by Hugh Bassett | Sep 28, 2023 | News
© Nick Burn / CBM Earlier this year the International Centre for Eye Health, in conjunction with the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) and the Fred Hollows Foundation announced an 18-month fellowship training programme to strengthen individual capacity in public health...
by Hugh Bassett | Sep 11, 2023 | News
Image: © Ashley Gilbertson / Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionise many areas of healthcare. Alongside improving healthcare in high income countries, it promises rapid gains in low- and middle-income...
by Hugh Bassett | Sep 5, 2023 | News
Prof Andrew Bastawrous with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Twenty-four million Nigerians are currently living with sight loss, yet less than 0.0002% of the country’s current health budget is spent on eye health. In an historic meeting last week, ICEH Professor...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 9, 2023 | News
Image: © Rolex / Joan Bardeletti. The Peek visual acuity test, part of the RAAB7 software Efforts to improve eye health globally requires an evidence base on the prevalence and type of vision impairment in a particular area. This data is essential in planning services...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 7, 2023 | News
The first International Society of Ocular Oncology (ISOO) Africa meeting will be held live in Mombasa, Kenya, from August 21-23, 2023. The ISOO mission is to promote the advancement of ocular oncology by coordination with general ophthalmology, general oncology,...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 19, 2023 | News
Prof Andrew Bastawrous with the Peek visual acuity test © Rolex Joan Bardeletti ICEH Professor Andrew Bastawrous, co-founder of award-winning eye health social enterprise Peek Vision, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for ‘services to eye health...
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