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Newsletter – November 2019

January 8, 2020
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Invitation of JECIM 2020 Dear WAEH members, On behalf of JEC Eye Hospitals & Clinics, I would like to invite all members of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) to join JEC International...

Management Training and Systems Development for Eye Hospital Administrators/Managers

November 28, 2019
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April 1st – 30th, 2020 Beyond clinical excellence, the effectiveness of a hospital depends largely on the establishment of good administrative systems and the institution of sound management principles. Who is this course for? This course, offered twice a year in April and August,...

Report 11th annual meeting World Association of Eye Hospitals – CHINA

November 7, 2019
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Thank you! On behalf of the board of the WAEH, A BIG THANKS to each and every one of you for your valuable contributions and energetic support that made the 11th annual meeting a great success!! All of you have provided high quality presentations, and many thanks for sharing all your knowledge...

WAEH 2019 Meeting London

November 5, 2019
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On behalf of the board of the WAEH, A BIG THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your valuable contributions and energetic support that made the 13th annual meeting a great success!! A BIG THANK YOU also to the Moorfields team for being such a wonderful host of the 13th annual meeting and the...

Introduction to Orbis and the Flying Eye Hospital

October 29, 2019
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Orbis is a leading global non-governmental organization that has worked to transform lives through the prevention and treatment of blindness for over 35 years. With our network of partners, we mentor, train and inspire local teams so they can save sight in their communities. Orbis is headquartered...

New Member of the WAEH

October 29, 2019
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the Magrabi Eye Hospital a warm welcome. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome the Magrabi Eye Hospital as full member. All WAEH members are “centres of excellence” in the area of...

New Member of the WAEH

October 29, 2019
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish OrBis the Flying Eye Hospital a warm welcome. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome OrBis the Flying Eye Hospital as associate member. All WAEH members are “centres of excellence”...

Newsletter April 2019

October 25, 2019
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WAEH 2019? Access to knowledge about eyehospitals worldwide and learn about the latest trends in innovation, artifical intelligence, education, different models of eyecare and safety from top level international eye colleaguesPeer to peer discussions during round tablesDiscover London as a...

World’s first clinical trial of a robot in routine vitreoretinal eye surgery begins: Preceyes’ robotic assistant used for ERM peels at Rotterdam Eye Hospital

October 25, 2019
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Eindhoven, 15 May 2019 Precision and accuracy are precisely what’s needed when eye surgeons perform a procedure called an epiretinal membrane (ERM) peel. And a Dutch robotics company, Preceyes (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) in combination with the Rotterdam Eye Hospital (REH; Rotterdam, the Netherlands)...

Four of our members ranked in the top 4 of Best Hospitals Ophthalmology

October 23, 2019
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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute- Anne Bates Leach Eye HospitalWills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalWilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins HospitalMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary For the complete overview: Overview

Certificate course in Project Management for Eye Care

October 23, 2019
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September 02 – 16, 2019LAICO | Aravind Eye Care System, MaduraiThis course is specially designed to meet the needs of professionals responsible for project and programme implementation. The participants would get appropriate knowledge, tools, attitude and skills necessary for effective execution...

Newsletter July 2019

October 23, 2019
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WAEH 2019 Meeting London On behalf of the board of the WAEH, A BIG THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your valuable contributions and energetic support that made the 13th annual meeting a great success!! A BIG THANK YOU also to the Moorfields team for being such a wonderful host of the...

Poem about a Cataract Operation by Toddy Hoare

October 22, 2019
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The Consultation. I’m totally at your mercy When you look into my eye. You anticipate consultation Exercising no emotion Save a welcome, then you scanned To capture information For specialists to have to hand. A procedure promises transformation Clearing the...

Give the gift of sight today

October 22, 2019
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We have some news for you!Today, Orbis is launching an exciting new online giving platform called Eye Give, where you will be able to get involved with our sight saving work in a brand new way.With a gift via this new platform, you will help to support vital sight saving work, wherever it is needed...

Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers

October 22, 2019
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January 29 – February 11, 2020LAICO, Madurai This course is forprogramme managers engaged in large scale eye care projects at government institutions, eye hospitals or national and international funding agencies. The course enables the participants to: Get an overview of priority eye...

Eyexcel – Excellence in Eye Care Training

July 29, 2019
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July 29 – Aug 2, 2019 at LAICO, Madurai Everything you need to build your training programme! Is your institution struggling to build your allied ophthalmic personnel workforce?Are you trying to improve the quality of training at your hospital?Are you having trouble balancing patient...

Moorfields Dubai hosts ‘World Association of Eye Hospitals’ board meeting

June 29, 2019
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Moorfields Dubai hosts ‘World Association of Eye Hospitals’ board meeting and highlights the benefits of global collaboration in eye care Dubai, the first overseas branch of the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital London, will host the 2018 board meeting of the World Association of...

Management Training and Systems Development for Eye Hospital Administrators/Managers (3)

April 25, 2019
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April 4th – May 1st, 2019 Beyond clinical excellence, the effectiveness of a hospital depends largely on the establishment of good administrative systems and the institution of sound management principles.Who is this course for?This course, offered twice a year in April and August, is...

Call for Abstracts DEADLINE

February 25, 2019
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SAVE THE DATE: From the 5th of June till the 8th of June 2019 the 13th Annual Meeting of the WAEH will behosted by the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK. On June 10 and 11, we will organize special visits toother eye hospitals!The themes of the 13th Annual Meeting of the WAEH are: Eye...

A new global data project on human tissue use in corneal transplantation

February 11, 2019
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Media Release: 11th February 2019 The Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations (GAEBA) announces a long-term project to capture annual data on corneal transplants, corneal donations and tissue movement across countries – with other data sets potentially to follow. “Right now, we do not have...

Membership fee lowered down

January 29, 2019
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During the annual meeting the member meeting decided upon a lower membership fee for the members of the WAEH. The scheme of 2018 and beforeFull members paid € 6.000,-and a 50% reduction in the first 2 years. For this budget the members were allowed to bring 5 participants to the global...

Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers

January 29, 2019
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January 31 – February 13, 2019 | LAICO | Madurai This course is for programme managers engaged in large scale eye care projects at government institutions, eye hospitals or national and international funding agencies. The course enables the participants to: Get an overview of...

My experience training nurses to restore sight in Vietnam

October 29, 2018
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Hello, My name is Angeline and I’m a Senior Staff Nurse at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. I’m also a medical volunteer with Orbis. In the past year I’ve helped train nurses in Cameroon, Bangladesh and Vietnam and seen first-hand just how important this work is. I’m emailing to tell you a...

Professors James Bainbridge and Robin Ali given top award for gene therapy breakthrough

October 29, 2018
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Two Moorfields staff, Professor James Bainbridge and Professor Robin Ali have recently been named among six international winners of the largest prize in vision research, the 2018 António Champalimaud Vision Award, worth €1 million. The team won the award for their work in developing a...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS GOOD AS TOP EXPERTS AT DETECTING EYE DISEASES

October 29, 2018
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Ground-breaking research by Moorfields Eye Hospital, DeepMind Health and UCL uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify potentially blinding eye diseases.AI system can recommend the correct referral decision for over 50 eye diseases with 94% accuracy – matching world-leading eye experts.System...

New Member of the WAEH

October 29, 2018
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the Kisii Eye Hospital from Kenya a warm welcome. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome the Kisii Eye Center as our very first sponsored member. All WAEH members are “centres of excellence”...

New Member of the WAEH

October 29, 2018
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the Aier Eye Hospital Group from China a warm welcome. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome the Aier Eye Hospital Group as full member. All WAEH members are “centres of excellence”...

