{"id":5235,"date":"2020-11-11T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T17:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/?page_id=5235"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:24:18","slug":"short-course-in-global-eye-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/short-course-in-global-eye-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Short course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;89px|0px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1221px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;327px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; 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