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Cementing a VISION 2020 LINK partnership between Blantyre and Liverpool – building capacity for DR services alongside research

1 August 2016 | Petros Kayange, Gerald Msukwa, Michael Briggs, Marcia Zondervan, Nicholas Beare | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Cornea, EYE - Glaucoma, EYE - Imaging, EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology, EYE - Oculoplastic, EYE - Oncology, EYE - Orbit, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Pathology, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Strabismus, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General

Malawi is a small land-locked country in eastern Africa with a growing population of over 17 million people. About 45% of the population is aged 14 or under; only 5% are aged 60 or over. The gross national income per...

Primary eye health care in low- and middle-income countries

2 February 2024 | Clare Gilbert, Ada Aghaji, Oteri Okolo, Covadonga Bascaran, Marcia Zondervan | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus

The need for eyecare services in low- and middle-income countries Recent global estimates (2020) suggest that there is more than a three-fold difference in the prevalence of all categories of visual loss (presenting visual acuity <6/12 in the better eye)...

Gambia-Swansea Partnership: Technical support in our 16-year partnership

3 February 2026 | Paul Lawrence, Marcia Zondervan | EYE - General

I have been involved in the Gambia-Swansea VISION 2020 LINK now for more than 16 years. I hope that this article will be of some interest to anyone considering volunteering overseas, as part of a LINK or in any other...

Eyecare clinic has clear vision for Ugandan village

13 February 2026 | international, industry news, patient stories

The team from a sight-saving Worcester eye clinic are taking their skills to Uganda after being inspired by a patient whose charity work in Africa began following the tragic death of her husband. Newmedica Worcester – which offers a range...

My top five: Influential ophthalmologists

4 October 2023 | Callum Singh Grewal | EYE - General

Ophthalmology has witnessed remarkable evolution and advancements throughout history. The field has undergone dramatic change and development since the times of Ancient Egypt where the first reference to eyes was made in the Code of Hammurabi (2250 BC) [1]. From...

My Top Five: Influential ophthalmologists

4 October 2023 | Callum Singh Grewal | EYE - General

How the development of Glaucoma Guidelines, Glaucoma Toolkit and GLASS training and the Glaucoma nurse training can effect change in Nigeria

4 February 2025 | Winnie Nolan, Karinya Lewis, Farouk Garba, Fatima Kyari, Elizabeth Ojeyinka, Oteri Okolo, Chimezie Obi-Mgbam, Marcia Zondervan | EYE - Glaucoma

In July 2024, a combined training, led by Fatima Kyari, was run in Abuja, Nigeria to facilitate a multifaceted upskilling in glaucoma management. The first week comprised of inviting 36 doctors practising glaucoma from around Nigeria’s 36 states, including the...

Orbis named winner of 2023 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE grant for non-profits

11 January 2024 | charity, international, funding, AI, Asia, Africa

Orbis will work with Amazon's cloud computing arm to expand access to artificial intelligence-assisted eye screenings in Asia and Africa.

District hospitals key to unlocking Global South surgical conundrum

20 December 2024 | research, LMICs, international, surgery

Patients attending first referral hospitals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive surgical care that is just as safe and effective as that provided by higher level referral centres, a new study reveals. Researchers found no significant difference in 30-day...

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