by Hugh Bassett | Jul 16, 2025 | News
Fatima Kyari, Associate Professor at the International Centre for Eye Health and a distinguished Nigerian ophthalmologist and ophthalmic epidemiologist, has been appointed as the Africa Region Chair for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)....
by Hugh Bassett | Jul 14, 2025 | News
Schoolgirls in India Photograph: Priya Morjaria We don’t know how many children worldwide have problems with their eyesight. The best estimates suggest that globally, almost 450 million children need glasses and around two million are blind. To learn effectively,...
by Hugh Bassett | Jul 1, 2025 | News
Photo credit: Aeesha Malik Blindness and sight loss in early childhood has far-reaching consequences for a child, affecting their physical and mental development, education, future employment and wellbeing. Globally, 70 million have sight loss and 1.4 million are...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 26, 2025 | News
Photo credit: Heiko Philippin Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. In 2020, 3.6 million people over 50 years of age were blind globally due to the condition, and there are estimated to be 112 million people with glaucoma by 2040. Early...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common eye cancer in childhood, and in high income countries is regarded as generally curable, with nearly no children dying. In many countries however, there is no capacity to provide even basic treatment for the condition. Afghanistan...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 3, 2025 | News
Photo credit: Melvin Rodriguez Uncorrected refractive error is the most common cause of vision impairment, and the second leading cause of blindness in the world. It is caused when the shape of the eye keeps light from focusing correctly, and means you require...
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