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Observership in Dar es Salaam

4 December 2023 | | Ophthalmology
In this report, both authors present their personal experiences of an observership at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) Hospital, a large regional teaching hospital located in Dar es Salaam, with a particular focus on resource management, attitudes...

Impact of Eye Health Surveys and Partnerships in The Gambia

4 October 2023 | | Ophthalmology
This article brings together the three national eye health surveys that have been undertaken in The Gambia between 1986 and 2019 and the impact that the results have had nationally and internationally. In it we describe the long-term capacity-strengthening for...

Improving eye care for children with learning difficulties: a view from SeeAbility

1 August 2019 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry
Marek P Karas from sightloss charity SeeAbility examines why children with a learning disability do not access the eye care they need and asks how the system needs to change. Children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely...

The results of the last survey Apr24

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
It has been a few years now since we started these surveys and I continue to be amazed by the variance in our practice. As a patient, I think I would expect there to be more consistency and evidence-based practice....

Capacity-building through the COECSA-RCOphth LINK – linking journals in a training and mentorship programme

1 December 2021 | | Ophthalmology
The College of Ophthalmology of Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (COECSA) [1] and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) [2] have a long-standing health partnership through the VISION 2020 LINKS Programme [3,4]. The LINK started a new project in 2019...

Capacity building for ophthalmic nursing in Ghana, Botswana and Tanzania

2 December 2019 | | Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic nurses (ON) have been the backbone of eye health services in Africa since the mid-20th century and remain the largest single cadre of allied ophthalmic personnel in Commonwealth countries in Africa. Numbers are currently estimated at between 3500 and...

Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses

12 October 2023 | world sight day, workforce, fashion, industry, Levi Strauss, vision spring
Half a million factory workers in low-income countries have vision screened in landmark project led by alliance of US Businesses – a milestone announced today, World Sight Day.

Haag-Streit UK look forward to exhibiting at 100% Ophthalmology 2024

19 January 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
Haag-Streit UK (HS-UK), the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard diagnostic and surgical devices and instruments for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and orthoptists, is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at 100% Ophthalmology in February 2024.

21st Century retinal laser treatment in the anti-VEGF era

1 June 2017 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
In today’s world, macular laser treatment has a vital role in the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DMO). DMO is one of the most common causes of visual impairment. Despite expensive intravitreal treatment courses of anti-VEGF, many will agree that...

Welcome back to the Association of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians

29 August 2023 | AONT, Ophthalmic nursing, nurses, event, glaucoma, Alnahwrawy
The Association of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians (AONT) is an independent professional network for ophthalmic nurses and technicians created with a vision to support and enhance care through greater awareness of new roles, resources, and education.

In conversation with Richard Baker, Policy Manager for the Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded

30 January 2020
The Eye News team recently met with Richard Baker, Policy Manager for the Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded, Scotland’s biggest vision impairment third sector organisation. Richard chats about the Eye News Symposium and explains more about the work of...