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Community Eye Health Vol. 28 Issue 92 2015 The diabetes epidemic and its implications for eye health Read the new issue Download the new issue (PDF 2.7Mb) Diabetes is a complex disease requiring the involvement of many health professionals, and patients have many...

Let’s Begin… Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction — the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change...

The 2016 ICEH Alumni Workshop was held 1-4 March, 2016 and it was a great success. I wish I could thank each one of you in person for the success of the workshop, but until that time comes please enjoy the photo gallery of the week’s celebration (link below). Just...

Work with us to develop educational materials for eye care! We are looking for an enthusiastic, early career digital content producer to join a small, motivated team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine which is developing international, Open...

CSSS Studentships 2016-17 Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme for MSc Public Health for Eye Care at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (with...

Clinical Validation of a Smartphone-Based Adapter for Optic Disc Imaging in Kenya   Andrew Bastawrous, MBChB, BSc(Hons), FHEA, MRCOphth; Mario Ettore Giardini, PhD; Nigel M. Bolster, MEng; Tunde Peto,MD, PhD; Nisha Shah, MSc; Iain A. T. Livingstone, FRCOphth;...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXjGXe7bY28&feature=youtu.be Karl Blanchet believes it is important to distinguish between the complicated and complex. In this talk he explains three key elements: information, decisions and social networks that allow people to...

Creating Links A team of UK-based eye health professionals bring teaching and equipment to the Mulago National Referral Hospital. For the full case study: The Ophthalmologist - November 2015 PDF

Left photo: Priya Morjaria (Left), Robin Percy (Right) / Right photo: Robin Percy (Left), Priya Morjaria (Right) Two of ICEH's own based at LSHTM have raised an amazing £1800 for BCPB (British Council for Prevention of Blindness). Priya Morjaria, an optometrist...