WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
6 June 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
7 March 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Clinical/specialist role
12 December 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Ophthalmic nurse education/professional development
6 September 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Clinical Leaderships
16 May 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Research impact on clinical practice
27 February 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
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...
Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service
15 November 2024
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 (conditions apply).
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...
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.
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
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.
Ophthalmic practitioner training: Peripheral fundus and vitreoretinal emergencies
24 April 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This course is suitable for ophthalmic practitioners and advanced clinical practice healthcare specialists. Learn how to become more confident in diagnosing and managing vitreoretinal emergencies.
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...
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.
Ocular emergencies level 1
5 February 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This three-month course is open to optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals.
New Rotterdam Eye Hospital comes next to Franciscus Gasthuis
Rotterdam Jan. 16, 2024 – The board of directors of The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, in coordination with the Coöperatie Medici Eye care Rotterdam (CMOR), has taken the decision to work out the future accommodation and intention to cooperate at location Franciscus Gasthuis of Franciscus...
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS): new associate member of the WAEH
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is proud to be accepted as an associate member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals. This has been a long-term goal of our Ophthalmology department, and we are honoured to stand alongside such amazing international eye hospitals and...
Prima Saigon screened 1200 junior high school students for refractive errors and lazy eyes.
Ho Chi Minh City, Jan 12th, 2024 –Prima Saigon Medical Center, a member of Hoan My Medical Group and an Associate member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH), organized the program “Healthy Eyes – Bright Future,” consulting and examining eye diseases for 1200...
Wilmer Eye Institute Annual Report
Wilmer Eye Institute’s 2023 Annual Report features the year’s highlights, exciting stories and insights into some of the fascinating work underway at Wilmer.
Read the entire article here.
A Transformative Gift
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...
In An Instant
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...
Expanding Accessibility in Neuro-Ophthalmology Care
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...
Leading the AI Ophthalmology Revolution
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...
WAEH – Newsletter January
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...
WAEH – Newsletter December
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...
Prima Saigon Eyes Latest Advances in Eye Treatment
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...
Practicing Purposeful Research – News from our member LVPEI
“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...
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: a 13-year real-life report of 56 700 cataract operations
Pekko Hujanen, Anu Vaajanen, Tuukka Felin, Eemil Lehtonen, Ulla Syvänen, Heini Huhtala, Mika Helminen, Harri Sintonen, Anja Tuulonen , Hannele Uusitalo-Järvine.
Abstract
Background/aims: To assess the frequency of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and...
The Rotterdam Eye Hospital celebrates 150th anniversary
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...
Global Leaders Gather for Eye Hospital Forum
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,...
Free Australian-first app reminds patients when to have eyedrops
A smartphone eye drop app developed by a junior doctor aims to improve compliance and clinical outcomes by reminding patients and their carers when to instil their eyedrops.
Launched in October, the Sydney Eyedrop planner and reminder application triggers reminders when eye drops...
WAEH Webinar about 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 20 December 2023!
The Netherlands is a leading country in providing same-day bilateral cataract surgery as a treatment for cataracts. In a large study (coordinated by the University Eye...
Same-day bilateral cataract surgery – breaking down the barriers
WAEH Webinar
The Netherlands is a leading country in providing same-day bilateral cataract surgery as a treatment for cataracts. In a large study (coordinated by the University Eye Clinic Maastricht) involving 865 patients in 10 hospitals in the Netherlands, it has been shown that same-day...
DIABETES-RELATED EYE COMPLICATIONS SCREENING FOR THE ELDERLY ON WORLD DIABETES DAY 14/11
Prima Medical Center Saigon and Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital organized a program of diabetes screening for elderly people
News from our member Prima Medical Center Saigon
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Prima Medical Center Saigon* in collaboration with another Hoan My sister provider...
The Rotterdam Eyehospital and Erasmus MC invest in eye research and future care
The Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiology & Nuclear Medicine of Erasmus MC and Het Rotterdams Oogheelkundig Instituut (ROI) of Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam are jointly establishing the Eye Image Analysis Group Rotterdam. The collaboration makes scientific research possible by combining...
Also at The Rotterdam Eyehospital: 2 eyes operated on cataract at the same time
In September, the first patients underwent surgery for cataracts on two eyes in 1 day. This was done under local anesthesia.
Bart Zijlmans, ophthalmologist specializing in cataracts: “Cataract bilateral surgery, or cataract surgery on 2 eyes in 1 day, is of course a very nice...
News from our member in India – LVPEI
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...
Announcement New Chair WAEH
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...
New members of the WAEH!
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...