Elles Eye Cubed Ultrasound Machine To Liverpool Hospital

A new Ultrasound eye scanner was presented to the Liverpool Hospital on the 24th February 2012.

The purchase of this machine was a conjoint project of the Lions Club of the City of Liverpool, NSW/ACT Save Sight Foundation and Liverpool Hospital.

Total cost $27,500.00. $12,000.00 being sponsored by each of the Lions Club of the City of Liverpool and the NSWS/ACT Save Sight Foundation, the remainder from the funds of the Hospital.

This Elles Eye Cubed Ultra Sound machine has many uses the least of which is measuring the length of the eye for cataract surgery and for the diagnosis of retinal detachments or tumours even when they are unable to be seen through thick layers of blood in the eyeball.

Prepared by Brian Rope APM CLO JP – Photo courtesy of Marianne Ciccione, Liverpool Hospital.  

Pictured across at the handover (front row) Leanne Gardner, Clinic Nurse Specialist, back row Director Lion Brian Rope, Lion Tony Madsen, A/Professor Anthony Schembri (Hospital General Manager), Dr. Stephen On. Clinician, Lion Yvonne Ross, Lioness Ruth Grimson, Lion Joy Goddard, Lion Roy Wright, Lion Ollie Lassen and PDG Lion Bob Grimson.