News – Page 7 – The World Assocation of Eye Hospitals

Certificate Course on Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care

September 13, 2023
News

November 16 – December 4, 2023 – In-person course at LAICO, Madurai, India Course will help your outreach staff to learn how to conduct an effective outreach programme. Participants will learn to establish processes and systems for effective planning, execution and monitoring of an...

Gene Therapy: Tom Edwards

August 28, 2023
News

Meet Dr. Tom Edwards! He is a Melbourne-based vitreoretinal surgeon who also leads a research team investigating retinal gene therapy at the University of Melbourne affiliated Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) based at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. Dr. Edwards is working on a...

WAEH 🌍 – Newsletter August

August 28, 2023
News

Australia’s calling you, my friend. WAEH2023 is taking place 10-14 October, and we’ve got a who’s who of eye health colleagues from all over the world coming to share their knowledge. Early bird registration is about to close, but don’t worry—you’re right on time to claim your...

Head of Lions Eye Donation Service – Victoria

August 21, 2023
News

The Lions Eye Donation Service (LEDS) is a world leading non-profit eye bank responsible for stewarding the end-of-life eye donations, of Victorian donors, toward transplantation, research and training. We offer a comprehensive donation medical service, from referral and consent, to donation,...

Reminder: 17th Annual Meeting Invitation

July 31, 2023
News

REMINDER!! Register now for The 17th Annual WAEH Meeting from October the 10th till October the 14th 2023 in Australia! Hosted by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Eye Hospital from Melbourne, and the Sydney Eye Hospital and the Chatswood Private Hospital from Sydney. This year’s themes?...

Online Course on Project Management for Eye Care | Nov 1 – 30, 2023

July 31, 2023
News

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. LAICO has trained over 150 project managers from 20 countries. This course is now online! Register here! More details

Dr. Miriam-Benigna Chika Amobi has been selected as the winner of the Victoria Cohen Scholarship 2023

July 20, 2023
News

News from The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust (VCECCT). The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust (VCECCT) received twenty applications from all over the world for this year’s award and the Judging Panel had an extremely difficult task drawing up a shortlist from the anonymised...

WAEH Projects

July 20, 2023
News

WAEH is pleased to announce its sponsored projects aimed at improving eye care around the world. These are the following projects: 1. Assessing Evidence-based Management Practices and variations within WAEH member hospitals. This project was submitted by The Maastricht University Clinic for...

Oriel celebrates breaking ground milestone

July 18, 2023
News

News from our full member the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust A special breaking ground celebration has been held today (Tuesday 11 July) to mark the start of construction to build Oriel, a new eye care, research and education centre in Camden. The integrated centre will be the...

EYEXCEL GLOBAL | Excellence in eye care training | July 25 – 28, 2023

July 17, 2023
News

This course will help you apply a structured and scientific approach to training. This course is for you if you want to improve the effectiveness of your training programme – to truly empower your learners to be prepared to contribute meaningfully in the clinic or in the field. Course Content Adult...

Patient perspective: Georgia Hall

July 13, 2023
News

Georgia Hall was diagnosed and treated for choroidal melanoma in 2021 at Sydney Eye Hospital when she was 31 years old. She successfully received eye sparing plaque radiation therapy and now follows a rigorous scanning protocol at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre. She is passionate about sharing...

Johns Hopkins and Wilmer Eye Institute – Retinal Degeneration and Visual Electrophysiology 2023 Conference

July 13, 2023
News

Date & Location Friday, September 15, 2023, 8:00 AM – Saturday, September 16, 2023, 5:00 PM, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner Bldg., Baltimore, MD Target Audience Specialties – Ophthalmology, Optometry Overview This two-day conference is designed...

Managing Outpatient Cycle Times in Hospitals Using Integrated Closed-Loop Approaches

July 6, 2023
News

Ganesh-Babu B Subburaman, Jyoti R Munavalli, Thulasiraj Ravilla, Helen Mertens, Carroll Webers, Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Frits van Merode. Abstract Long waiting times in outpatient clinics have multiple adverse effects on patients and their attendants, staff and hospital management. Several approaches...

