Visionaries) Drs. Stephen McGovern and Megan Wood, and ophthalmic photographer Alan Hoare, in collaboration with

Sight For All-trained paediatric ophthalmologist, A/Prof. Than Htun Aung and colleagues from Yangon Eye Hospital.

Over one thousand original MES participants were re-examined over a four-week period and the data collected is

currently being evaluated by Sight For All’s Principal Investigator, Prof. Robert Casson before publication. It is hoped

that this follow-up study will provide landmark data about the incidence of progression to visual impairment and

progression rates of cataract and angle-closure glaucoma in this region, and provide invaluable information about the

rate of ophthalmic disease burden and the risk factors associated with progression.

Our great appreciation goes to our collaborating colleagues in Myanmar, especially Meiktila Ophthalmologist Dr

Maung Maung Myo Win and his staff, A/Prof Than Htun Aung and colleagues from the YEH, Dr Kaythi Myo Myint, Dr Hla

Mar La and the Myanmar Ministry of Health for their invaluable assistance in conducting this study.

MEIKTILA II REPORT


“Never doubt that a small group of

thoughtful, committed citizens can change

the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that

ever has.” - Margaret Mead

This quote encapsulates Sight For All’s Vision 1000 initiative which is based on the premise that collectively a group

of people can make a difference to the lives of many others.

At the end of the 2016-2017 Financial Year, Sight For All was fortunate to have 112 Vision 1000, 8 Vision 100 and 1

Vision 10 Members.

The support that Vision 1000 Members have made to Sight For All since the initiative was established in late 2014 is

extraordinary. Vision 1000 has provided the organisation with a solid foundation from which our sight-saving

programs in partner countries can be coordinated.

In addition to building the foundation, Vision 1000 has also contributed to a significant project each year and in the

2016-2017 Financial Year this was the Cambodia Retina Fellowship. This fellowship involves teaching two Fellows

from the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, Drs Long and Leng.

In addition to their ongoing support of this initiative, a number of Vision 1000 Members have also coordinated their

own events to support the fundraising efforts of Sight For All. This contribution has also been incredibly valuable

for our organisation and we are so very grateful.

Vision 100 Membership provides an opportunity to travel to a partner country with Sight For All Chairman Dr James

Muecke or another of our Visionaries. This was taken up by Mr John Stokes, a valuable long term supporter of Sight

For All and Director of Inservio.

John experienced Sight For All's work in Cambodia

and, reflecting on his experience, said:

"I was lucky enough to be able to observe a

retinoblastoma clinic at Angkor Hospital for Children

with Sight for All Chairman Dr James Muecke, and

one of only two paediatric ophthalmologists in

Cambodia, Dr. Phara. Throughout the day, James

shared his vast experience in managing

retinoblastoma (a deadly form of children's eye

cancer) with Dr. Phara, who greatly appreciated the

opportunity. Each case highlighted various barriers

to achieving good outcomes, with patient follow-up

being the biggest challenge. In some cases, parents

were faced with the heartbreaking decision to

provide consent to the doctor to remove the second

eye in order to save their child’s life."


VISION 1000 MEMBERS

Muecke, Dr James & Mena





Bickmore family (Judy, Sam, James)

