As the #1 ophthalmology research program in the U.S., Wilmer Eye Institute has a big presence at the nation’s biggest ophthalmology research meeting. Here’s a look at what some Wilmer presenters will be talking about at ARVO 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avb_UrZGLRU
International Schwartz Rounds: looking for panelists
During the coronapandemic the WAEH together with the team from Moorfields organized two webinars about the Schwartz Rounds. This year we would like to organize these rounds again and are looking for panelists!
Schwartz Rounds provide a structured forum where all staff, clinical and non-clinical,...
Dutch BICAT study proves safety and effectiveness of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery
Image caption: “in ISBCS, transparant eye patches are used (right picture) instead of a non-transparant eye patch in DSBCS (left picture)”
News from our full member: University Eye Clinic Maastricht, the Netherlands
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) offers...
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Understanding the impact of “hand‐holding volunteers” providing theatre support during surgery ‐ The patient perspective
News from our founding member: Moorfields Eye Hospital
The majority of cataract, and some glaucoma eye surgeries is undertaken using local anaesthetic and can be uncomfortable for patients and make them feel anxious. This can be very unpleasant and cause anxiety in patients. Moorfields Eye...
As WAEH we are there to help….
Olena Kurylo was blinded in her right eye when a missile destroyed her apartment block in the opening hours of Russia’s brutal invasion last month. […] She was in danger of developing a fatal infection from her wounds. It was clear that Olena needed urgent surgery – but first she had...
Free Screening at the Administrative Summit
News from our sponsored member: the Lusaka Eye Hospital
The Lusaka Eye Hospital, on 16th March 2022, conducted free eye screening on some of the delegates who were attending an Administrative summit at M’kango Golfview Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. The summit was attended by Pastors and...
WAEH News from our Full Member in Melbourne
The Annual Review of the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital – Melbourne – Australia
From the Annual Review of the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital:
Sharing our knowledge
The hospital has positioned itself as a leader in ophthalmic care services and innovation across the world....
Member News – Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins
Uniquely Positioned to Tackle the Most Challenging Cases
By age 18, Henry Harten was legally blind, the result of a rare genetic disorder. Meet Henry and the team whose careful collaboration allowed him to see the world clearly for the first time.
Victor Harten’s perfect towheaded baby boy,...
WAEH 🌍 | Newsletter March 2022
Thursday March 24Nurse education webinar!
Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our next webinar on Thursday March 24: WAEH Nurse Education – Time: 12.00 noon CET 👩🏾⚕️ Please check your own timezone and note all chnagesWith the following presenters:
Mrs. Sheila...
Smartphones monitoring glaucoma at home
News from our full member Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital – Melbourne
It was the simplicity of it that first struck Dr George Kong: an affordable device that many people already owned that could monitor visual fields for people with the chronic eye condition glaucoma and help avoid...
24 March – WAEH webinar: Nurse Education
Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our next webinar on March 24: WAEH Nurse Education – Time: 12.00 noon CET
With the following keynotes:
mr. Lucas Bruinsma, Physician Assistant from Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam
mrs. Tendai Gwenhure, Clinical...
The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust to offer US$25,000 scholarship per annum in support of fellowships. Applications for 2022 naw open
The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust (VCECCT) is now open for applications from aspiring ocular oncologists in need of financial support for their training and education.One award of US$25,000 is made each year to support someone applying for, or currently undertaking, an ocular oncology...
WAEH 16th Annual Meeting
Tuesday October 4 – Friday October 7
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...
First Audio Book for Glaucoma Patients Available Free of Charge
News from: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
At Wilmer Eye Institute, glaucoma experts Harry Quigley and Mona Kaleem have published the first-ever audio book for glaucoma patients, with 25 chapters on everything from testing and treatments to vision rehabilitation.
Access the...
