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Strengthening capacity for ophthalmic research within three East African VISION 2020 LINKS – The Research Mentorship Workshop
Building capacity for ophthalmic research in low- and middle-income countries is an important aim of the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme. The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been working...African Ophthalmology Council Scientific Congress 2024
The African Ophthalmology Council is pleased to announce our inaugural in-person scientific congress for ophthalmologists, optometrists and all allied eye health professionals , to be held at the esteemed Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 27th to 29th, 2024. With the theme “The African Opportunity: Be it. Find it. Seize it.”, we aim to explore the various opportunities available in Africa for all those like-minded people who continue to push the boundaries of ophthalmic knowledge, improve the lives of those suffering from vision loss, and ensure that everyone, regardless of background or origin, has access to the quality eye care they deserve. Our goal is to provide a platform for discussion and learning about these opportunities.MEACO19 (Middle East and Africa Council of Ophthalmology) XIV International Congress
The 14th International Congress of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) The Jordanian Ophthalmological Society will host the 14th International Congress of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO), which will be held in collaboration with the...
Persistent anterior uveitis after cataract surgery
This retrospective cohort study was completed to help identify potential risk factors for developing persistent anterior uveitis (PAU) following uncomplicated cataract surgery in patients with no prior history of uveitis or autoimmune disease. A total of 3013 eyes (2019 patients)...Building Capacity for Children’s Eye Care in Africa: the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme
This article follows the Correspondent News articles in the previous five print issues of Eye News [1-5] on the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [6]. This article describes how African and UK eye care teams are working together to tackle childhood...
Beliefs and adherence to glaucoma treatment
The aim of the study was to determine adherence rates and beliefs about glaucoma and its treatment in white Americans, African Americans, white Australians and Singaporeans of Chinese descent. A cross-sectional study of 475 glaucoma patients using topical eye drops...
Risk factors for failed vision screening
Failure rates on vision screening tests were reported by age and racial / ethnic categories in a large sample of children with most aged 6-11 years. Many children resided in lower socioeconomic status areas. Data was taken from 9743 children....
Task shifting for eye care in Eastern Africa
More than eight million people suffer with trichiasis due to trachoma globally, but less than 160,000 receive surgery per year even though “S” is a key aspect of the elimination of blindness due to trachoma as part of the WHO...
Duane’s retraction syndrome (DRS)
The authors aimed to review all cases of DRS presenting to a tertiary paediatric eye clinic in South Africa during a 20-year period. This was a retrospective study in Cape Town involving 120 patents (80 mixed race, 24 black and...VISION 2020 LINKS Programme: Reviewing the first ten years and announcing the new diabetic retinopathy initiative
The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme celebrates its 10th anniversary next month. Over the past decade it has achieved its objective of building capacity for eye care in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by establishing long-term training partnerships between institutions, known...