Harms, Craig

Casson, Prof Robert

Saint, Arnold

McKee, David

McKee, David

McKee, David

McKee, David

McKee, David

Vass, John & Mary

Handley, Dr David

Smartsoft (Aust) Pty Ltd

Krishnan, Dr Suren

MDeyes Once Daily AREDS 2

DRYeye Forte

Martone, Jason

Hambour, Faye

Elder, Dr James

Hatch Creations Pty Ltd

Ingham, Dr Peter

Ingham, Dr Peter

Rogers, David & Karen

Davis, Dr Garry

Budenberg, Ian & Rosie

Lim, Dr Ridia

Elvish, Scott & Zoe

Jaquillard, Phil & Diana

Gehling, Dr Neil

Dracopoulos, Dr George & Melita

Scanoptics

Hazelbank, Carey

Britten-Jones, Mark & Lucy

Cavpower

Harley Eye Clinic

Su, Dr Charles

Lawson, Dr David

Dimarco, Angelo & Allie

Hoffman QC, Mark

Mora, Dr Justin & Helga

Economos, Dr Darcy

Karagiannis, Dr Arthur

Waples, Chris

Medibroker

Galanopoulos, Dr Anna & Vrodos, Dr Nikita





Weeks, Peter & Lisa

Sarah Constructions

Spectrum Surgical

Daw, Richard & Lisa

Emmett, Mark & Melissa

Kittikhoun, Malaty

Anonymous

Goldsworthy, Peter & Temple, Lisa

Giblin, Dr Michael

Fries, Vivienne

Aughey, Kent

Anonymous

Huynh, Dr Tess

Jones & Partners Medical Imaging

Taliangis. Paul & Thelma

Smith, Dr Jane

Smith, Dr Jane

Elia, A & S

Elia, S & K

Rogers, Dr Tony & Weiss, Dr Gillian

Rogers, Dr Tony & Weiss, Dr Gillian

Connor Consulting Pty. Ltd

McGovern, Dr Stephen

Perrymans General Insurance Brokers

U-Store-It Pty Ltd

Forrest, Dr Michael

Forrest, Dr Michael

Muscat, Paul

Muecke, Nick and Leah

Lewis & Turner Travel Associates

Heysen-Hicks, Kerry & Hicks, Scott

McKenzie, George & Alison

Crompton, Dr John

Paul Swain

Blackwell, Imelda

Penniment, Michael & Kathy

Lake, Stephen & Amber

ide Group

Slattery, Peter & Melissa

Anonymous

Fotheringham, Kirsty & Michael

Omnizar Pty Ltd

Heard, Nicholas & Heard Financial

Tardif, Robert & Russell, Julie

O'Callaghan, Gavin

Green, Gerry

Nygaard, Stephen &Nicole

Crowston, Prof. Jonathan

Grzeskowiak, Antony

Anonymous

Collins, Peter

Richard Lindsay & Associates

Anonymous

Anonymous

VISION 10 CORPORATE CLUB

Anonymous

VISION 100 BUSINESS CLUB

Lang Family Foundation

Wood Foundation

Inservio

Cura Day Hospitals Group

Anonymous

Spargo, Kate

Oliver Hume Property Funds

Oscar Wylee Eyewear

THANK YOU to our fantastic Vision 1000 members


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The Very Slow Long LunchSaturday 13 August was the date of our third The Very Slow Long Lunch, this time at a new Venue, The Old Ram Shed at The

Adelaide Showgrounds. Almost 300 guests enjoyed an afternoon of amazing food and wine and great entertainment. Our

Ambassador and Channel 7 Presenter Rosanna Mangiarelli was our Master of Ceremonies at the lunch which was made

possible through the support of many, including principal sponsor Inservio. In addition to being an incredible event, The Very

Slow Long Lunch raised over $95,000 which went towards funding a number of projects including a Contact Lens Training

Project in Cambodia and the Lao Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship.

ide Connect Product Design Challenge ide Connect generously donated proceeds from

their '2016 Building Better Futures For Health:

Product Design Challenge Event' to Sight For All.

We were delighted to discover that eye care

research and development group Ocureo were the

winners of the challenge with their biological

patch and low-powered laser for surgical eye

wound care.

BAPëA Music And Art EventPeter Bok and BAPëA hosted a special SALA event ‘Romantic Movements in Music and Art’, in

support of Sight For All. Guests enjoyed the stunning artwork, a fabulous Beethoven recital and

presentation by Sight For All Vice Chair, Professor Robert Casson.

Open GardenVision 1000 Members, George and Alison

McKenzie, hosted an Open Garden event to raise

funds for Sight For All. Their beautiful,

contemporary garden was open to the public over

a weekend for a small entry donation.

We thank George and Alison for their generosity

and applaud them for creating such a stunning

garden within only a few years.


One Day For Sight Red ExhibitionOn 13 October 2016, World Sight Day, Sight For All’s photographic exhibition One Day For

Sight opened to the public. The theme for this year’s event was RED and was made possible

through the generosity of our event partners Atkins Photo Lab and Optos, a Nikon Company.

The RED exhibition was on show from December until the end of January at the Adelaide

Festival Centre and thereafter at the Adelaide Airport for an extended period.