Call for Application: Asia Cornea Society – Santen Asia Educational Grant

October 29, 2018
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Dear Doctor, We are proud to announce the 7th round of the Asia Cornea Society – Santen Asia Educational Grantwhich will provide funding support to young, aspiring corneal clinicians or corneal clinician scientistsfor regional corneal observership attachment at top ophthalmic institutions in Asia...

Management Training and Systems Development for Eye Hospital Administrators/Managers

August 29, 2018
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Beyond clinical excellence, the effectiveness of a hospital depends largely on the establishment of good administrative systems and the institution of sound management principles. Who is this course for?This course, offered twice a year in April and August, is designed for those who are...

Patients regain sight after being first to receive retinal tissue engineered from stem cells

July 29, 2018
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Successful trial on patients using new stem cell based treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Results from a clinical study suggest the treatment is safe and effective.The study is a major milestone for the London Project to Cure Blindness and could lead to an ‘off-the-shelf’ treatment...

Certificate Course by our member Aravind Eye Care System

July 29, 2018
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Certificate Course on ‘Community outreach & Social Marketing of Eye Care Services’June 15th – July 05th 2018The course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills for developing capacity to plan and manage the outreach programmes in a most effective and efficient...

Short term training in Management of Retinopathy of Prematurity and Pediatric Retinal Disorders

April 29, 2018
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Pediatric Retina & Ocular Oncology ServicesThe Retina department at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai is providing Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) services in working with Neonatal Intensive care Units in and around Madurai.Need for this Training: With the survival of smaller premature babies,...

Macular degeneration patients regain sight with stem cell implants

April 29, 2018
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Two patients with macular degeneration regained reading vision after receiving stem cells implanted with a new technique, according to researchers. Professor Lyndon da Cruz from Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and his colleagues engineered a patch of retinal pigment epithelium...

Welcome New Full Member King Khaled Specialist Hospital

February 28, 2018
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the King Khaled Specialist Hospital a warm welcome as our newest full member.

Newsletter February 2018

February 28, 2018
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Update WAEH 2018 speakers! Who will be our key note speakers of the 12th annual meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospital hosted by the Kellogg Eye Center in co-creation with the WAEH? Carrie MortonMcity Deputy DirectorUniversity of MichiganMcity: Transforming the Future of...

Moorfields appoints new medical director

January 29, 2018
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Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Nick Strouthidis to the post of medical director. Currently a consultant ophthalmologist in Moorfields’ glaucoma service and the glaucoma service director, Nick has worked for the Trust since 2002. Nick began his career at Moorfields...

Board Election Process WAEH 2018

January 29, 2018
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Is your hospital a full member of the WAEH and are you the person representing your hospital in the WAEH network? If so, you can apply to become a board member of the WAEH. This year two board members from the current board will step down: David Probert, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UKDato Kulasegaran,...

New role to strengthen eye health education at Moorfields and UCL

January 29, 2018
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Moorfields Eye Hospital and its research partner the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have appointed their first joint education lead.The new role will strengthen training and education opportunities for eye health professionals in the UK and abroad. Professor Nora Ann Colton will take up the...

Announcement of the 6th round of the Asia Cornea Society – Santen Asia Educational Grant

January 29, 2018
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– Announcement via one of our members – The Asia Cornea Society – Santen Asia Educational Grant will provide funding support to young, aspiring corneal clinicians or corneal clinician scientistsfor regional corneal observership attachment at top ophthalmic institutions in Asia....

Former-astronaut confirmed speaker – DEADLINE!!! CALL for ABSTRACTS

January 29, 2018
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Former-astronaut confirmed speaker – DEADLINE!!! CALL for ABSTRACTS Jim Bagian will be one of our keynotes. Jim Bagian is a former-astronaut: he logged 337 hours of space-flight, over two missions, STS-29 (in 1989) and STS-40 (in 1991). After leaving NASA in 1995, Bagian was...

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