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Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital: new full WAEH member

April 24, 2023
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The Beirut Eye & ENT Specialist Hospital (BESH) is the reference eye specialty hospital in the Middle East that aspires to provide excellence in both medical and surgical eye care while operating in line with the highest international standards. In 2022 BESH accommodated over 5,500 surgeries...

Rotterdam Eye Hospital expands Optometrist Center for influx of patients with low-complex eye complaints

April 19, 2023
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Rotterdam – April 18, 2023 – From April 19, Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam will expand the Optometrists Center with the possibility for the influx of new patients with non-acute and low-complex eye complaints. All over the world we are seeing an increase in patients with ophthalmic complaints...

News from Wilmer Eye – Johns Hopkins

April 15, 2023
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Arevalo Receives Alvaro Rodriguez Medal Congratulations to J. Fernando Arevalo, M.D., Ph.D., the Edmund F. and Virginia Ball Professor of Ophthalmology, on receiving the 2023 Alvaro Rodriguez Medal in Bogata, Colombia Jan. 21. Dr. Avevalo gave the accompanying lecture, “From Hypotheses to Clinical...

Register now for the Community of Practice – Human Resources on 20 April 2023!

April 12, 2023
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REMINDER! Register now for the Community of Practice – Human Resources on 20 April 2023! Are you a Human Resources professional and working in a WAEH member eye hospital? Join the Community of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas,...

Invitation from AIER during ARVO

April 3, 2023
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This invitation is included on the website on behalf of Mr. Li LI, CEO and co-founder of AIER Eye Hospital Group, board member of WAEH. On behalf of AIER Eye Hospital Group, we cordially invite you to join us for the AIER Alumni and Friends Party, which will be held on 25 April 2023,...

Book Launch Treatment of Dry Eye

March 25, 2023
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News from Aier – Full Member of the WAEH The English version of Treatment of Dry Eye is the first joint-work book by Aier China mainland and Aier Southeast Asia, now it has officially published internationally! The Chinese version was first written by Prof. Qingyan ZENG, vice president of...

Community of Practice – Human Resources

March 15, 2023
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Are you a Human Resources professional and working in an eyehospital? Join the Communities of Practice about Human Resources. This is a meet up via zoom of one hour in which we share ideas, brainstorm about any topics related to Human Resources. Members: Human Resources professionals working in eyehospitals...

Research news from Wilmer Eye – Johns Hopkins

March 11, 2023
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Deep Learning Models May Help Identify Visual Field Worsening A study by Jithin Yohannan, M.D., M.P.H.; Jasdeep Sabharwal, M.D., Ph.D.; Chris Bradley, Ph.D.; Pradeep Ramulu, M.D., Ph.D., the Sheila K. West Professor of Ophthalmology and colleagues demonstrated that a deep learning model trained...

Newsletter Wills Eye – Full Member of the WAEH

February 18, 2023
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Read more about the Wills Eye, in the newsletter below: Eye Level – Winter 2023 Welcome to the Winter 2023 edition of Eye Level! We hope you enjoy reading about all of the wonderful people and meaningful stories that are coming out of Wills Eye Hospital. Your generosity is enabling...

South Tyneside Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: new full WAEH member

February 18, 2023
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Sunderland Eye Infirmary provides a whole range of ophthalmic services for the population of Sunderland and the immediate surrounding area and is also a sub-regional centre, servicing the population of the North East of England seeing in the region of 100,000 attendances every year. Nationally...

Happy 39th Anniversary to our full member JEC

February 4, 2023
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To all JEC Doctors, management and staffs, it is a pleasure to wish JEC a Happy 39th Anniversary. Success comes with strong determination and with great hard work, which is what we see for sure in JEC. We wish you many more years of innovations and accomplishments! Once again, Happy 39th&nb...

2022 Wilmer Annual Report

February 4, 2023
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The eye, which is more easily accessible than organs shielded by skin and muscle, often reveals insights into a patient’s overall state of health. The Wilmer Eye Institute’s Annual Report details stories of lifesaving discoveries, innovative educational initiatives, and groundbreaking research that...

WAEH – Deadline Projects January 2023

February 4, 2023
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REMINDER: Call for Projects Interested in funding for a project? The WAEH can finance two to three projects per year with 7.500,- euro. You can use the following WAEH project format to send in your project proposal: WAEH project proposal.Round 1 – Deadline 31 January 2023– Incoming...