Sydney Dinner In The DarkOur wonderful supporters Oscar Wylee conducted a Dinner in the Dark at their

premises in Sussex Street, Sydney, to raise awareness of Sight For All's work. In addition

to hosting the dinner, Oscar Wylee donated all proceeds from World Sight Day sales to

Sight For All. It was an incredible evening and we are so grateful to Oscar Wylee for their

tremendous support.

RANZCO CongressEvery two years, Sight For All takes the opportunity to

attend the annual Royal Australian and New Zealand

College of Ophthalmologists Congress. In 2016 the

Congress was held in Melbourne. Executive Officer Judy

Bickmore and Ophthalmic Public Health Officer Dr Cesar

Carrillo staffed the Sight For All display stand which

enabled the opportunity to meet up with Visionaries from

across Australia and New Zealand. Sight For All

Chairman Dr James Muecke was invited to present the

renowned Hollows Lecture at the Congress.

Golf For SightSight For All held its first Golf For Sight event on Friday 28 October, 2016

at Kooyonga Golf Course. Together, our speakers, attendees, sponsors and

volunteer organisers created an extremely successful first event and we

look forward to building on Golf For Sight in the future!

OUR COMMITTEESThe Sight For All Events Committee is a small specialised committee that works as a team to produce events of the

highest quality. The committee raises funds for specific projects while also increasing awareness of Sight For All.

Committee Members throughout the 2016/2017 Financial Year include:

Mena Muecke (Chair)

Judy Bickmore (Secretary)

Beth Rackham

Lisa Daw

Melissa Emmett

Sarah Hyde

Events Committee

Felicity Keeves

Jane McMahon

Joanne Rosa

Dawn Taylor

Sam Taylor

Susie Taylor


The Sight For All Finance Committee assists the Sight For All Board of Directors in overseeing the organisation’s

financial performance, financial policies, capital structure and expenditure.

Finance Committee Members throughout the 2016/2017 Financial Year include:

Phil Jaquillard (Chair)

Leanne Harms (Secretary) Judy Bickmore

James Muecke

Finance Committee

The Sight For All Program Management Committee develops and implements program management plans, methods for

collecting and recording data and strategies for monitoring and evaluation. It reviews program needs, assessments,

reports and recommendations that have been made.

Program Management Committee Members throughout the 2016/2017 Financial Year include:

Bob Casson (Chair)

Cesar Carrillo (Secretary)

Paul Alyward

Judy Bickmore

James Muecke

Zeshi Fisher

Program Management Committee

The Sight For All Research Committee is a small group of committed professionals who develop and implement

research projects to construct an evidence base for, and assess the impact of, Sight For All and its partner countries.

Research Committee Members throughout the 2016/2017 Financial Year include:

Bob Casson (Chair)

Cesar Carrillo (Secretary) James Muecke

Stephen Nygaard

Research Committee

AMBASSADORSSight For All Ambassadors bring a range of experience, skills and expertise in various fields including media,

business, politics, governance, arts and sports. The role of an Ambassador is to support, promote and advocate for

Sight For All amongst personal networks and the wider community. Skills and characteristics of Ambassadors

include enthusiasm for our cause, a connection to Sight For All, a positive outlook, and an active professional and

social media presence.

Sight For All is honoured to be supported by over 20 Ambassadors who represent a range of experiences, but share

our vision for a world in which there is no blindness.

Darcy Bussell

Bob Carr

Graham Cornes OAM

Brian Cunningham

Alexander Downer

Jason Gillespie

Peter Goldsworthy AM

Richard Grills

Gill Hicks

Scott Hicks

Timothy Horton

Andrew McLeod

Rosanna Mangiarelli

Greg Moulton

Lowitja O’Donoghue AC

Raymond Spencer

Manny Stul

Steven Trigg

Francis Wong OAM

Poh Ling Yeow

Sia

David Paterson


"My inspiration to participate as a Sight For All Ambassador was due to the amazing enthusiasm

of Dr James Muecke and his team. I had supported the organisation in a small way for a number

of years and when James visited me and outlined the scope of the program I immediately agreed

to be an Ambassador.

The various ophthalmic conditions and diseases managed by Sight For All enables treatments

never before addressed in the communities involved. I am particularly taken by the paediatric

program which has enormous potential to treat children with sight-threatening conditions which

do not occur in our society."

