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

1 February 2022 | | 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...

Developing eye health services in Malawi: a personal reflection

3 June 2024 | | EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - General
Dr Chinsisi Namate reflects on her first two years as a consultant ophthalmologist at the eye unit at Zomba Central Hospital, and how she has already successfully expanded eyecare services for southeast Malawi. The Lions Sight First Eye Hospital in...

From paper to pocket: Standardising eyecare with the Malawi Eye Care App

4 December 2025 | | EYE - General
Malawi’s population is mostly rural; the government and Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) together deliver about 80% of healthcare services through local district and community health facilities [1]. However, ophthalmology specialist services are only concentrated in the central hospitals....

Eye News - Covid-19: Useful resources

26 March 2020
This list will be updated as new sources of information emerge – let us know if there’s any resources we should be listing here by emailing diana@pinpoint-scotland.com

Harry Moss Traquair: Edinburgh Ophthalmologist and Father Figure of Perimetry

3 February 2023 | | EYE - General
It is a unique honour bestowed upon only a few clinicians, that their name becomes for evermore associated with the subject of their particular expertise and knowledge. Such an individual is undoubtedly Harry Moss Traquair, an Edinburgh-based ophthalmologist, who in...

Light in darkness – manual small incision cataract surgery in India

1 August 2017 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Cataract has been documented to be the most significant cause of bilateral blindness in India, where vision <20/200 in the better eye on presentation is defined as blindness [1,2]. Estimation of blindness in India by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Optical Express invests over £3m in new Edinburgh eye clinic

23 March 2022
Angus Robertson MSP opens new eye surgery treatment clinic in Edinburgh city centre following investment of over £3m. The eye surgery treatment hub will serve Edinburgh and the surrounding area.

UK ophthalmologists discuss value of ultra-widefield multimodality retinal imaging

7 June 2023 | optomap, ophthalmology, ultra-widefield
Utilising optomap ultra-widefield (UWF™) multimodality retinal imaging with integrated SS (or SD) OCT in clinical practice contributes to identifying unexpected pathologies in a patient without visual complaints, report 81% of clinicians at industry webinar.

Preview: ISD-DE 2024

6 February 2024 | dry eye, isd-de, congress, event, annual, Dacryology
A preview of the 14th Congress of the International Society of Dacrylogy and Dry Eye, in London 29–31 May 2024.

Registration live for 100% Ophthalmology 2025

19 September 2024 | ophthalmology, events, conferences, industry, 100%, 100% Optical, 100% ophthalmology, London, meetings
Organisers of 100% Optical have announced that visitor registrations for 100% Ophthalmology 2025 are now live for the show set to take place at London’s ExCeL from 1–3 March. Featuring as a co-located event with 100% Optical, 100% Ophthalmology, a...

RNIB unveils Eye Care Support Pathway to transform eyecare support for patients

2 October 2024 | charity, Eye Care Support Pathway, patient stories, optometry
More than 100 people came together recently to back a new patient-centred approach to eyecare support. Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) which has taken the lead on this work, hosted an event at Aston University in Birmingham on...

ZEISS Supports World Sight Day 2024

7 October 2024 | cataract, industry news, ZEISS, WSD24, World Sight Day, IOFF
In honor of World Sight Day, ZEISS Medical Technology and ZEISS Vision Care celebrate some of the work being done around the world through healthcare organizations, providing donations that support and education that inspires patients and doctors to champion better...