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Do you want to become a certified ICEH RAAB Trainer?

How to become a certified ICEH RAAB trainer: This is a two stage process firstly attending a RAAB toT which is a week to 10 days long intensive training on the methodology and techniques for training up a team to conduct a RAAB. Secondly, within one year of the first...

Apply for a Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium Clinical Fellowship

The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium’s Clinical Fellowships are now open for applications from ophthalmologists in low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. One-year and three-month fellowships are being offered in eight highly respected eye health institutions...

How did the rest of the world celebrate World Sight Day 2014?

World Sight Day 2014 was just a few weeks ago, and the impression it made on the world has proven to be another successful year of spreading the word on the visually impaired. We are happy to present what Trinidad and Tobago did in their efforts to celebrate World...

Open lecture at LSHTM – Armed conflict and health

Dr Karl Blanchett, and Dr Bayard Roberts present the latest lecture in the Global Health Lecture Series from LSHTM Admission: Free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis Date: Monday 20 October 2014 Time: 5:15 pm - 6:15...

World Sight Day 2014 with ICEH & ICED!

World Sight Day 2014 with ICEH & ICED World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. This year's call to action theme is: No More Avoidable Blindness Staff of  International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)...

New DVD for Child Cataract Surgery

Video Atlas of Paediatric Cataract Surgery - Available Now   Albrecht Hennig who worked in Lahan, Nepal for many years has made an excellent DVD on cataract surgery for children. The DVD includes assessment and follow up, and has DVD clips and voice over on how...