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Centre for Eye Health’s 100th client, Robyn, with Principal Optometrist Dr Andrew Whatham.

Centre for Eye Heath (CFEH) has reached an exciting new milestone, with its 100th client attending the Centre in mid-February 2010.

Since CFEH's official launch last November, a growing number of eye-health practitioners have registered to refer patients to the facility, which offers its services free of charge.

The Centre's 100th client was Robyn, who is from the Sydney suburb of Botany. Robyn was referred to the Centre for further testing after visiting the optometry clinic within the School of Optometry and Vision Science at The University of New South Wales.

"The staff here are friendly and helpful, and I think it's great that I'm getting the best possible eye tests at no cost to me or my optometrist," Robyn says.

CFEH is an initiative of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and The University of New South Wales. It aims to reduce preventable blindness through early detection of eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.

Services offered by CFEH are available to residents of NSW and the ACT who have been referred by a registered eye-health practitioner.

If you're a practitioner and you'd like to register, please click here.