by Hugh Bassett | Feb 3, 2026 | News
Photograph: Ibtisam Abed Hamel Eye Health and Blindness Prevention Unit Specialist/ Ministry of Health, Iraq A recently published regional analysis highlights stark disparities in the availability of eye care professionals and cataract surgical services across the...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The Africa Public Health & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fellowships are now open for applications, deadline 10th April 2026. The Public Health & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fellowships are a collaboration between the International Centre for Eye Health and...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 26, 2026 | News
Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity done at Eye Department MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Photograph: Sadia Sethi A new prospective study conducted at a major public hospital in Pakistan reveals a significant rate of severe retinopathy of...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 21, 2026 | News
A major randomised clinical trial conducted in rural Ethiopia has found that adding a specific topical anti-inflammatory therapy to standard trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery does not reduce the risk of postoperative recurrence, despite earlier smaller studies...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 21, 2026 | News
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide and early diagnosis remains critical for preventing vision loss. Traditional diagnostic equipment such as slit lamps and standard visual field analysers are accurate but often expensive and...
by Hugh Bassett | Jan 20, 2026 | News
A new study from the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), published in The Lancet Global Health, shows how rapid, community-informed trial methods can significantly increase attendance at health appointments. Globally, an estimated one third of people still...
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