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Photo showing New COECSA Fellows taking the oath of the College. 

Africa makes strides in tackling blinding eye diseases: highlights of annual conference

1 December 2022 | Shaffi Mdala, Chinsisi Namate Nyirenda, Thokozani Zungu, Moira Gandiwa, Muchai Gachago, Nick Astbury, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - General

Introduction The 9th Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) was held at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi in September 2022. The meeting was hosted by the Ophthalmological Society...

Photo showing Shamin Haroun using the Optomed fundus camera for diabetic screening in Dodoma.

Life as a Global Citizen Consultant Ophthalmologist: a personal view of working in Scotland and Tanzania

3 October 2022 | Rosie Brennan, Bernadetha Robert Shilio, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - General

Global Citizen post - a new challenge I was looking for a new challenge. I had been in the same consultant post with a subspecialty interest in paediatrics and strabismus for 17 years and was rattling around in an empty...

Table showing Health economic studies by Global Burden of Disease Super Region and condition.

The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020

2 August 2022 | Matthew Burton, Hannah Faal, Jacqueline Ramke, Nyawira Mwangi, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - General

Introduction The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health was published in 2021 [1]. Drawing on expertise from within and outside the eye health sector, the Commission set out to: inform governments and other stakeholders about the path forward...

Photo showing support from the Lions Club for Glaucoma Patient Support Group in Calabar.

Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa

1 June 2022 | Fatima Kyari, Affiong Ibanga, Adeola Onakoya, Heiko Philippin, Winifred Nolan, William Dean, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran, Andrew Tatham | EYE - Cornea, EYE - General

Background Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. People with untreated glaucoma suffer from irreversible, progressive loss of sight. The disease is characterised by progressive loss of visual field, with pathological cupping of the optic disc...

Photo showing patient engagement session facilitated by Malawian social scientists.

Preventing blindness from diabetes: planning a programme of service development and research across Malawi

5 April 2022 | Philip Burgess, Petros Kayange, Joseph Msosa, Moira Gandiwa, Patty Mopamboli Mboli, Simon Harding, Nathan Congdon, Nicola Desmond, Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General

In sub-Saharan Africa 19.4 million people have diabetes; this is projected to rise to 28.6 million by 2030 [1]. Sight loss from diabetes devastates the lives of working people, affecting the financial stability of the families and communities who depend...

Photo showing hands-on training at PGIMER.

Developing a training model to strengthen diabetic retinopathy screening through a VISION 2020 LINK in India

1 February 2022 | Anshul Chauhan, Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Geeta Menon (Prof), Marcia Zondervan, Covadonga Bascaran | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging, EYE - General

I. Development of LINK Partnership A VISION 2020 LINK India was established by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2018 between the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and...

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