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WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

October 22, 2024

WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel! Date: September 18, 2025 Time: 01.00 PM CEST Register here The Community of Practice for Nurses and...

WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

October 22, 2024

WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel! Date: June 26, 2025 Time: 01.00 PM CEST Register here The Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied...

WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

October 22, 2024

WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel with Liza Raymundo, RN, BSN, and Natalia Gurova, RN, BSN, CPAN, from John Hopkins Medicine about An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Pediatric Outpatient Ophthalmology...

WAEH Newsletter October

October 15, 2024
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WAEH 18th Annual Meeting Register now and check this carefully!! Important Visa Information Please ensure that you check whether you need a visa for your upcoming trip. Some countries, including the United States, India, and others, have mandatory visa requirements and may have longer...

Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology

October 3, 2024

This NEW course is suitable for comprehensive/general ophthalmologists, urgent care and primary care, optometrists and nurse practitioners. Register here.

YAG laser training for nurses and AHPs

October 3, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Ideal for senior nurses and allied health professionals who is ready to take their clinical skills to the next level? Register here.

Moorfields corneal suturing and penetrating keratoplasty wet lab

October 3, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – This NEW course will provide hands on experience in corneal suturing on model and human corneas, for those wishes to learn or master this skill. Register here.

Eye emergencies for the non-ophthalmologist

October 3, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Learn the knowledge, skills and confidence to evaluate and where appropriate to manage common ocular ophthalmology emergencies, in this half day course. Register here.

New Associate WAEH Member: Saigon Eye Hospital!

October 2, 2024
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The World Association of Eye Hospitals warmly congratulates Saigon Eye Hospital from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with their associate membership of the WAEH! We are looking forward to the valuable cooperation ahead! As we look ahead, the WAEH is excited about the potential and contributions that...

News from our member L V Prasad Eye Institute

October 1, 2024
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50k Corneal Transplants This month, L V Prasad Eye Institute achieved a significant milestone when we touched the mark of performing 50,000th corneal transplant at our Institute. It is possibly the highest number ever by a single organisation/Institute anywhere in the world. We are excited that...

Cao Thang Eye Hospital in Vietnam: Renewed WAEH Membership!

September 30, 2024
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The World Association of Eye Hospitals warmly congratulates Cao Thang Eye Hospital from Vietnam with the renewal of their associate membership of the WAEH! We are looking forward to the valuable cooperation ahead! Cao Thang Eye Hospital is proud to be the only eye hospital in Vietnam to have continuously...

New Associate Member Alert: Shenyang Sinqi Eye Hospital

September 30, 2024
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The World Association of Eye Hospitals warmly congratulates Shenyang Sinqi Eye Hospital from China with their associate membership of the WAEH! We are looking forward to the valuable cooperation ahead! Shenyang Sinqi Eye Hospital, established in 2019, is a specialized hospital focused on ophthalmic...

Mumm and Colleagues Find Context-Specific Genetic Regulation of RGC Regeneration

September 16, 2024
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Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Jeff Mumm, Ph.D., the Helen Larson & Charles Glenn Grover Professor of Ophthalmology, and colleagues identified 18 genes that regulate retinal ganglion cell regeneration in zebrafish. Their work suggests that the mechanisms regulating regeneration are context-specific....

Collins and Colleagues Explore Association of Sociodemographic Characteristics with Pediatric Vision Screening and Eye Care

September 16, 2024
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Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins An analysis of the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health by Megan Collins, M.D., M.P.H., the Allan and Claire Jensen Professor of Ophthalmology, and colleagues concluded that targeted strategies are needed to increase vision screening and access to eye...

Wilmer Grand Rounds

September 16, 2024

Join Wilmer for virtual Grand Rounds, Thursday mornings from 7:30am – 8:30am. CME credit is available for Johns Hopkins affiliates. Click here to join these upcoming sessions: • Sept. 26: Glaucoma • Oct. 3: General •...

AI Innovation Center at Wilmer

September 16, 2024
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Wilmer Eye announced on September 12 the establishment of the James P. Gills Jr., M.D. & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center. The center will function as a hub for investigating and implementing the use of artificial intelligence in clinical research, scientist and...

Moorfields cornea focus 2024

September 16, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – This year’s meeting with focus on Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP). This is a hybrid event that you can join in-person at the RSM or virtually via live stream. Register here!

Fundoscopy training programme

September 16, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Brand new course! Limited spaces. This is your chance to develop your knowledge and skill in fundus biomicroscopy assessment using relevant diagnostic lenses. Register here!

Wilmer’s 26th Annual Technician Course

September 10, 2024
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Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce the Wilmer Eye Institute’s 26th Annual Technician Course will take place Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for ophthalmic technicians — at all levels — to discover new...

Watch the recording of the Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Personnel

September 10, 2024
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Watch now: recording of the WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health personnel about Opthalmic nurse education / professional development!! This meetup was led by Tendai Gwenhure, Clinical Educator (Lead for Student Nurse’s/ RTP Nurses), Moorfields from London, The United Kingdom,...

Watch the recording of the Community of Practice Human Resources!

September 10, 2024
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Watch now: recording of the WAEH Community Human Resources about Protecting employees against non-preferred behaviour from patients and colleagues!! This meetup was led by Jos Hubers, The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands, and Angela Smith, Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom.Watch the...

