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18th Annual WAEH Meeting

7 – 12 November 2024 During the annual meetings members have the opportunity to collaborate and exchange information and knowledge about all kinds of topics. Good examples of this include improving the efficiency in the service given to patients and continuous development of patient pat...

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Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service

15 September 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This popular course now comes with funding for NHS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) working within an NHS England Trust which will cover the course attendance fee and also an amount towards necessary travel and accommodation...

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Macula course

3 – 6 June 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This flagship course will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of retinal and macular diseases and their management, including new developments.

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A&E clinical skills lab

15 May 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This half-day in-person clinical skills course will provide an opportunity for comprehensive simulated training for essential clinical skills in emergency eye care

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Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment

29 April 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – The course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s looking to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment.

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Moorfields Refractive one-day course

12 April 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This one day course is suitable for refractive young and senior ophthalmic surgeons, both internal or external staff, optometrists, and refractive allied health professionals (nurses/technicians). With ectures from world leading experts and...

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Paediatric glaucoma

20 March 2024 Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – 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. 

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A Transformative Gift

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News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins  Growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, T. Boone Pickens learned his work ethic and generosity from his parents and grandparents. They didn’t have much, but they always gave, he often said. Pickens, who went on to achieve great...

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In An Instant

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News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins  Trauma often strikes quickly, with no warning, and with the ability to transform everyday activities into living nightmares. With the only designated Level 1 eye trauma center in the region, Wilmer Eye Institute is singularly...

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Expanding Accessibility in Neuro-Ophthalmology Care

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News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Trained to tease out the often subtle connections between vision anomalies and a wide range of nervous system disorders, the ultra-specialized Wilmer neuro-ophthalmology team is in high demand. A worldwide shortage of neuro-ophthalmologists...

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Leading the AI Ophthalmology Revolution

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News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins While artificial intelligence suddenly seems to be everywhere, physician-scientists at Wilmer have been developing and evaluating AI tools for years. What started with one project by Neil Bressler, M.D., in partnership with the Johns...

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WAEH – Newsletter January

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China Share your ideas for the upcoming annual meeting! We are eager to hear your ideas for the 18th annual meeting hosted by the Aier Eye Hospital in close cooperation with the WAEH. Could you please fill out this form?These questions serve as a starting point to gather valuable...

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WAEH – Newsletter December

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WAEH webinar Same-day bilateral cataract surgery – breaking down the barriers Register now for the WAEH Webinar about Same-day bilateral cataract surgery – breaking down the barriers on Wednesday 20 December 2023! The Netherlands is a leading country in providing same-day bilateral cataract...

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Prima Saigon Eyes Latest Advances in Eye Treatment

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Ho Chi Minh City, 16 December 2023 – Amidst rising eye disease cases in Vietnam, Prima Medical Center Saigon, a Hoan My Medical Corporation member and an Associate Member of World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH), has recently held the Scientific Conference on “Updated Advances in Ophthalmology...

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Practicing Purposeful Research – News from our member LVPEI

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“Some of our patients are tiny, only days or weeks old, yet they come to us with very complicated conditions that require surgery and long-term care. It is a challenge to understand how much the baby sees or even improves with our management. So, we developed a special device called BaViS (Baby Vision...

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The Rotterdam Eye Hospital celebrates 150th anniversary

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Rotterdam, Dec. 18, 2023 – 2024 will be a special year for The Rotterdam Eye Hospital from The Netherlands. The year marks the hospital’s 150th anniversary. To announce the start of the anniversary year, a large, festive bow has been hanging around the building since last weekend. The...

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Global Leaders Gather for Eye Hospital Forum

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Experts from 37 eye hospitals around the globe shared knowledge and expertise about eye care advances, research, and safety at the World Association of Eye Hospitals’ (WAEH) 17th annual meeting in Australia. Innovation in eye hospitals, quality in eye care, workforce issues, sustainability, philanthropy,...

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News from our member in India – LVPEI

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Caring for the Elderly Mrs Channamasetti Sattemma, 78 years old, lives in Korukollu, a small and remotevillage in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. She came to the attention of our community health worker because of her severe vision loss; she depended on her grandchildren for all her daily...

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Announcement New Chair WAEH

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The World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Brendon Gardner, CEO of The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, as the new Chair of the organization. He officially assumes this leadership role, succeeding the outgoing Chair, Cathy Kowalewski...

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New members of the WAEH!

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In a significant development for eye healthcare, two institutions, Prima Medical Center Saigon in Vietnam and Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services in Australia, have officially become members of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH). The news has been met with great enthusiasm, as...

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Julien Gottsmann

The Rothschild Foundation Hospital About the Rothschild Foundation Hospital : Created in 1905 in the 19th district of Paris, the Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital is a private health institution of collective interest (ESPIC) specialized in all pathologies of the head...

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