Newsletter WAEH | February 2026
Join our new Community of Practice – FAIR images in ophthalmology!
🗓️ Thursday, February 26, 2026
🕐 01:00 PM CET
💻 Online (Zoom)
What will we talk about? FAIR data stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. These are principles for managing, storing, and publishing research data in such a way that both humans and computers can easily find, understand, and reuse them, making scientific research more efficient and reliable.
The Community of Practice is led by Ciara Bergin, Chief Data Officer at Fondation Asile des aveugles, Hôpital ophtalmique Jules-Gonin.
This Community of Practice will officially launch on February 26, from 13:00–14:00 CET. We will bring together professionals from eye hospitals worldwide to learn about FAIR images in ophthalmic care, exchange experiences, share best practices, and explore strategies to further improve eye care.
Are you interested in participating in this Community of Practice? Register now!👇🏼
After registration you’ll receive an e-mail with the link to join the meeting on Thursday, February 26.
Please note that this session is only open to staff working at WAEH member eye hospitals. Not a member yet? Join the global WAEH community via our website.
Call for Abstracts open: send in your proposals now!
The WAEH is proud to announce its 20th Annual Meeting, taking place in São Paulo, Brazil, with optional visits to Londrina, Brazil and Chile. This landmark event will bring together our global network of eye hospitals to share knowledge, innovations, and best practices.
Hosts of the meeting:
- Instituto Suel Abujamra, São Paulo, Brazil
- Hoftalon Eye Hospital, Londrina, Brazil
- Clínica Oftalmológica Pasteur, Chile
We are now accepting abstract submissions! Share your research, experiences, or innovative projects with our international eye hospital community.
Topics of the 20th Annual WAEH Meeting will be:
- Eye Hospital Management: Strategic and operational management of eye hospitals, focusing on financial sustainability, performance, and organizational growth.
- Patient Experience (User Experience): Designing and improving the complete patient journey in eye care, across physical and digital touchpoints, from first contact to long-term follow-up.
- Digital Transformation in Eye Care (Non-Clinical) : Leveraging digital technologies to optimize hospital management, operations, and workflows, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
- Public Health Systems & Comparative Models: Understanding and comparing global health system models and their impact on access, financing, and delivery of eye care.
- Human Resources & the Workforce of the Future – From Boomers to GenZ: Rethinking workforce strategies in eye hospitals to bridge generations, develop new skills, and build resilient, motivated teams.
- Quality of Care in Eye Care : Ensuring high-quality, safe, and outcome-driven eye care through measurement, standardization, and continuous improvement.
- Science & Clinical Research : Advancing evidence-based eye care through clinical research, outcome measurement, and international knowledge exchange among people working in eyehospitals.
Submit your abstract below! 👇🏼
WAEH Community of Practice – Fundraising | 22 January 2026
On Thursday January 22, the new WAEH Community of Practice about Fundraising started. This CoP is led by Juliette Wallenbrach, Fundraising professional at Fondation Asile des aveugles, Hôpital ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, and was moderated by Maaike van Zuilen, Global Lead of the WAEH. The session brought together eye hospital leaders and fundraising professionals from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, India, Rwanda, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Chile, and beyond.
Read the full report and watch the full recording on the Knowledge Hub website (for members only)👇🏼
Moorfields Eye Hospital Magazine Winter 2025/2026
News from full member Moorfields Eye Hospital
Moorfields Eye Hospital has recently published the Winter 2025/2026 issue of the Moorfields Magazine, featuring topics like sight restoration by eye implants, making bespoke contact lenses and meeting the Accident and Emergency eye care team.
Download the magazine on the Moorfields website:
Over one million estimated to have glaucoma
News from our full member Moorfields Eye Hospital
Over one million people are estimated to currently have glaucoma in the UK, a figure projected to reach more than 1.6 million by 2060, according to a study led by Moorfields and UCL researchers.
The new figures, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology and commissioned by Glaucoma UK, are nearly 50% higher than previous estimates of glaucoma prevalence. The researchers say there could be more than half a million people with undiagnosed glaucoma – a common eye condition in which the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, becomes damaged – in the UK.
42nd Anniversary of JEC Eye Hospitals & Clinics
News from our full member JEC Eye Hospitals & Clinics
The Jakarta Eye Center (JEC) Eye Hospitals & Clinics celebrated its 42nd anniversary on February 1st, 2026. For more than four decades, JEC has shown an unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and compassionate eye care, creating a meaningful and lasting impact on countless lives.
