by Hugh Bassett | Oct 13, 2022 | News
© SBN Chary On World Sight Day people worldwide come together to encourage the awareness of good eye health. It’s an important time to reflect on how collective power can contribute to improvements in health care for all. In an era where it is easier than ever to...
by Hugh Bassett | Oct 13, 2022 | News
By Matthew Burton, Jacqui Ramke and Ian McCormick Today is World Sight Day, a day to raise global awareness about eye health which asks us to ‘Love Our Eyes’. A new report from the World Health Organization, based on new analyses, extending work from the Lancet Global...
by Hugh Bassett | Sep 9, 2022 | News
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We are very grateful for the considerable support that Her Majesty gave to addressing avoidable sight loss worldwide. The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust supported the Commonwealth Eye Health...
by Hugh Bassett | Jul 13, 2022 | News
Children with the eye cancer retinoblastoma in a low-income country are at 16 times higher risk of dying at any time within three years of diagnosis than those in high-income countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. The...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 14, 2022 | News
Health care services are substantial contributors to national greenhouse gas emission totals, representing 10% in the USA, 7% in Australia, 5% in Canada and Japan, and 4% in the UK. Eye care, as a high-volume service, likely forms a substantial part of these...
by Hugh Bassett | Jun 1, 2022 | News
ICEH’s Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) has published a collection of research related to diabetic retinopathy programmes in Sub-Saharan African. The research has been created by members of the network working in screening and treatment programmes in...
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