OLD GUILDFORDIANS
40under40 Awards night shines a light
on our champion for eye health
Our very own Dr Angus Turner (He 19881994) was named “First Amongst Equals”,
the highest honour at the 40Under40
Awards on 11 March 2015.
Having studied medicine at the University
of Western Australia, Angus was such an
exceptional student that he was awarded a
Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford in 2001. After
two years studying in England to complete a
Masters of Evidence Based Medicine, he then
moved to Melbourne to complete five years
of ophthalmology training. Angus returned
to Perth and he is now an Associate Professor
at the University of Western Australia, and
the Founder and Director of Outback Vision
at the Lions Eye Institute.
It was for his efforts in establishing Lions
Outback Vision in 2010 that Angus was
recognised at the 40under40 Awards. With
the help of the Outback Vision team, Angus
is responsible for the delivery of specialist
eye health services in remote and Indigenous
communities to nearly 5,000 people a year
in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Great
Southern and South West regions.
Inspired by the legendary work of
pioneering ophthalmologists in Australia
including Ida Mann and the late Professor
Fred Hollows, Angus’ goal is to eliminate
Dr Angus Turner (centre) was named “First Amongst Equals” at the 40under40 Awards,
flanked on the left by the Perth Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi, and on the right by the Executive
Chairman of Business News, Elton Swarts. Photograph courtesy of Attila Csaszar, Business News.
blindness and vision loss, which is a
devastating and growing problem. Research
has shown that the rate of blindness
among Indigenous Australians is more than
six times higher than in non-Indigenous
Australians, a statistic made more shocking
by the fact that 94 per cent of vision loss
is preventable or treatable. While most
vision loss can be corrected, 35 per cent of
Indigenous Australians have never had an
eye examination, a problem Angus and his
team are doing their best to correct.
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