May this 42nd anniversary mark the beginning of an even brighter chapter ahead, with continued growth, groundbreaking achievements, lasting success in advancing eye health and setting new standards of care, both in Indonesia and beyond.
Watch the highlight video of the 42nd Anniversary below!👇🏼
Kellogg Eye Center Jerome Jacobson Newsletter Winter 2026
News from our full member Kellogg Eye Center
The Kellogg Eye Center published their Jerome Jacobson Winter 2026 newsletter, with updates about building capacity in Ukraine, partnerships in Ghana, their Global ophthalmology fellowship and a research tool created by a Kellogg resident in collaboration with colleagues in Pakistan.
Download and read the newsletter below!👇🏼
Monthly Note: Innovation in Eye Care
News from our full member LV Prasad Eye Institute
Technology innovation is one of the key “functional arms” at LVPEI. Its core purpose is to translate innovative ideas into market-ready solutions that can create large-scale impact in Indian eye care, and across the world. However, innovation is never easy. It is inherently risky and is often marked by misfires, near-hits, and long periods of quiet perseverance.
Every once in a while, an idea matures into a solution that addresses a real-world problem and achieves true ‘product market fit’. This becomes especially important in India, where we are often consumers of technologies developed in a very different health system and populations.
Dear everyone,
We wish you a joyful and prosperous Chinese New Year filled with health, happiness, and continued success in caring for vision worldwide!
Warm regards,
Maaike van Zuilen
2026
February
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11-24 February
Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers by Aravind Eye Care System
Thursday, 26 February | 13.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice – FAIR Images in Ophthalmology
March
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2&3 March
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Fundoscopy training programme
Friday, 6 March
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Hot topics in comprehensive ophthalmology
Thursday, 12 March | 13.00 PM CET
WAEH Board Meeting
Want to share ideas with the board? Please share:
Friday, 13 March
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Non-medical intravitreal injection course
Monday, 16 March
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Pregnancy considerations in women with eye disease: a day of obstetrics for ophthalmologists
25-27 March
Workshops by Moorfields Education: New to Ophthalmology
Thursday, 26 March | 13.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice – Human Resources
April
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Monday, 13 April
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
Saturday, 18 April
Workshops by Moorfields Education: International refractive symposium
Saturday, 18 April
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Biometry study day
Saturday, 25 April
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Ophthalmic emergency study day
Thursday, 30 April | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Nurses and Allied Health Personnel
May
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Wednesday, 6 May
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Basic slit lamp and Goldmann tonometry study day
Friday, 8 May
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Ocular oncology for the non-ocular oncologist: what you need to know for clinical practice
Monday, 18 May
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Botulinum toxin: Is it injector error, side effects or complications
Thursday, 28 May | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Innovation
June
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1-4 June
Workshops by Moorfields Education: The macula course
4-6 June
IAPB- 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE | Kenya
Thursday, 11 June | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Board Meeting
Want to share ideas with the board? Please share:
Thursday, 25 June | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Finances
July
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Thursday, 2 July | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Fundraising
July 29 – August 4
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Ophthalmology Summer School
August
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July 29 – August 4
Workshops by Moorfields Education: Ophthalmology Summer School
26-28 August
13th Annual COECSA Conference | Uganda
Thursday, 27 August | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – FAIR images in Ophthalmology
September
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Thursday, 24 September | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Human Resources
28 September – 1 October
ICEVI World Conference| South-Africa
October
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28 September – 1 October
ICEVI World Conference| South-Africa
Thursday, 8 October | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Board Meeting
Want to share ideas with the board? Please share:
Thursday, 15 October | 13.00 PM CEST
WAEH Community of Practice – Nurses and Allied Health Personnel
November
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9-13 November
20th Annual WAEH Meeting in Brazil
Please check out the event website and register yourself.
All CoP’s have their meeting during the Annual Meeting.
Tuesday, 10 November
WAEH Board Meeting – in person meeting in Brazil
Want to share ideas with the board? Please share:
December
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Thursday, 3 December | 13.00 PM CET
WAEH Board Meeting
Want to share ideas with the board? Please share:
Thursday, 17 December | 13.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice – Innovation
2027
January
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Thursday, 28 January | 01.00 PM CET
WAEH Community of Practice – Finances
Questions? Share news?
Do you have a special request? Would you like to organize a webinar or share news? Would you like to be (digitally) connected to a certain person in one of our member eye hospitals? Please feel very welcome to share your questions via the new Community Tool or contact Maaike van Zuilen: