Retina South Africa

🚗 We’re hiring in Germiston! Retina SA seeks a Driver Support Worker. This role involves transporting clients, assisting with navigation in buildings, supporting events, and ensuring vehicles are maintained. Visit our website for more information at retinasa.org.za/assistance/job…

Thank you Vision Works SA for supporting our recent members’ meeting in Rondebosch. 65 attendees benefited from your generous vouchers—helping make the event truly meaningful. Without partners like you, this wouldn’t be possible. 💙 #VisionWorks #RetinaSA #EyeHealth

Retina South Africa’s Members’ Meeting was held on 25 April in Cape Town, bringing together 60+ members, supporters, and guests. Insightful talks, practical demos, and inspiring stories made it a great success. Thank you to all for your continued support.

📢 Venue Change: Cape Town Members Meeting Due to unforeseen circumstances, the venue has changed. 📍 Rondebosch Sports Club, Park Rd 🗓 25 April 2026 | ⏰ 09:30–13:00 Queries re venue change, contact Head Office. headoffice@retinasa.org.za 011 450 1181 WhatsApp: 082 074 7116

This World Book Day, stories are finally accessible to all 📖✨ Umsizi Reader turns any text into speech in all 11 official SA languages. Free on Android & iOS. 🔗 umsizi.ai #WorldBookDay #BooksForEveryone #UmsiziReader #AssistiveTechnology #RetinaSA

On #WorldVoiceDay, we’re raising awareness of diabetes & diabetic retinopathy. In a recent Pulse FM interview, our social worker Lindiwe Maredi highlighted how this silent condition can lead to vision loss—and how early action can protect sight. 🎤👁️ 🎧 youtu.be/7IWwD-wWTFg

🧠 Your experience matters. If you live with a retinal condition, share one tip this #microvolunteeringday, one lesson, or one message of reassurance. Even a sentence can comfort someone newly diagnosed. Please retweet to help reach others #RetinaSA #LivedExperience

👁️ Microvolunteering idea: Make accessibility part of your post. Add alt text, turn on captions, use high‑contrast text — it takes 2 minutes and makes a real difference for people with low vision or blindness. Accessibility is inclusion. #MicrovolunteeringDay #AccessibleContent

🌍 International Microvolunteering Day | 15 April Small actions matter. From sharing a post to offering support, microvolunteering shows that a few minutes can educate, advocate, and uplift. #InternationalMicrovolunteeringDay #SmallActionsBigImpact #RetinaSA

Together, we create vision. Together, we create impact Join us on 30 May for Padel for Sight — a day of sport, community, and purpose 💙 🎾 Play. Connect. Give back. 🎶 Music, padel, great food & good vibes 🎟️ Tickets 👉qkt.io/Retinapadelfor… #PadelForSight #PlayForAPurpose

📅 Save the Date for the most welcoming race 🚴 The Dis‑Chem Ride for Sight returns 21 Feb 2027! Ride with us to support retinal health and raise vision awareness. More details coming soon. #RideForSight #DisChemRideForSight #SupportSight #SaveTheDate #RetinalHealth

🌍 World Health Day | 7 April Every choice we make affects our health — including our sight. In our latest #RetinalRealities episode, we explore how healthy living supports long‑term eye health and wellbeing. 🎧 Listen now youtu.be/4ipZHx79WOs #WorldHealthDay #RetinaSA

This #WorldHealthDay, we’re highlighting eye health as essential to whole‑body health. 👁️💙 At Retina SA, we support South Africans living with retinal conditions through care, education, advocacy & community. Healthy eyes = a healthy life. 🌐 retinasa.org.za #RetinaSA

🚀 Join Retina SA! Help support users of the Umsizi Reader App, improving access for blind & low‑vision South Africans. 📧 Apply: headoffice@retinasa.org.za ⏳ Closes 13 April retinasa.org.za/assistance/job… #RetinaSA #Accessibility #AssistiveTech #WeAreHiring

📢 Retina South Africa – Cape Town Members Meeting 🗓 25 April 2026 | ⏰ 09:30–13:00 📍 UCT Faculty of Health Sciences Updates on research, treatments and more. RSVP by 15 April: 📧 headoffice@retinasa.org.za 📞 011 450 1181 📱 WhatsApp: 082 074 7116 bit.ly/MembersMeeting…

Our April 2026 Retina SA E‑News is live! Catch up on new treatment breakthroughs, research updates, our biggest‑ever Ride for Sight, new leadership announcements. Stay informed. Stay empowered. 💚 #RetinaSA bit.ly/E-News-Volume5…

What if the next winner is YOU? 🌴✈️ Congrats to Elnanda Moir, now enjoying her Zanzibar getaway! Every ticket helped support Retina SA’s mission to empower people facing vision loss. Huge thanks to @michamvisunset, TravelAbility, ClydePrinters, and our amazing volunteers.

In this episode of Retinal Realities, SAOA CEO Harry Rosen discusses how optometrists are trained, regulated, and integrated into South Africa’s eye‑care system — including equipment standards, referrals, and World Optometry Week. Listen here youtu.be/Pt-Oaj6INPE

A great outreach day in Edenvale! Our team, together with Sensory Logix, showcased practical assistive devices for vision loss. Attendees loved it—“amazing” and “the best” were just some of the comments. #EyeHealth #LowVisionAwareness #VisionCare #RetinaSA #CommunityOutreach

👁️ Today on #WorldOptometryDay we celebrate the experts who protect our vision. Regular eye exams are essential — especially for those living with retinal conditions like Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa or Diabetic Retinopathy. 👉 retinasa.org.za/world-optometr…