Longitudinal Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Utility of Asynchronous Testing for Subspecialty-Level Ophthalmic Care

February 4, 2023
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Publication by WAEH Member UCSF – Department of Ophthalmology Importance: Telehealth in ophthalmology has traditionally focused on preventive disease screening with limited use in outpatient evaluation. The unique conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic afforded the opportunity to evaluate different...

The Victoria Cohen Scholarship 2023/24 – open for applications

February 4, 2023
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The Victoria Cohen Scholarship is now open for applications from aspiring ocular oncologists in need of financial support throughout their fellowship. The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust was established in 2021 in memory of the late Victoria Cohen, former president of ISOO. Victoria...

Saving lives, eyes and vision through education

January 28, 2023
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Eye cancer is a terrible disease and there are not enough ocular oncologists in the world. Training takes time and money. The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust provides scholarships to support aspiring ocular oncologists through their training and education. The deadline for applications...

The Year That Was

January 7, 2023
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Dear friends and colleagues, 2022 saw us able to resume many in-person activities, including WRA Day, the Wilmer Research Meeting and the Annual Technician Course. We also had the option of attending, in person, events that included AAO and ARVO. We launched the rising professorships program to...

Call for projects – Information Session

January 7, 2023
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Looking for funding for your project and want to brainstorm project ideas, international cooperation with other eye hospitals and the WAEH format? Register now for the information session on 16 January 2023! In the last few years the WAEH has funded several projects, like the Patient Eye Drop...

Call for Projects

December 31, 2022
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Interested in funding for a project? The WAEH can finance two to three projects per year with 7.500,- euro. You can use the following WAEH project format to send in your project proposal: WAEH project proposal.Round 1 – Deadline 31 January 2023– Incoming proposals reviewed by board in February...

Communities of Practice Human Resources in Ophthalmology started

December 31, 2022
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The Human resources communities of practice has been launched last week! Once every three months, this group meets to discuss topics such as Handholding – From Volunteer to Career, Employment model(s) in ophthalmology, Task differentiation and Burn out prevention. The group will share best practices...

Communities of Practice for Nurses

December 31, 2022
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Want to know more about education for nurses? For all nurses working in eye hospitals worldwide! Please join our Community of Practice for Nurses on: Thursday February 9 – 01.00 PM CET Saturday May 20 – 02.00 PM CEST 11 October – 16 October – 17th Annual Meeting Thursday...

WAEH Newsletter – Christmas 2022

December 31, 2022
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Call for Projects Interested in funding for a project? The WAEH can finance two to three projects per year with 7.500,- euro. You can use the following WAEH project format to send in your project proposal: WAEH project proposal.Round 1 – Deadline 31 January 2023– Incoming proposals...

He Eye Specialist Hospital (HESH): new full WAEH member

December 21, 2022
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He Eye Specialist Hospital Group was founded by Dr He Wei, a professor, chief physician, doctor of medicine, and doctoral supervisor, who returned to his home country after finishing his overseas study. Vice President of the National Prevention of Blindness Technical Guidance Committee, Board member...

A Flurry of Activity to Close Out The Year

December 19, 2022
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Dear friends and colleagues, It seems hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2022. While we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic, as this issue demonstrates that hasn’t stopped the impressive Wilmer team from pursuing their tripartite mission of education, research...

Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE)

December 19, 2022
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As a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the need for ophthalmic medical supplies in Eastern Europe has never been greater. The charity OAEE aims to deliver donations to the Ophthalmology Department of Lviv Hospital and also to St. Spiridon Hospital in Iasi, Romania where displaced Ukrainian refugees...

Introduction to the OPTY Eye Hospital Chain – new full member of the WAEHIntroduction to the

December 12, 2022
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Letter by Takashi Hida I am well into my second month as member of WAEH and am already feeling I have been here much longer, which is great! From my short time at WAEH 16th Annual meeting, I have been impressed by the friendliness of everyone. Thank you to all who have made me feel most welcome! I...