WAEH 🌍 | Newsletter December 202
Dear members and relations of the WAEH,
On behalf of the board I would like to send to you our very best wishes for 2022. Never stop being amazed and forever express your creativity and imagination and keep innovating. Let’s hope that we will all be able to travel again in safety and discover...
News from Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins
Full member of the WAEHCathy Kowalewski – Chair of the WAEH, Administrator Wilmer Eye
Wilmer Takes First-Place in Ophthalmology Times 2021 Survey of Program DirectorsWilmer Eye Institute was voted the #1 program in the country in the Ophthalmology Times Best Program...
WAEH New: Sponsored Member
The WAEH wishes the Lusaka Eye Hospital from Zambia a warm welcome into the global network of eyehospitals.
INTRODUCTION
Lusaka Eye Hospital was established in 2001 and is a 40 bed medical institution that provides ophthalmology services in Zambia. The hospital also receives clients from...
Moorfields/UCL delivering innovative, rapid and safe NHS eye care at Brent Cross shopping centre
Moorfields Eye Hospital has opened a new pop-up diagnostic hub at Brent Cross, in a space that was previously a retail shop, in a unique research collaboration with UCL. This enables some people to be seen closer to their homes, providing a convenient way for them to access diagnostic eye care.
The...
WAEH 🌍 | Newsletter November 2021
Warm welcome:Two new board members WAEH
The executive board of the World Association of Eye Hospitals welcomes the following two board members:
Dr. Abdulaziz AIRajhi, representing the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMr. Li Li, representing the Aier Eye...
Warm welcome: Two new board members WAEH
The executive board of the World Association of Eye Hospitals welcomes the following two board members:
Dr. Abdulaziz AIRajhi, representing the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMr. Li Li, representing the Aier Eye Hospital Group, China
Per September 8, Moorfields...
Moorfields patient receives world’s first 3D printed eye
A Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust patient will be the first person in the world to be supplied solely with a fully digital 3D printed prosthetic eye on 25 November 2021. He first tried his eye on 11 November alongside a traditional acrylic prosthetic. By going home on 25 November...
WAEH 🌍 | Newsletter November 2021
WAEH Brainstorm MeetingCommunications in Eyehospitals worldwide
Date: 25 November 2021Time: 13.00 Central European TimeAre you a communication specialist and working in one of the member-eyehospitas? Please join and share ideas about patient communications, international communication,...
WAEH 🌍 | Newsletter October 2021
WAEH Webinar
BIG DATA? The Impact on Eyecare
Date: 14 OctoberTime: 13.00 Central European Summer TimeFrom 14.00-14.30 : Meet the ChairModerator: Maaike van Zuilen
Presenters
Aier Eye Hospital Group (China) – Professor ZhengWang
Chief Director of Aier Refractive...
Treatment for geographic atrophy (a major cause of vision loss in patients with ‘dry’ AMD) a step closer after artificial intelligence breakthrough by Moorfields/UCL
A team led by Dr Konstantinos Balaskas at Moorfields Eye Hospital Reading Centre has developed a fully automated, deep-learning model (algorithm) that can detect and quantify geographic atrophy using standard optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. The algorithm will be hugely beneficial to clinicians...
WAEH 15th Annual Meeting September 2021
8 September 2021
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...
Launch of the new Eye Care Hub website
The National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme (NECRTP) brings together teams across NHS England and NHS Improvement, NHSX and NHS Digital to support delivery of whole pathway improvement and transformation of eye care for patients.
We aim to:
Support the immediate,...
WAEH Newsletter – July 2021
Call for Abstracts now open!
The 15th Annual WAEH meeting: 8 September 2021
Because of the ongoing global coronapandemic, the WAEH board has decided to organize The 15th Annual WAEH Meeting online. The meeting will be hosted by the St Erik Eye Hospital (Sweden) and the...
Game-Changer: How a Simple Quest Led to a Discovery That Promises to Change Lives the WAEH
Full member of the WAEH
If you’re one of millions of people who rely on eyedrops to safeguard your vision from the effects of diseases such as glaucoma, you know the hassles this can entail. Many drops must be administered multiple times a day. You may have to set an alarm to make sure you don’t...