"My visit to remote areas of Myanmar with Sight For All showed me first-hand the positive

impact of the equipment and training provided by us to local medical facilities."

"The Sight for All team has an unrivalled level of

commitment and dedication. They are genuine about their

vision to give others the gift of sight and it's that

determination and passion that inspires me to support

such a unique charity."

- Rosanna Mangiarelli

- Richard Grills

- Scott Hicks

Sight For All’s Youth Ambassadors are appointed for a two-year

term and have the responsibility of developing and coordinating

their own mission to raise vital funds for Sight For All’s childhood

blindness initiatives in Australia and the developing world.

We are delighted to introduce Chris Pennington, an energetic and

passionate outdoor adventurer and commercial photographer from

Victoria. Here is what he has to say about his appointment...

YOUTH AMBASSADOR


"I have always been passionate about adventuring in the great outdoors and enjoying the incredible nature around me.

My childhood was an active one, with many family holidays spent on skiing and camping expeditions. In recent years I

have nurtured and developed my interests to combine a degree in commercial photography with my love of outdoor

adventure. Helping children to restore sight and prevent blindness is a cause I feel strongly about, as without my sight I

would have been denied the beauty around me and the career path I have chosen.

As Youth Ambassador for Sight For All, my mission to raise funds for childhood blindness is 'One Gear, One Long Ride'.

'One Gear, One Long Ride' has been a lifelong dream and one which will see me pedal through some of Australia’s most

stunning scenery. This not-for-profit bicycle trip will raise vital funds and awareness for Sight For All.

My challenge will be to commence at Shark Bay, the western-most point of Australia, and ride all the way to the eastern

tip of the country on a single-speed bike. The long and beautiful 8,000km expedition will take me down the west coast of

Australia, across the Nullarbor Plain to Adelaide, along the Great Ocean Road, and up the east coast to the finishing line

at Cape Byron Lighthouse. I have calculated that it should take three months to complete throughout the winter months

of 2018.

I will be creating a documentary which will follow all the stages of my journey from the planning through to the trip

preparations and of course the ride itself. I am very excited about the journey and cannot wait to get underway and share

the experience with Sight For All supporters."

In November 2015, Dr Nick Andrew was appointed to the Board as a Junior Ophthalmologist. In November 2017, Dr

Andrew will hand over the position to another Junior Ophthalmologist, Dr Michelle Sun.

In reflecting on his role as a Board Director over the past two years, Dr Andrew had this to say…

JUNIOR OPHTHALMOLOGIST BOARD POSITION


"I became involved with Sight For All several years ago when I travelled to Myanmar as a research assistant to collect

cataract surgical data following the donation of equipment and training by Sight For All. After commencing

ophthalmology training in 2014, I was delighted to be invited to join the Board of Directors.

As the team at Sight For All were so accomplished already, my focus turned to thinking of ways that I could possibly

help! I decided that creating novel and sustainable fundraising initiatives would be a useful contribution. This led to One

Night For Sight, a ‘dining in the dark’ experience that has since raised over $40,000 and is being rolled out nationally.

Another exciting fundraising initiative is also in development and has great potential.

The Directors and staff at Sight For All are a terrific group of people to work with. I always look forward to Board

meetings as there is so much enthusiasm amongst the group and there is a real sense of energy in the room. Having

Board exposure has been a great experience for me and I have been privileged to be able to learn from everyone’s

collective expertise.

The future looks bright for Sight For All and progress is being

made at a terrific pace. I would encourage other junior

doctors to get involved – as a volunteer, through research, or

just attending one of the fundraising events, which are always

superb!

Many thanks to the Board of Directors for giving me the

opportunity to serve as a Director, and to the whole team at

Sight For All for a terrific few years. I look forward to

maintaining my connection with Sight For All throughout my

career."

DR JAMESMUECKE AM CHAIR

James is an eye surgeon based in Adelaide. He is a visiting

consultant and senior lecturer at the Royal Adelaide

Hospital and Women’s and Children’s Hospital. James has

a special interest in blindness prevention, ophthalmic

research and education in the developing world. James

was a co-founder and Director of the Vision Myanmar

Program.

He received an 'Outstanding Service in Prevention

of Blindness Award' by the Asia-Pacific Academy of

Ophthalmology in 2011. He was awarded a Member of the

Order of Australia in 2012 and received a South Australian

Community Achievement Award. In 2015 James was the

recipient of the Ernst Young Social Entrepreneur of the

Year Award.