Introduction to the Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital – new full member of the WAEH

December 10, 2022
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Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital is one of the leading ophthalmology specialized hospitals in the Kingdom. The hospital provides diagnostic and treatment services in the following sub-specilaities by experienced and leading consultants in (medical retina, vitreoretinal surgery, cornea...

WAEH Newsletter – December 2022

December 10, 2022
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15 DecemberWEBINAR PHILANTROPHY Want to set up a Philanthropy strategy in your eye hospital? Learn from the best! Register now for the webinar on 15 December 2022 with Steve Rum, Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine.For the past seventeen...

Introduction to the 15-20 National Eye Hospital – new full member of the WAEH

December 7, 2022
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The 15-20 National Eye Hospital, located in the heart of Paris (Bastille), is one of the oldest French hospitals: it was founded more than 700 years ago by king Saint-Louis to care for 300 (=15×20) blind people. It’s currently the public national leader of eye health services, with 60 000 ER...

Lusaka Eye Hospital looking for equipment

December 5, 2022
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Sponsored member of the WAEH Lusaka Eye Hospital is a 40-bed eye specialist institution in the capital city of Lusaka, Zambia. It is one of the medical institutions run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zambia. The Southern Zambia Union Conference governs the hospital. However, between 2006...

Webinar Philanthropy

November 30, 2022
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Want to set up a Philanthropy strategy in your eye hospital? Learn from the best! Register now for the webinar on 15 December 2022 with Steve Rum, Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine. For the past seventeen years Steve Rum has been the leader...

News from our Full Member Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins Medicine

November 22, 2022
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A Clear Focus “The thing about glaucoma is you don’t feel worse. You don’t feel anything,” says patient Patricia Caulfield, who experienced significant vision loss as a result of the disease. Now stable following the care she received at Wilmer, Caulfield is pursuing a lifelong love of art...

World Diabetes Day 2022 (WDD’22)

November 18, 2022
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Organised by: Dr. K. Zaman BNSB Eye Hospital Bangladesh, associate member of the WAEH Partners: ANDHERI HILFE BONN. GERMANY, DAK Foundation, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Good People International, IAPB, Orbis International, Operation Eye Sight Universal, Shoelhuber Foundation, SightSavers, Vision...

News from our full member Kellogg Eye Center

November 3, 2022
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Below an update on the travels from the inaugural international fellow, Tim Soeken, MD, a brief selection from one of his recent newsletters about a patient he saw in Burundi: This is Josephine. When she arrived at Kibuye, she could only see light in each eye. She had to be led around with...

Four New Members WAEH

November 3, 2022
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The WAEH wishes the following four eye hospitals a warm welcome into the global network of eyehospitals! The four new hospitals are: Hôpital National des 15-20 from France, OPTY Eye hospital Chain from Brazil, Dharan Eye Specialist Hospital from Saudi Arabia and...

Happy World Sight Day 2022 @ Bangladesh

October 17, 2022
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News from our member Dr. K. Zaman BNSB Eye Hospital World Sight Day (WSD) is an International Day of Awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. This year Global theme has been selected...

Laura Wade-Gery appointed as new Chair of Moorfields

October 13, 2022
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Laura Wade-Gery has been appointed the new chair of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and will succeed Tessa Green CBE who will step down from the role in December. Laura will take up the role of chair from April 2023. Laura brings a huge amount of experience to Moorfields and...

Correct use of eye drops vital in curbing rapid deterioration of sight for Melbourne mum

October 12, 2022
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The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Eye and Ear), has partnered with the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) to produce a new animated eye drops application video. The theme for World Sight Day (13 October) is #loveyoureyes and that is exactly the message they hope patients living with...

16th Annual WAEH Meeting | Theme of Thursday, October 6th: Philanthropy!

September 21, 2022
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Do you want to know more about how to set up your Philanthropy strategy? Register now for the 16th Annual WAEH Meeting from 4 - 6 October 2022 in Baltimore, United States of America! 🇺🇸Hosted by the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, USA) in close cooperation with the World Association...

16th Annual WAEH Meeting | With Christy Wyskiel and Dr. Peter Mc Donnell

September 8, 2022
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Do you want to know more about innovative research and start ups in eyecare? Register now for the 16th Annual WAEH Meeting from 4 - 6 October 2022 in Baltimore, United States of America! 🇺🇸Hosted by the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, USA) in close cooperation with the World Association...