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital: new full WAEH Member

July 6, 2023
News

A warm welcome to the Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital from Pakistan as a full member of the WAEH! Al-Shifa Trust was established in 1985. It is a non-governmental, non-political, charitable organization. The board of trustees comprises retired service men, businessmen, bureaucrats and professionals. The...

LV Prasad Eye Institute: new full WAEH Member

July 6, 2023
News

A warm welcome to the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) from India as a full member of the WAEH! Established in 1987, LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. LVPEI’s mission is to...

WAEH 17th Annual Meeting – Theme Sustainability in eye hospitals

June 21, 2023
News

What are the steps you have taken to develop your eye hospital into a sustainable eyehospital? From waste minimisation to saving water we all have a role to play in this addressing the threats related to global warming. What impact will climate change have on global eye health? Sustainability...

Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild: new full WAEH member

June 21, 2023
News

A warm welcome to the The Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild from Paris as a full member of the WAEH. The Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital, founded in 1905, specializes in all Head and Neck pathologies (ophthalmology, neuroscience, ENT) in adults and children. This non-profit...

Rotterdam Eye Hospital exchanges knowledge with Paris Eye Hospital

June 13, 2023
News

On Friday 2 June, a delegation from l’Hôpital national de la Vison 15-20 (an eye hospital from Paris), visited The Eyehospital Rotterdam. The purpose of the visit was to compare practices, structure and strategy and see where we, as eye hospitals in Europe, can learn from each other. The...

Congreso Pasteur June 16 – June 17 2023

June 8, 2023
News

News from our associate member Clinica Oftalmologica Pasteur (Vitacure, Chili) More information here!

AI Used to Advance Drug Delivery System for Glaucoma and Other Chronic Diseases

June 8, 2023
News

Photo: Getty Images News from our full member the Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins Researchers from Wilmer Eye Institute and the University of Maryland used AI models and machine-learning algorithms to predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely...

Experimental Drug Inhibits or Prevents Diabetic Eye Disease in Wilmer Eye Institute Study

June 8, 2023
News

Artistic rendition of diabetic eye disease highlighting vascular changes (i.e., retinal neovascularization) observed in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Credit: Isabella S. Sodhi, McDonogh School News from our full member the Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins Research from...

Bridging the Gap

June 8, 2023
News

News from our full member the Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins Working with CASA and the Maryland Optometric Association, Bryce St. Clair, OD, FAAO has established a single point of service for immigrants and refugees in the Baltimore community to receive essential eye care. More...

Newsletter Wilmer Eye – Johns Hopkins

May 22, 2023
News

Dear friends and colleagues, A multi-center effort harnesses AI to develop a model for sustained drug delivery in the eye. A team of talented clinicians pools their expertise to address a particularly complex case. An intrepid optometrist partners with a community-based organization to provide...

Consultation hour WAEH Members

May 20, 2023
News

Want to know more about the WAEH and meet your fellow-members? Join the WAEH Consultation hour! This consultation hour is especially for WAEH members to get to know the WAEH a bit better. During this consultation hour, you can pop up all your questions about the WAEH activities like the WAEH Annual...

Bilateral cataract surgery can save millions in healthcare costs

May 20, 2023
News

News from our full member the University Eye Clinic Maastricht Operating on cataracts in both eyes on the same day instead of two weeks apart is equally safe but cheaper and more patient-friendly. Patients need to use eyedrops for a shorter period and they no longer experience inconvenience due...

Training by Aravind Eye Care System: EYEXCEL GLOBAL | Excellence in eye care training

May 8, 2023
News

Note change in dates! Register now! July 25 – 28, 2023, In-person course at LAICO, Madurai This course will help you apply a structured and scientific approach to training. This course is for you if you want to improve the effectiveness of your training programme – to truly empower your...

WAEH Newsletter – April 2023

May 5, 2023
News

17th Annual Meeting – Invitation Dear all, The WAEH 17th Annual Meeting is coming up from Tuesday October the 10th till Saturday October the 14th! The 17th Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital from Melbourne, Australia, and the Sydney Eye Hospital...

