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2030 In Sight: Ending avoidable sight loss

2 August 2024 | EYE - General

Over 2.2 billion people on our planet live with visual impairment or blindness with 1.1 billion unable to access affordable treatment. The 2030 In Sight sector strategy led by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is an...

WHO SPECS 2030: a global initiative to strengthen refractive error services

3 June 2024 | Stuart Keel | EYE - General

Globally, it is estimated that only around one-third of people with vision impairment due to refractive error have received access to a quality pair of spectacles [1]. In recognition that uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment...

Touching base with Peter Holland, CEO of the IAPB

12 November 2024 | IAPB, charity, love your eyes, glasses of the future, interview, in conversation

For the upcoming Eye News Dec/Jan 2025, our co-editor, David Lockington, had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of IAPB, Peter Holland. We’re really excited to share this interview with you, which delves into Peter’s fascinating career and...

Better eye health would boost UK economy by £10bn - almost double the value of the UK’s film and TV industry, research finds

12 October 2023 | IAPB, UK economy, workforce, eye health, world sight day, love your eyes

Better eye health would bring a £10 billion boost to the UK economy each year, almost twice the value of the TV and film industry, new research released this World Sight Day has found.

Global health milestone as Pakistan becomes 19th country to eliminate blinding trachoma

25 October 2024 | international, WHO, trachoma, global, disease, blindness, charity, Pakistan, SightSavers

Sightsavers commends Pakistan following the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement that it has become the nineteenth country to eliminate blinding trachoma as a public health problem. This phenomenal achievement means around 3.7 million people [1] in Pakistan are no longer...

University of Birmingham hosts major global conference on green surgery

5 December 2024 | sustainability, SDG, green surgery, conference, events

The University of Birmingham is bringing together clinicians, policy makers, and industry for a second major conference aimed at reducing the healthcare sector’s contribution to climate change. Registrations are now open for the Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024, which...

Humanitarian aid for World Optometry Day

28 March 2025 | SpaMedica, Lions Club International, Charity, aid, Global Eye Health, World Optometry Day, industry

Lions Clubs International, a charity dedicated to providing humanitarian aid across the world, is thanking SpaMedica hospitals for their support with improving global eye health this World Optometry Day. World Optometry Day took place on Sunday 23rd March, with the...

Topcon Healthcare Launches IDHea™ to Fuel AI and Digital Health Innovation from the Eye

12 May 2025 | AI, oculomics, news, industry news, diagnostic, imaging

Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a global leader in robotic diagnostics and digital health solutions, announced the launch of the Institute of Digital Health (IDHea™), an ocular data-as-a-service platform designed to accelerate AI research and digital health innovation. IDHea provides fast and...

The College of Optometrists presents Research Excellence Awards to pioneering optometry researchers

21 November 2025 | conference report, optometry, research

The College of Optometrists presented its annual Research Excellence Awards to 2025’s winners at its prestigious annual Diploma and Awards Ceremony on 18 November at Central Hall in Westminster, London. The Research Excellence Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of talented...

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