The International Society Geographical & Epidemiological Ophthalmology (ISGEO) 2014 meeting is now being arranged.
The ISGEO aims to promote the science of geographic and epidemiologic ophthalmology among all people and nations. This aim encompasses the epidemiological, clinical, educational, environmental and cultural aspects of eye disease, prevention of blindness, preservation of…
April’s issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science publishes the latest paper from the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey in Nigeria. The authros examined prevalence and risk factors for lens opacities among a nationally representative sample of Nigerians aged ≥ 40 years. A fifth of Nigerian adults were found…
ICEH student, Mohammad Abdull has published his trial protocol as part of his PhD study. “Adapted motivational interviewing to improve the uptake of treatment for glaucoma in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial” describes his study to assess whether motivational interviewing with adaptation for glaucoma (MIG) increases the…
Global Ophthalmology programme 2014Saul Rajak is co-chairing a seminar day on global ophthalmology at the UK’s Royal College of Ophthalmology. The aim of the day is to educate delegates the ways they can help/work in eyecare in poorer countries (rather than to teach about specific eye conditions…
TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous Talk on Peek: Get Your Next Eye Exam on a Smartphone
Thirty-nine million people in the world are blind, and the majority lost their sight due to curable and preventable diseases. But how do you test and treat people who live in remote areas, where…
