Primary Eye Care Research Projects

In order to address the challenge of global eye health, primary eye health services must be able to reach and refer everyone with sight loss in a high quality manner. Primary services for general health should also include primary eye care as standard to ensure everyone who needs eye care can access it.

a doctor images a patient's retina using a smartphone integrated device

Artificial Intelligence 

Our AI projects are trialling innovative ways to improve the diagnosis, referral and treatment of diseases by improving the efficiency of health systems. 

a health worker uses a torch to see a child's eyes

Integrating Eye Health into Child Health Services

This work will assess how to integrate eye health into child health services in Tanzania and Nepal, providing a template for countries worldwide to have more comprehensive primary health systems.

a woman in a hijab holds up a phone with an 'E' symbol for acuity testing

Peek Vision Research

Our close partners Peek Vision provide products for eye health programmes globally, leading to strengthened services and systems. 

 

In Tanzania, a woman in a chador has an inflamed eye

Fair Access

This project aims to identify those left behind by eye health services and provide solutions to ensure they access care, thereby creating strengthened health systems.  

Integrating Eye Health into Diabetes Services

This project will model the integration of diabetic retinopathy services into existing diabetic services in Malawi, leading to a more integrated health system. 

 

In india, a health worker holds a phone to test a woman's vision who is seated wearing glasses

Compassion Trial 

This project will test whether introducing further time with a health worker during eye care screening increases the rate of follow up to secondary care.

 

Primary Eye Care Research Projects

In order to address the challenge of global eye health, primary eye health services must be able to reach and refer everyone with sight loss in a high quality manner. Primary services for general health should also include primary eye care as standard to ensure everyone who needs eye care can access it.

Artificial Intelligence

Our AI projects are trialling innovative ways to improve the diagnosis, referral and treatment of diseases by improving the efficiency of health systems.

 

Integrating Eye Health into Child Health Services

This work will assess how to integrate eye health into child health services in Tanzania and Nepal, providing a template for countries worldwide to have more comprehensive primary health systems.

 

Peek Vision Research

Our close partners Peek Vision provide products for eye health programmes globally, leading to strengthened services and systems.

 

Practice-based Evidence Framework

This project aims to identify those left behind by eye health services and provide solutions to ensure they access care, thereby creating strengthened health systems.

 

Integrating Eye Health into Diabetes Services

This project will model the integration of diabetic retinopathy services into existing diabetic services in Malawi, leading to a more integrated health system.

 

Compassion Trial

This project will test whether introducing further time with a health worker during eye care screening increases the rate of follow up to secondary care.