News from our member L V Prasad Eye Institute

September 2, 2024
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This month, we hosted Derek Hodkey, Orbis’ CEO, at the Institute. As our teams took Derek around, it was a good opportunity to revisit the decades of work Orbis and LVPEI have collaborated on together: training programs, treatments especially for children, and our partnerships in innovation, research,...

WAEH Newsletter

August 27, 2024
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WAEH 18th Annual Meeting Abstract Submissions Now Open: Share your innovative projects! The 18th annual meeting of the WAEH is getting closer and closer! From November 7 to 12, we will visit AIER Eye Hospital in Changsha and Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital in Shanghai, China. Don’t miss...

Aravind Eye Care System: Webinar on Best Practices in Refraction

August 21, 2024

Stem Cell Solutions for Corneal Transplants

August 19, 2024
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News from our full member Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Medicine Most people know the cornea is the outermost tissue of the eye — the part that you touch when you put in contact lenses. What people may not know is that the cornea has five layers, the innermost of which is the endothelium....

Online Course on Project Management for Eye Care

August 19, 2024

If you are in the process of writing a project proposal or implementing a project – this course will help you design, plan and execute projects effectively. This course is designed to help you to excel in planning and execution of projects. The course offers appropriate...

WAEH Webinar: Living with Facial Eye Disfigurement in 2024

August 19, 2024

Register now for the WAEH Webinar about Living with Facial Eye Disfigurement in 2024 on the 26th September 2024! With Dr Zali O’Dea, Founding Director and Principal Counsellor/Educator of Karibu Anawim as our presenter! In this introductory session Dr O’Dea explores the lived experience...

Oculplastic nursing and allied health professionals study day

July 24, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – This in-person course has been designed to improve clinical practice and knowledge by highlighting new ways of working within this specialty. Suitable for nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, technicians and managers. Register here!

Paediatric glaucoma

July 24, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Brand new course! Open to nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, as well as ophthalmologists at all levels, including trainees and glaucoma fellows and consultants who are also involved in this condition. Register here!

Myopia control course

July 24, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Aimed at both community and hospital optometrists but also relevant for doctors, ophthalmic nurses and allied health professionals who wish to learn more around myopia in children. Register here!

Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision 2024

July 24, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – The course is intended for clinicians who wish to practice in the field or expand their knowledge, to basic and clinical scientists and other paramedics who have an interest in clinical vision science and to technicians and clinical physiologists working in ophthalmological...

Lacrimal assessment for nursing & allied professionals study day

July 24, 2024

Workshops by Moorfields Education – Aimed at practitioners who wish to safely examine the eyelids, ocular surface and lacrimal system. This practical course will ensure delegates are able to demonstrate safe and effective lacrimal technique, whilst the patient’s perspective as a service user...

WAEH Webinar: Living with Facial Eye Disfigurement in 2024

July 23, 2024
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WAEH Newsletter 🌍

July 22, 2024
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WAEH 18th Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts open now! The 18th annual meeting of the WAEH is getting closer and closer! From November 7 to 12, we will visit AIER Eye Hospital in Changsha and Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital in Shanghai, China. Don’t miss this exciting event!Topics...

EYEXCEL GLOBAL | Excellence in eye care training

July 4, 2024

This 4-day workshop will help you design and deliver high quality training to prepare your trainees for the clinic. Be introduced to a structured and scientific approach to training. This course is for you if you want to improve the effectiveness of your training programme which will...

News from our member L V Prasad Eye Institute

July 3, 2024
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Monthly Note: Green LVPEI June is a very special month at LVPEI. 37 years ago, on June 1, we formally launched the organization by starting our patient services. Beginning from Banjara Hills–now known as the Kallam Anji Reddy campus–we have made great strides towards our mission of...

News from the Jerome Jacobson International Program at the Kellogg Eye Center: Major Bequest Supports Kellogg Collaboration With Kisii Eye Hospital in Kenya

June 20, 2024
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News from our member Kellogg Eye Center A $60,000 anonymous bequest has been made to support the Kellogg partnership with the Kisii Eye Hospital in rural Kenya. It will extend the capabilities of community-based vision centers to provide primary ophthalmic care. The vision centers are staffed...

News from the Jerome Jacobson International Program at the Kellogg Eye Center: Michelle Sun, MD, MPH Completes Kellogg Global Fellowship

June 20, 2024
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News from our member Kellogg Eye Center Michelle Sun, MD, MPH will come to the end of her 1-year fellowship in global ophthalmology at Kellogg in July 2024. The third fellow in that position, she has observed, taught, examined patients, and operated in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Rwanda,...

News from the Jerome Jacobson International Program at the Kellogg Eye Center: Ghanaian Pediatric Ophthalmologist Finishes Her Training With Observership At Kellogg

June 20, 2024
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Vera Beyuo, MD (left) with Lianqun Wu, MD, a visiting pediatric ophthalmologist from China (center), and Otana Jakpor, MD, pediatric ophthalmology fellow at Kellogg. News from our member Kellogg Eye Center Vera Beyuo, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist from Ghana, completed a 3-month observership...

Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, China: new full member of the WAEH!

June 17, 2024
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The World Association of Eye Hospitals warmly congratulates Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University from China with their full membership of the WAEH! We are looking forward to the valuable cooperation ahead! The Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University has found its ways to thrive within the...