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The International Centre for Eye Health: weaving the global threads together

4 October 2023 | | Ophthalmology
The VISION 2020 LINKS & Networks Programme has been writing regular articles in Eye News about its capacity-strengthening activities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for more than a decade. This, the first International Issue, is a landmark for Eye...

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

2 February 2024 | | Cataract and Refractive, Paediatric Ophthalmology / 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)...

A personal reflection: working at the International Centre for Eye Health from 2006–2024

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
I feel incredibly fortunate to have been working part-time at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) [1] since 2006. Earlier in my career, the responsibilities of work and a growing family made this merely an aspiration, and apart from...

Blind Veterans UK calls on eye health professionals to direct blind and vision impaired veterans to vital support

1 December 2015 | AMD, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Cataract and Refractive, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
A national charity is asking ophthalmologists and eye health professionals to help them reach out to the tens of thousands of blind and vision impaired ex-service men and women who are currently missing out on vital support to help them...

Medical and eye health teams defy odds to deliver treatments for trachoma in Ethiopia, but millions worldwide risk return of disease amid UK aid cuts

27 January 2022
Ophthalmologists, nurses, and eye health workers in Ethiopia defied the odds to treat millions with trachoma-fighting antibiotics and surgeries - despite cuts to UK Aid assistance threatening eye care. This World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Orbis, the international eye care...

National Eye Health Week

21 September 2020 -27 September 2020

Forward view: Vision and eye health

9 October 2019
This multidisciplinary conference will bring together health care professionals and vision experts to discuss, engage and create positive strategies for the vision sector. The conference will encompass interactive workshops with tangible takeaways, present new research and updates for all involved...

National Eye Health Week 2023

18 September 2023 -24 September 2023
This year's National Eye Health Week (NEHW) will be promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all.

The IAPB searches for its 2021 Eye Health Heroes

21 August 2021
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness has launched its annual development programme to celebrate and nurture young and upcoming talent in the eye health sector.

Webinar will look at impact of menopause on eye health

27 September 2023 | Stuti Misra, BCLA, Menopause, CPD
A BCLA webinar will look at the impact going through the menopause can have on female eye health.

RNIB and Roche UK launch new eye health audit tool to improve delivery of local eye health services

19 June 2023 | RNIB, Roche UK, audit, eye health, services
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) and Roche UK have today launched a new eye health audit tool: Eye Level.

Optegra Eye Health Care: ‘To 2011 and Beyond’ Evolutionary forecasting

6 August 2020
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