MR PHILJAQUILLARD TREASURER

Phil Jaquillard is a partner of Jaquillard Minns Chartered

Accountants and a Director of SuperGuardian Pty Ltd.

He holds a B Ec from Flinders University and a Post Grad

Diploma in Accounting. Phil consults to business on a

wide range of matters including taxation, business

structures, information technology, wealth management

and offshore business. He is actively involved in charitable

projects, including until 2016, as Treasurer for the Mary

Potter Foundation in Adelaide, and is a volunteer and

advisor to Black Pencil Project in the Philippines.

Bob is an ophthalmic surgeon-scientist with particular

interest in glaucoma and ophthalmic epidemiology in the

developing world.

He is proud to be a founding Director of Sight For All,

where he has the role of Chief Scientific Adviser, with a

particular focus on the interface between ophthalmic

science and the elimination of preventable blindness in

the developing world.

PROF BOB CASSON VICE CHAIR

Melissa is the principal consultant for Emmett Marketing.

She has a business degree majoring in marketing from

the University of South Australia. For over 30 years her

career in marketing and brand management included

working with brands such as Snappy Tom, SAFCOL,

Balfours, Fauldings and SAFE. More recently as a

consultant she has worked with SMSF Association,

Dressed For Sale, Bedford, Optimistic Kids, Joust and

Hands On SA.

MS MELISSAEMMETT DIRECTOR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


DR NICK ANDREW DIRECTOR

Nick is an ophthalmology registrar and is also completing

a PhD in ophthalmology, with over 30 peer-reviewed

publications. Nick has accompanied Sight For All to

Myanmar on two occasions to collect post-intervention

cataract surgery data. Outside of ophthalmology, Nick is a

keen rower and has represented Australia three times.

Nick looks forward to advancing the cause of Sight For All

and is delighted to serve as a Board Director.


Michael is a partner at Barry Nilsson Lawyers. He has a

Master of Laws majoring in Insurance Law and a Masters

of Business Administration. He specialises in professional

indemnity, directors and officers, casualty, public liability,

product liability, insurance, special risk and business

interruption claims. Michael regularly contributes articles

to various journals including the Insurance Law Journal.

As a Board Member. Michael continues to provide his legal

expertise since the formation of Sight For All.

MR MICHAELFOTHERINGHAM DIRECTOR

Jody Rowe is a specialist in the resources and energy

sector who has a strategic view of the market, its needs

and potential opportunities for growth. Jody’s career

includes executive roles at BG-QGC (Shell) and Santos on

mega projects GLNG and QCLNG. Jody is the founder and

Chief Executive Officer of Rowe Advisory.

As Chief Executive Officer of Rowe Advisory, Jody is a

subject matter expert for global business development,

services such as human resources and contracts and

procurement, mergers and acquisitions and business and

strategic advice. Jody is a Non-Executive Director of Strike

Energy, an ASX listed oil and gas exploration company and

is a shareholder and Director of companies such as CD

Power Pty Ltd, and iPIPE Pty Ltd working with MH

Carnegie. Jody is a member of the Safety Leadership

Group for the Coal Seam Gas industry Safer Together

group. She is a member of the Mining Industry

Participation Office Advisory Board for the South

Australian Government.

MS JODY ROWE DIRECTOR

Jonathan Crowston is the Ringland Anderson Professor of

Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Managing

Director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)

and a practising glaucoma specialist clinician at the Royal

Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. He gained his

ophthalmology training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

and was awarded a PhD for work on ocular wound healing

at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College

London (2000). Jonathan is a director on the CERA Board.

He is also a director on the ORIA Board, World Glaucoma

Association Board of Governors (2013+), CERA

Technologies Pty Ltd and Et Al Research Pty Ltd.

Jonathan’s research is currently focused around ageing

and neuroprotection of the optic nerve. In particular the

role of neuro-recovery and optic nerve vulnerability to

injury. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed

manuscripts and co-authored three books. Jonathan is the

inaugural recipient of 2016 Association for Research in

Vision and Ophthalmology Foundation for Eye Research,

David L Epstein Award and the 2016 Peter Watson Medal

from the Cambridge Ophthalmology Society.