Quiz on A-Scan Biometry

May 5, 2023
News

To receive this monthly quiz through Whatsapp community Click here Start Quiz

Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital: new full WAEH member

April 24, 2023
News

The Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital (BESH) is the reference eye specialty hospital in the Middle East that aspires to provide excellence in both medical and surgical eye care while operating in line with the highest international standards. In 2022 BESH accommodated over 5,500 surgeries...

Rotterdam Eye Hospital expands Optometrist Center for influx of patients with low-complex eye complaints

April 19, 2023
News

Rotterdam – April 18, 2023 – From April 19, Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam will expand the Optometrists Center with the possibility for the influx of new patients with non-acute and low-complex eye complaints. All over the world we are seeing an increase in patients with ophthalmic complaints...

News from Wilmer Eye – Johns Hopkins

April 15, 2023
News

Arevalo Receives Alvaro Rodriguez Medal Congratulations to J. Fernando Arevalo, M.D., Ph.D., the Edmund F. and Virginia Ball Professor of Ophthalmology, on receiving the 2023 Alvaro Rodriguez Medal in Bogata, Colombia Jan. 21. Dr. Avevalo gave the accompanying lecture, “From Hypotheses to Clinical...

Register now for the Community of Practice – Human Resources on 20 April 2023!

April 12, 2023
News

REMINDER! Register now for the Community of Practice – Human Resources on 20 April 2023! Are you a Human Resources professional and working in a WAEH member eye hospital? Join the Community of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas,...

Invitation from AIER during ARVO

April 3, 2023
News

This invitation is included on the website on behalf of Mr. Li LI, CEO and co-founder of AIER Eye Hospital Group, board member of WAEH. On behalf of AIER Eye Hospital Group, we cordially invite you to join us for the AIER Alumni and Friends Party, which will be held on 25 April 2023,...

Book Launch Treatment of Dry Eye

March 25, 2023
News

News from Aier – Full Member of the WAEH The English version of Treatment of Dry Eye is the first joint-work book by Aier China mainland and Aier Southeast Asia, now it has officially published internationally! The Chinese version was first written by Prof. Qingyan ZENG, vice president of...

Community of Practice – Human Resources

March 15, 2023
News

Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas, brainstorm about any topics related to Human Resources. Members: Human Resources professionals working in eyehospitals...

Research news from Wilmer Eye – Johns Hopkins

March 11, 2023
News

Deep Learning Models May Help Identify Visual Field Worsening A study by Jithin Yohannan, M.D., M.P.H.; Jasdeep Sabharwal, M.D., Ph.D.; Chris Bradley, Ph.D.; Pradeep Ramulu, M.D., Ph.D., the Sheila K. West Professor of Ophthalmology and colleagues demonstrated that a deep learning model trained...

Newsletter Wills Eye – Full Member of the WAEH

February 18, 2023
News

Read more about the Wills Eye, in the newsletter below: Eye Level – Winter 2023 Welcome to the Winter 2023 edition of Eye Level! We hope you enjoy reading about all of the wonderful people and meaningful stories that are coming out of Wills Eye Hospital. Your generosity is enabling...

South Tyneside Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: new full WAEH member

February 18, 2023
News

Sunderland Eye Infirmary provides a whole range of ophthalmic services for the population of Sunderland and the immediate surrounding area and is also a sub-regional centre, servicing the population of the North East of England seeing in the region of 100,000 attendances every year. Nationally...

Happy 39th Anniversary to our full member JEC

February 4, 2023
News

To all JEC Doctors, management and staffs, it is a pleasure to wish JEC a Happy 39th Anniversary. Success comes with strong determination and with great hard work, which is what we see for sure in JEC. We wish you many more years of innovations and accomplishments! Once again, Happy 39th&nb...

2022 Wilmer Annual Report

February 4, 2023
News

The eye, which is more easily accessible than organs shielded by skin and muscle, often reveals insights into a patient’s overall state of health. The Wilmer Eye Institute’s Annual Report details stories of lifesaving discoveries, innovative educational initiatives, and groundbreaking research that...