by Hugh Bassett | Jul 23, 2021 | News
The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine joins the eye health community in celebrating the passing of the first United Nations resolution on preventable sight loss. All 193 countries of the United Nations...
by Hugh Bassett | Jul 6, 2021 | News
It is with sadness that the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) team marks the closing of our long-term partner the British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB). Throughout our history, BCPB has been a steadfast supporter of the work of ICEH in advancing...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 22, 2021 | News
A smartphone-based eye screening and referral system used by community members has been shown to almost triple the number of people with eye problems attending primary care, as well as increasing appropriate uptake of hospital services, compared to the standard...
by Hugh Bassett | May 24, 2021 | News
This month marks the publication of the first two-yearly report on action of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a meeting of the 54 countries of the international Commonwealth, in relation to eye health. The report, covering the years 2018-2020...
by Hugh Bassett | May 5, 2021 | News
Photograph: Pak Sang Lee Retinoblastoma is a potentially fatal cancer of the eye occurring in children. However, the likelihood of death from those experiencing it has been known to be highly variable for years. For instance, a child in Africa with retinoblastoma has...
by Hugh Bassett | Apr 29, 2021 | News
A new study has revealed the scale of the economic impact for vision loss globally. The research, authored by members of ICEH as part of the Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health, modelled the annual cost of potential productivity losses associated with...
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