by Hugh Bassett | Dec 10, 2025 | News
A RAAB in progress. Photograph: Aravind Eye Hospitals The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) has reached one million participants surveyed since 2000. RAAB is the main tool used for estimates of sight loss worldwide. It is a well-established...
by Hugh Bassett | Dec 5, 2025 | News
Near vision testing in India Photograph: Mohd Javed A new study from India shows that a smartphone-based near vision test can be used reliably by trained community screeners, offering a rapid and accurate alternative to conventional near-vision charts. Conducted in...
by Hugh Bassett | Nov 5, 2025 | News
Face washing as part of the Stronger-SAFE events. © Zacharias Abubeker Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, affecting over 100 million people globally. Repeated infections with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis cause scarring that turns the...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 27, 2025 | News
This year’s cohort of African Public Eye Health & Clinical Fellows have been announced. The programme, a joint initiative between the International Centre for Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Fred Hollows Foundation,...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 27, 2025 | News
Each year, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) facilities a programme of Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF), a clinical specialty training post in medicine that incorporates academic training. Fellows spend 25% of their time in research...
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