PROF JONATHANCROWSTON DIRECTOR

MR GAVINO’CALLAGHAN DIRECTOR

Gavin is an optometrist in private practice, a Clinical

Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of

Adelaide and has a visiting appointment at the Contact

Lens Clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He is a

graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

and holds numerous Director positions. He is a member of

the Optometry Council of Australia and New

Zealand Examinations Committee, and a member of the

University of Melbourne Department of Optometry and

Vision Sciences Course Advisory Committee.

THANK YOUAndrew Hardy

Bill Botton

David Reid

IndividualsGeorge and Alison McKenzie

Joel Johnson

Keren Seelander

to our amazing supporters

Lara Merrington

Nicholas Uhlmann

Sam Scaffidi & Angelina Rossi


2KW

Adelaide Airport

Adelaide Festival Centre

Adelaide Showgrounds

Amadio

Atkins Technicolour

BAPëA

Barry Nilsson Lawyers

Bickfords

Bird in Hand

Botanic Gardens Restaurant

Bottega Rotolo

Casso Light N Sound

Channel 7

Chapel Hill

China Shop

Commonwealth Bank

Coopers

Crafers Hotel

D’Arenberg Wines

Denim Iniquity

Deviation Road

Drakes Foodland

EMKHO

Emma Reeves Catering

Enzo’s

Feast

Fever Tree

Corporate SupportersOven Hire

Palas Jewellery

Peel Street

Petaluma

Primo Estate

Prohibition

Praxis Artspace

R.M. Williams

RANZCO

Revolution Roofing

Riposte

Ruby Red Flamingo

Simple Integrated Marketing

South Australian Institute of

Ophthalmology

Star of Greece

The Edinburgh Hotel

The Lane Vineyard

The Stirling Hotel

Think Films

Third Sector Management Services

Two Pairs

Underground Designs

Vickery Wines

Vittoria Coffee

Wallace Website Design and

Development

Will Taylor Wines

Y Partners

Garden Grove

Gemtree

Glasshouse Fragrances

Gliderol

Hains and Co

Henry the Label

Hesketh Wines

Hewitson Barossa Valley

HMPS

Hugh Hamilton Wines

Hybrid

ide Group

Inservio

Intercontinental Adelaide

JAKS

Jaquillard Minns Chartered

Accountants

Kangarilla Road

Lewis & Turner Travel

Associates

Lobethal Road Wines

Madam Hanoi

McMahon Services

Michels Warren PR

Mitolo Wines

One Rundle Trading Co.

Optos, A Nikon Companty

Oscar Wylee

Trusts and FoundationsGeok Hua Wong Charitable Trust

Lang Foundation

Thyne Reid Foundation

Wood Foundation

Australian Government

ACCOUNTABILITY

Sight For All is proud to be a member of the Australian Council

for International Development (ACFID).

As a member of ACFID, Sight For All adheres to the ACFID

Code of Conduct.

Sight For All’s financial statement included in this Annual

Report is prepared in accordance with the ACFID Code of

Conduct.

Australian Council For International Development


Sight For All is committed to providing quality service to all individuals and organisations with which we are

associated and welcomes feedback from volunteers, partner organisations and associated businesses to play a role

in monitoring the service the organisation provides.

Individuals wishing to lodge a complaint with Sight For All can do so in the following ways:

- In writing to the Executive Officer

- In person with the Executive Officer

- Over the telephone with the Executive Officer

- In person with the Sight For All in-country or local area partner organisation medical officer.

Sight For All’s Executive Officer can be contacted via telephone +61 (0)8 8410 6855 or email

[email protected].

Sight For All’s Complaints Policy is available on the organisation’s website and is circulated to staff, volunteers and

partner organisations in-country.

Sight For All observes the ACFID Code of Conduct in all activities that are undertaken. individuals lodging complaints

with Sight For All who believe that the organisation has breached the Code are advised to notify the ACFID Code of

Conduct Committee.

ACFID can be contacted via telephone on +61 (0)2 6285 1816 or via www.acfid.asn.au/code-of-conduct/compaints

Complaints

Privacy

Sight For All recognises the importance of your privacy and personal information. To obtain a copy of our privacy

policy, please email [email protected].

