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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...
Prevalence of vision impairment, diabetes and disability in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
A study by the St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and the International Centre for Eye Health has shed light on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). The study was carried out between July 2018 and April 2019...
Nearly a quarter of children diagnosed with rare eye cancer in Africa die within one year
A new study has shown survival rates in Africa for a childhood cancer are dramatically lower than in high-income countries. Retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer in children globally. In high income countries such as the UK, nearly all children will survive it....
Younger Adults in Kenya Three Times Less Likely to Access Eye Care Than The 65+
A new study by the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) has highlighted health inequality in Kenya, revealing that adults 18-24 are three times less likely to access eye care than those over 65. Globally, more than one billion people currently live with sight...
Public Health for Eye Care Modules Available On-Demand
Two modules from ICEH's Master's Course in Public Health for Eye Care are now available for external eye health professionals to take as standalone educational offerings for the first time. Our Master's course offers world-renowned training for eye care professionals...
IAPB Mexico and The WHO Global Research Agenda
ICEH and WHO teams CEHJ Editorial Meeting Research agenda workshop ICEH colleagues and alumni The most recent congress of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness was held in Mexico City in June 2024. Eleven team members from ICEH were in attendance,...
ICEH Professor Fatima Kyari Appointed CEO of Nigeria’s Medical and Dental Council
Prof Kyari receiving the letter of appointment from the Honourable Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate The International Centre for Eye Health's Professor Fatima Kyari has been appointed CEO and registrar of the Nigerian...