Please join the WAEH Community of Practice: Research impact on clinical practice on 27 February 2024.
With presenter Tendai Gwenhure, Clinical Educator (Lead for Student Nurse’s/ RTP Nurses), and Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi, Lead Nurse for Research, from the Moorfields Eye Hospital!
The Community...
New ISBCS Implementation Manual Released, Accompanied by BICAT-NL Implementation Project Website Launch
The Netherlands is a leading country in providing same-day bilateral cataract surgery as a treatment for cataracts. In a large study (coordinated by the University Eye Clinic Maastricht) involving 865 patients in 10 hospitals in the Netherlands, it has been shown that same-day bilateral cataract...
Management Training & Systems Development for Eye Hospital Administrators & Managers
4 April – 3 May 2024
Workshops by Aravind Eye Care System – This one month course equips the participants with the knowledge and tools required for effective administration of an eye hospital – an understanding of the various departments of an eye hospital, exposure to management systems...
Study calls for thorough investigation of patients with early signs of retinal vascular disease
News from our member Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Patients with the eye condition Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy (PAMM) would benefit from further investigation, as their risk of heart attacks and strokes may be greater than previously shown, suggests a new...
A New Year
News from our member LVPEI, India
As I sit down to write this note to mark the new year, I look back at 2023 with mixed feelings. While we have been successful in declaring the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world continues to remain fragile. With seemingly no sign of an end to the 18-month-long...
WAEH Board meeting
19 December 2024
WAEH – Let’s discuss the future of the WAEH, share ideas and talk about the developments in the world of eye care.
WAEH Board meeting
19 September 2024
WAEH – Let’s discuss the future of the WAEH, share ideas and talk about the developments in the world of eye care.
WAEH Board meeting
20 June 2024
WAEH – Let’s discuss the future of the WAEH, share ideas and talk about the developments in the world of eye care.
WAEH Board meeting
21 March 2024
WAEH – Let’s discuss the future of the WAEH, share ideas and talk about the developments in the world of eye care.
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
5 December 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
5 September 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
6 June 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice Human Resources
7 March 2024
WAEH – Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources.
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Clinical/specialist role
12 December 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Ophthalmic nurse education/professional development
6 September 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Clinical Leaderships
16 May 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
WAEH Community of Practice for Nurses and Allied Health: Research impact on clinical practice
27 February 2024
WAEH – Want to know more about education for nurses? Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses
18th Annual WAEH Meeting
7 – 12 November 2024
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 of patient pat...
Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service
15 November 2024
This popular course now comes with funding for NHS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) working within an NHS England Trust which will cover the course attendance fee and also an amount towards necessary travel and accommodation (conditions apply).
Implementing a non-medical intravitreal injection service
15 September 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This popular course now comes with funding for NHS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) working within an NHS England Trust which will cover the course attendance fee and also an amount towards necessary travel and accommodation...
Macula course
3 – 6 June 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This flagship course will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of retinal and macular diseases and their management, including new developments.
A&E clinical skills lab
15 May 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This half-day in-person clinical skills course will provide an opportunity for comprehensive simulated training for essential clinical skills in emergency eye care
Cataract, medical retina and disc assessment
29 April 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – The course has been designed to meet the training needs of band 6’s and 7s looking to develop their knowledge and skills in disease recognition, management and intervention of cataract, medical retina and disc assessment.
Ophthalmic practitioner training: Peripheral fundus and vitreoretinal emergencies
24 April 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This course is suitable for ophthalmic practitioners and advanced clinical practice healthcare specialists. Learn how to become more confident in diagnosing and managing vitreoretinal emergencies.
Moorfields Refractive one-day course
12 April 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This one day course is suitable for refractive young and senior ophthalmic surgeons, both internal or external staff, optometrists, and refractive allied health professionals (nurses/technicians). With ectures from world leading experts and...
Paediatric glaucoma
20 March 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – New course! Open to nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, as well as ophthalmologists at all levels, including trainees and glaucoma fellows and consultants who are also involved in this condition.