Friday 10th December 2021 Webinar | The wider impact on people’s lives following the Covid 19 pandemic
Hosted by The WAEH
Moderator: Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead, WAEH
What is a Schwartz Round?
Schwartz Rounds provide a structured forum where all staff, clinical and non-clinical, come together to discuss the emotional and social aspects of working in healthcare. The purpose of Rounds...
“Big Data Analysis Report on Myopia Surgery in China Market” by AIER Group”
Aier Eye Hospital is a Full Member of The WAEH
On May 23rd 2021, AIER School of Ophthalmology, Central South University and AIER Eye Research Institute jointly released “Report on Myopia Surgery in China Market” to the public.
The report sampled and studied 1.02 million eyes with...
WAEH Newsletter – June 2021
WAEH Webinar: Thursday 24 June
Pediatric Eye Care – Coping with The Covid Pandemic in Eye Hospitals worldwide
Moderated by:Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, Board member of the WAEH
Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACSKellogg Eye Center – Ann Arbor, USABartley R. Frueh, M.D. and...
2021 – Call for project proposals
Each year 2 to 3 projects are led by our member eye hospitals to help shape and improve ophthalmic care on a global scale. Each project can be budgeted with a budget of 7.500 euro. This is paid from the fees of the WAEH membership. We would like to invite you again to share your project ideas. Current...
Wilmer Eye Institute | Newsletter
Dear friends and colleagues, As the number one ophthalmology research program in the nation, Wilmer led last week’s annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) with more than 80 Wilmer and Johns Hopkins affiliates presenting – including Peter Campochiaro,...
24 June 2021 Webinar | Pediatric Eye Care – Coping with The Covid Pandemic in Eye Hospitals worldwide
Hosted by The WAEH
Moderator: Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead of the WAEH / Support Team
Co-moderator:Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACS from the Kellogg Eye Center, Board member of the WAEH
Dr. Christine C. Nelson, MD, FACSBartley R. Frueh, M.D. and Frueh Family Collegiate Professorin...
WAEH Webinar: Thursday 20 May – Education in Eye Hospitals – Patient Centered Design
“Moorfields Education has designed six educational experiences to empower patients living with AMD, glaucoma and uveitis. They have been developed using patient centered design, where input from patients has been included from beginning to end.Three advisory boards consisting of medical and non medical...
Tele-ophthalmology Takes Hold
Adrienne Scott, M.D.
During the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all had to modify the way we do things in order to minimize exposure to the virus. At the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, clinicians and researchers have found that some of these modifications have brought unexpected benefits....
Get to Know Dr. Mona Kaleem
One way or another, Mona Kaleem has been caring for glaucoma patients all her life. Growing up, Kaleem witnessed how glaucoma affected multiple generations of her paternal family. Seeing the effects of the disease on her family members inspired her to pursue a career as an ophthalmologist with a...
Setting Sights Higher: 50,000 Vision Tests and the Impact on Baltimore’s Children
Pediatric ophthalmologist Megan Collins
On Jan. 28, the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology hosted a webinar featuring Megan Collins about the impact of the Vision for Baltimore program. The Dana Center is a multidisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff and students dedicated to the prevention...
Open position | UCSF Department of Ophthalmology Administrative Director
– Vacancy –
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Opthalmology has opened a position for an Administrative Director for the UCSF Health Ophthalmology and Optometry practices that will be located at their new San Francisco downtown eye center, the UCSF Wayne...
WAEH Newsletter – May 2021
Call for Abstracts now open!
The 15th Annual WAEH meetingStockholm, Sweden5 – 8 September 2021 Looking far and beyond – Learning from other industries and from our peersHost: St. Erik Eye Hospital
WAEH 15th Annual Meeting themes: 2021 – Forward together – Developing...