Thursday 9th October 2025 was World Sight Day, where we encourage everyone to #LoveYourEyes‍ and make the case for eye care that is accessible, available, and affordable for everyone, everywhere.

We are thrilled to announce that since our Children's Vision Screening Program was launched in 2018, our amazing team of volunteers across Australia (and more recently, New Zealand!) have officially screened over *50,000* children!

I’m sure all readers will be aware that I have set our 2025 calendar year screening target at 12,000 screenings. As at 30th June 2025, 8421 screenings have taken place around Australia and some, for the first time, in New Zealand. Should these numbers continue, we will once again exceed our target quite significantly. This is a wonderful endorsement of the level of support and commitment shown by all participants and on behalf of the National Committee may I express my sincere thanks to all involved.

Bryan Hearn OAM JP- Chair, LEHP-Australia

“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.”
This is just one of the many quotes attributed to Helen Keller. Amongst Lions Helen is best known for her presentation to the 7,500 Lions who attended the Lions International Convention held in Cedar Point, Ohio in 1925 when as part of her address to the conventioneers she challenged members to become “Knights of the Blind.”

We are so pleased to officially report our final 2024 figures from the Children’s Vision Screening Program.

Fellow Lions and all participants in the Lions Eye Health Program.
Welcome to 2025 and I sincerely hope you all had a most enjoyable festive season break.
Over the past few years our Children’s Vision Screening program has expanded beyond our wildest expectations. For 2024 I set a national screening target of 12,000 but due to the hard work and commitment of all involved, we were able to screen almost 15,000 children. I cannot begin to express how proud I am of this outcome.

Little did I realise 25 years ago, back in 1999, as the then District Governor of District V2, the grant application to LCIF, of which I was a signatory, for funding of the original pilot program, would evolve into the Eye Health program we offer today.

On Thursday 10th October, ‘Roley’ the Lion was adopted as mascot for the LEHP Children’s Vision Screening Program, that provides free vision screening for schools, sporting clubs and community groups.

To cap off World Sight Day 2024, we are very excited to announce that, ahead of schedule, we have reached our 2024 screening target of 12,000 children screened since January 1st. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in meeting this milestone.

Recently Shirley from Marino Digby Lions Club (V2) made an incredible pitch to secure funding to purchase vision screening equipment for the Club. As a result of her efforts, Shirley received pledges of $20,000 to go towards their set up expenses and more. What an incredible result!

Introducing our new National Program Manager, Stephanie Field. Steph is replacing Leah Evans who is moving on after over 15 years of incredible service to LEHP. The Committee and volunteers extend a heartfelt thank you to Leah for her commitment to the program and wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

To mark Lions Awareness Day, Cohuna Club in Victoria provided a free sausage sizzle in their main street and showcased the work of Lions in their community.

The Leopold Lions Children’s Vision Screening Team discovered at their first screening last year just how important our program is and the difference it can make to young children.

Lions Club of Rocky Cape conducted their third annual vision screening session at St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary in March 2023.

During the screening session, a member of the teaching staff approached the Lions group.

Members of Lions Clubs in Dubbo and Naramine attended a LEHP presentation on eye health and vision screening recently.

Mt. Panorama Lions Club hosted Lions from Bathurst and Lithgow for a LEHP presentation on eye health and vision screening.

Caelan is a 4 year old student at Tully Community Kindergarten. During a LEHP screening session, the spot vision camera picked up an abnormality.