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Peek Vision meets with Nigerian President Bola Tunubu

Peek Vision meets with Nigerian President Bola Tunubu

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 Andrew...

ICEH Professor and Peek Vision Co-Founder awarded an OBE

ICEH Professor and Peek Vision Co-Founder awarded an OBE

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...

World Glaucoma Week: Glaucoma Research in Nigeria

World Glaucoma Week: Glaucoma Research in Nigeria

by Dr Farouk Garba, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Contrary to some conditions like cataract where patients get discharged after a successful surgery and sometimes never seen...