Iceh News
Underserved groups could be better considered within population-based eye health surveys
Health inequalities exist where people receive different levels of health care to others, resulting in outcomes like reduced life expectancy and quality of life. These inequalities exist within eye health, and research has shown that there are population groups...
Children with extraocular retinoblastoma more likely to die than those without
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common eye cancer in children globally. The disease develops from the back of the eye, and if left untreated, a tumour can develop out of the eye and lead to blindness, metastasis (cancer elsewhere in the body) and death. When a child...
New clinical trial for reading glasses launches
The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are excited to announce a new grant from Givewell and the Livelihood Impact Fund (LIF), which will fund new work on refractive error and health economics. Globally,...
Focus on: AI in Eye Care
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for health, particularly in eye care where it has demonstrated significant promise. The diagnosis and screening of eye conditions frequently relies on image-based analysis, and recent studies suggest that AI...
Traditional Healers in Nepal May Be Able to Contribute to Microbial Keratitis Care
Microbial keratitis (MK), also known as corneal ulcer, is an infection of the cornea (the clear part of the front of the eye) that can lead to permanently reduced vision, blindness or even removal of the eye. Around one million people a year will develop a fungal...
Saving Children’s Sight: The Child Eye Health Project
Currently, many child healthcare programmes globally do not include eye screening, and health workers are not trained in how to detect eye conditions. This leads to millions of children with eye conditions being missed and unable to access the care they need. In fact,...
Peek Vision Connects One Million People To Care
Peek Vision, a social enterprise and close partner of the International Centre for Eye Health, has reached one million people with an eye condition treated through their system. Peek started as a PhD project by ICEH Professor Andrew Bastawrous in 2012, eventually...
ICEH Remember Dr Amos Kibata
We at the International Centre for Eye Health are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Amos Kibata, who died on 17 September 2024 following a battle with cancer. Dr Kibata was a renowned ophthalmologist and founder of the City Eye Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. He also...
Alternative methods to assess facial cleanliness potentially ineffective
© John Buchan Trachoma is a painful blinding eye disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Repeated infections with the bacteria cause the eyelids to swell and turn inwards. Without intervention, the eyelashes can scrape the front of the eye, leading to...