MR PHILJAQUILLARD

Treasurer's Report


Sight For All Limited achieved a comprehensive excess for the 2016/2017 financial year of $17,093 (2016: $105,660). This

result is lower than the surplus achieved in 2015/2016 for a number of reasons.

A significant effort was made during the year in preparing for and achieving accreditation with the Department of Foreign

Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for their Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). While this was a substantial undertaking

in the 2016/2017 financial year, the funding available to Sight for All under the program, and the positive impact of being

compliant with, generates business and financial benefits for years to come.

The considerable undertaking required to achieve DFAT accreditation, along with the completion of successful projects

and planning for future projects, resulted in less overseas activities throughout this period.

The decline in surplus for 2017 was also influenced by falls in fundraising revenue to $106,754 (2016: $168,763) and in

donations, which fell by 8.5% to $220,075. The Board has reviewed its fundraising and marketing plans and has invested

in the future by employing a Marketing and Fundraising Officer to implement new activities commencing in the 2017/2018

Financial Year. These activities will grow future revenues.

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year were a total of $609,837. Of this total, $278,238 is earmarked

for specific future projects as per Note 8 of the accounts.

The balance of total equity as at 30 June 2017 was $292,875, which is an increase of $17,093 from the previous year.

The income and expenditure statement demonstrates total revenue of $659,153 and total expenditure of $642,060, with an

excess of revenue over expenditure of $17,093 for 30 June 2017.

International Aid and Development Project Expenditure for the 2016/2017 Financial Year included $192,824 as Funds for

International Programs, which is a fall of $67,618 on the previous year. Total expenditure for International and Domestic

Aid and Development Programs was $642,060, compared to $737,382 in 2016.

Overview

Cash

Equity

Income and Expenditure Statement

Phil Jaquillard

Treasurer

FINANCIAL OVERVIEWWhere the money came from

Community and Corporate Support

Income received from the Australian

public and corporations in the form of

public donations.

$220,075

TOTAL SUPPORT $659,153

Other Australian Organisations

DFAT

Grants received from the Department of

Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Other Income

Income received from interest,

fundraising and sponsorship.

$113,604

$325,474

$0

33%

49%

17%

Community and

Corporate Support

Other Australian organisations

Other income

International Program Costs

Operating Costs

Fundraising Costs

Domestic Program Costs

Includes all expenses and support costs associated with our country programs.


Operating Costs

Covers administrative and other costs inherent in running an organisation, including staff time in areas such as finance, program

coordination and administration, insurance premiums, office supplies, consultancy fees and other running costs. It includes

coordinating all aid programs and management of volunteers' travel and on-site engagement. Included are fundraising staff costs and

in-direct costs related to events and fundraising activities. Insurance, including travel, volunteer, medical malpractice, are included in

operating costs rather than international project costs and are a significant expense to enable in-country projects to be undertaken.

Fundraising CostsDirect costs associated with event running costs. Staff wages incurred in coordinating events are recorded under operating costs.


Costs associated with the coordination of projects in Australia.

TOTAL COSTS $642,060

$245,837

$239,665

$81,554

$75,004

Where the money was spent

13%

38%

12%

37%

Fundraising

costs

Domestic program costs

International

program costs

Operating

costs


FINANCIAL OVERVIEWValue of volunteer services

TOTAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES $115,769.79

The value of volunteer services is not included in the accounts, however the following information has been prepared in

accordance with the rates approved by DFAT.

Volunteers for the year ended 30 June 2017:

22 ophthalmologists for a total of 186 days - Higher Professional

2 optometrists for a total of 14 days - Higher Professional

2 support people for a total of 35 days - Middle Professional Administration

$98,747.71

$7,432.62

$9,589.46

The real value is priceless...

Volunteer Services*


Operating Costs

Fundraising Costs


$1,094,800

$245,837

$239,665

$81,554

$75,004

TOTAL $1,736,860

63%

14%

5%

14%

4% Domestic Program Costs

Volunteer Services*

Operating Costs

*Volunteer Services

The value of volunteer services based on rates determined by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is a significant

underestimation given the highly specialised nature of our volunteers. The above figure represents a more realistic, although still

conservative, value based on public sector rates. These figures are cal culated based on the average hourly rate of an ophthalmologist,

optometrist and middle professional administration position.


Fundraising Costs


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