Ocular emergencies level 1
5 February 2024
Workshops by Moorfields Eye Hospital – This three-month course is open to optometrists, orthoptists, nurses and other allied ophthalmic health professionals.
New Rotterdam Eye Hospital comes next to Franciscus Gasthuis
Rotterdam Jan. 16, 2024 – The board of directors of The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, in coordination with the Coöperatie Medici Eye care Rotterdam (CMOR), has taken the decision to work out the future accommodation and intention to cooperate at location Franciscus Gasthuis of Franciscus Gasthuis...
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS): new associate member of the WAEH
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is proud to be accepted as an associate member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals. This has been a long-term goal of our Ophthalmology department, and we are honoured to stand alongside such amazing international eye hospitals and ophthalmic...
Prima Saigon screened 1200 junior high school students for refractive errors and lazy eyes.
Ho Chi Minh City, Jan 12th, 2024 –Prima Saigon Medical Center, a member of Hoan My Medical Group and an Associate member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH), organized the program “Healthy Eyes – Bright Future,” consulting and examining eye diseases for 1200 students...
Wilmer Eye Institute Annual Report
Wilmer Eye Institute’s 2023 Annual Report features the year’s highlights, exciting stories and insights into some of the fascinating work underway at Wilmer.
Read the entire article here.
A Transformative Gift
News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
Growing up in a small town in Oklahoma, T. Boone Pickens learned his work ethic and generosity from his parents and grandparents. They didn’t have much, but they always gave, he often said.
Pickens, who went on to achieve great...
In An Instant
News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
Trauma often strikes quickly, with no warning, and with the ability to transform everyday activities into living nightmares.
With the only designated Level 1 eye trauma center in the region, Wilmer Eye Institute is singularly...
Expanding Accessibility in Neuro-Ophthalmology Care
News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
Trained to tease out the often subtle connections between vision anomalies and a wide range of nervous system disorders, the ultra-specialized Wilmer neuro-ophthalmology team is in high demand.
A worldwide shortage of neuro-ophthalmologists...
Leading the AI Ophthalmology Revolution
News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
While artificial intelligence suddenly seems to be everywhere, physician-scientists at Wilmer have been developing and evaluating AI tools for years. What started with one project by Neil Bressler, M.D., in partnership with the Johns...
WAEH – Newsletter January
China
Share your ideas for the upcoming annual meeting!
We are eager to hear your ideas for the 18th annual meeting hosted by the Aier Eye Hospital in close cooperation with the WAEH. Could you please fill out this form?These questions serve as a starting point to gather valuable...
WAEH – Newsletter December
WAEH webinar
Same-day bilateral cataract surgery – breaking down the barriers
Register now for the WAEH Webinar about Same-day bilateral cataract surgery – breaking down the barriers on Wednesday 20 December 2023!
The Netherlands is a leading country in providing same-day bilateral cataract...
Prima Saigon Eyes Latest Advances in Eye Treatment
Ho Chi Minh City, 16 December 2023 – Amidst rising eye disease cases in Vietnam, Prima Medical Center Saigon, a Hoan My Medical Corporation member and an Associate Member of World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH), has recently held the Scientific Conference on “Updated Advances in Ophthalmology...
Practicing Purposeful Research – News from our member LVPEI
“Some of our patients are tiny, only days or weeks old, yet they come to us with very complicated conditions that require surgery and long-term care. It is a challenge to understand how much the baby sees or even improves with our management. So, we developed a special device called BaViS (Baby Vision...
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: a 13-year real-life report of 56 700 cataract operations
Pekko Hujanen, Anu Vaajanen, Tuukka Felin, Eemil Lehtonen, Ulla Syvänen, Heini Huhtala, Mika Helminen, Harri Sintonen, Anja Tuulonen , Hannele Uusitalo-Järvine.
Abstract
Background/aims: To assess the frequency of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and endophthalmitis...