Retina South Africa is the only patient led advocacy and support group for patients with a wide range of retinal conditions.

Wilbart Germiston
Joined April 2023
A baby, a child and an adult: three stories behind Retina SA’s first #GivingTuesday on 1 December. Read our press release: retinasa.org.za/events/fundr… #YourRandTheirSight #YourRandTheirSight
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👩‍🦯 Moving with confidence starts with the right support. Our latest webinar covers orientation & mobility, guide dogs, symbol canes and more. 💙 Watch on YouTube.🔗youtu.be/LP0RP2YiaMk
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Our website is currently down due to a hosting issue. We’re working to fix it as soon as possible. In the meantime, contact us on 0860 59 59 59 or [email protected], or send us a DM. We’ll post an update once it’s back. #RetinaSA
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Our Social Worker Victoria and Chairperson Caryl Baum attended Day 1 of the Low Vision Conference: “Diabetes in South Africa: From Crisis to Action.” Key message: awareness, early detection and good management can protect sight. #LowVisionMatters #EyeHealth #RetinaSA
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Last year around 45 visually impaired cyclists rode with sighted pilots. This is the race — not a sideshow. Need a pilot? Be a pilot. email: [email protected] #sasmostwelcomingrace #RideForSight #RideForSight2027 #DisChemRideForSight #TandemCycling #BlindCyclists
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⏳ 7 days to go! Join us for our Members Meeting & Outreach in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). 📅 Sat 31 Oct, 09:30–13:00 📍 NG Kerk Patmos, 79 Cape Rd, Mount Croix Bookings essential, seats are limited! 🔗forms.gle/S8RsLvz4WdLLUDgW8 #RetinaSA #Gqeberha #membersmeeting
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Retina South Africa congratulates Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Their optogenetics research brings new hope for people with retinal conditions. Images: Wikipedia #NobelPrize #VisionResearch
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🌴 Your Zanzibar escape awaits! Win 7 nights for 2 at Michamvi Sunset Bay, incl. flights, breakfast and a 3-course dinner. 🎟️ R100 a ticket. Every ticket supports people living with vision loss. 💙🔗retinasa.org.za/shop/raffle-… 📅 Draw: 20 Feb 2027 #RetinaSouthAfrica #WinAHoliday
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It’s National Nutrition Week (9–15 Oct)! Eat the SA flag: green spinach, yellow butternut, black beans, red tomatoes, blueberries and white cauliflower. Go easy on sugar and processed foods. Tag us with your flag plate! #NationalNutritionWeek #NNWZA2026
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Ironman finishers, a Paralympian, a para surfing champ and a Commonwealth Games triathlete. Our Moving Beyond Sight panel shows what's possible with vision loss. Watch now: tinyurl.com/Moving-Beyond-Si… #ParaSport
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To every matric learner with a visual impairment starting the NSC exams tomorrow: you’ve got this! Whatever tools you use, the Retina SA community is cheering you on. Thank you to the families supporting them. All the best, #ClassOf2026! #Matric2026
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What is mobility training, and how can it build independence? Learn about guide dogs, canes and mobility devices at our Living Well with Vision Loss Workshop on Tuesday 13 October at 6 pm. Register: e-mail [email protected] #RetinaSA #MobilityTraining
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Vision loss affects more than sight. This World Mental Health Day, listen to our Living Without Fear workshop. Use the chapters to skip to any speaker: youtu.be/drqQDRkQEGI #WorldMentalHealthDay #RetinaS
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New on Retinal Realities 🎙️ Nathan Hendricks — Commonwealth Games gold medallist, physics student, living with Stargardt disease. His message: "Don't let your disability define you." 🎧 Listen now: [link] #RetinalRealities #WorldSightDay
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Our October Out of Sight newsletter is out! Sensory gardens, special votes at home (apply by 12 Oct), free Zoom workshops, and R750,000+ raised at Swing for Sight. 💙 Read it here: tinyurl.com/OutofSightOct202… #RetinaSA #VisionLoss
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Meet visually impaired athletes and find out how movement builds confidence and independence. Join our Moving Beyond Sight workshop on 6 October 2026, at 18h00 on Zoom. E-mail [email protected] #RetinaSA #MovingBeyondSight
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Gqeberha, we've missed you! 🌟 Join our first members' meeting in GQ in a few years. Come reconnect with us and hear important updates. 📍 NG Kerk Patmos, Mount Croix 🗓️ Sat 31 Oct, 09:30–13:00 Bookings essential: forms.gle/S8RsLvz4WdLLUDgW8 #Gqeberha #RetinaSA #Membersmeeting
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Living with an inherited retinal disease? Dr Hamza Tayob, genetic counsellor Nolene Kingsley and Claudette Medefindt of Retina SA explain the eye tests and genetic testing, and why yearly eye checks matter. Watch: youtu.be/-R97QxWAKWA#EyeCare…
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Today is International Day of Older Persons 💙 We celebrate older people living with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Your vision may change, but your value, voice and place in the community do not. #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons #AMD #RetinaSouthAfrica
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Fear is normal, but it doesn’t have to be in charge. Watch Living Without Fear, the first workshop in our Living Well with Vision Loss series, on YouTube: youtu.be/drqQDRkQEGI#RetinaS… #LivingWellWithVisionLoss
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