{"id":24709,"date":"2025-07-29T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=24709"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:40:40","slug":"free-vision-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2025\/07\/29\/free-vision-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Free vision checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University staff can book for quick and free vision checks as part of the Work Health &amp; Safety Units health and wellbeing program.<\/p>\n<p>Basic vision screenings are conducted by Flinders optometry students and will take approximately 10-15 minutes to test general vision function.<\/p>\n<p>Reports will be provided for you to take to your local optometrist or to Flinders Health2Go if further testing is required.<\/p>\n<p>The tests will be available on <strong>Thursday 21 August between 9am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-5:00pm<\/strong> at Sturt Campus &#8211; Sturt South, Room S406, Teaching Space.<\/p>\n<p>To make a booking for this free test, please contact Karen Hayden <a href=\"mailto:karen.hayden@flinders.edu.au\">karen.hayden@flinders.edu.au<\/a> \u2013 but be quick, because places are limited!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flinders University staff can book for quick and free vision checks as part of the Work Health &amp; Safety Units health and wellbeing program. 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