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Three New Members of the WAEH

October 29, 2017
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospitals a warm welcome: The Beijing TONGREN Eye Hospital from ChinaNiteroi Eye Hospital from BrasilXi’an Eye Hospital from China The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a worldwide network of eye hospitals and is happy to...

11th annual meeting – 2017

October 29, 2017
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We are delighted to welcome you in China to the 11th WAEH Annual Meeting! The 11th annual meeting of the WAEH will be hosted by the Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital from Tianjin, China from June 14 till June 17, 2017. The questions that crop up in all of our eye hospitals cover...

Media release: Moorfields CEO appointed chairman of World Association of Eye Hospitals

October 23, 2017
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David Probert, chief executive at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, has been appointed chairman of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH), the global association of over 40 eye hospitals from all over the world. David will lead the association for the next two years,...

New Chinese member of the WAEH

October 23, 2017
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospital a warm welcome:Eye & Ent Hospital Fudan University, in Shanghai, China. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome Eye & Ent Hospital Fudan University as a full member. All...

WAEH mentioned in Dutch Nursing magazine

October 23, 2017
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The Rotterdam Eye Hospital (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and The Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), both members of the WorldAssociation of Eye Hospitals, have developed a method for administering eye drops/eye ointment to patients The Dutch Nursing...

Newsletter September 2017

September 29, 2017
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Three New Full Members The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospitals a warm welcome: The Beijing TONGREN Eye Hospital from China Niteroi Eye Hospital from Brasil Xi’an Eye Hospital from China Congratulations!!! Check out our next newsletter for more details! Moorfields...

New member of the WAEH

October 23, 2016
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospital a warm welcome:The Chatswood Private Hospital from Sydney, Australia. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome The Chatswood Private Hospital as an associate member.All...

World Sight Day: Stronger Together

October 23, 2016
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Did you know that approximately 285 million people around the world live with low vision and blindness? Not only elderly have to deal with low vision and blindness, also 19 million children worldwide are visually impaired.However, 80% of all those people have avoidable visual impairment, which means...

New member of the WAEH

October 29, 2015
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The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospital a warm welcome: The Tays Eye Clinic from Tampere in Finland. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome The Tays Eye Clinic (Tampere, Finland) as an associate member. All...

Singapore National Eye Centre wins the first Winsemius Award

October 29, 2015
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The Singapore National Eye Centre, part of the SingHealth Group, has won the first Winsemius Award in the category ‘Collaborative Innovation’. The SNEC won this award for the close cooperation with The Rotterdam Eye Hospital (the Netherlands) from 1997 till now. Both eye hospitals are founding...

World Sight Day 2015

October 29, 2015
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World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. World Sight Day 2015 is on 8 October 2015. This year, the ‘Call to Action’ for World Sight Day is: Eye care for all Several...

9th Annual Meeting of the WAEH – Singapore

October 29, 2015
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9th Annual Meeting of the WAEH – Singapore – May 21 – 24 – 2015 The 9th meeting will be organized in close cooperation with the Singapore National Eye Centre.The meeting will start with an informal social meeting in the evening of May 20.More information will follow in the upcoming...

Welcome to new members!

October 23, 2015
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The board of the WAEH welcomes the following three eye hospitals from all over the world: From Finland: Tilkan Silmasairaala – Eye Hospital (associate member)From Brasil: Hospital da Visao de Pernambuco (associate member)From Italy: The Eye Hospital Turino (full member)From Brasil: Hoftalon Eye...

Welcome to new members!

October 23, 2015
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The board of the WAEH welcomes the following seven eye hospitals from the USA: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (USA)Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (USA)Phillips Eye Institute (USA)Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins (USA)Emory Eye Center (USA)New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (USA)Wills Eye Hospital...

Two new members WAEH

October 23, 2015
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The board of the WAEH welcomes the following eye hospitals: The Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital (Bangladesh) The Suraj Eye Institute (India) All WAEH members have a clear focus on delivering the best and most safe ophthalmic care for their patients. Want to know more about...

SOL Innovation Award

October 23, 2015
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During the 9th meeting the former chairman of the WAEH, Mr. Kees Sol, CFO of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital, has received the inaugural SOL Innovation Award for his contributions to the WAEH since it’s establishment. Mr. Sol has always had an eye on innovation. The focus of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital...

New members of the WAEH

October 23, 2015
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he board of the WAEH is delighted to give a warm welcome to the following eye hospitals as associate member of the WAEH: – The West of England Eye Unit from Exeter, UK. – The Dr. K. Zaman BNSB Eye Hospital from Mymensingh,...

Kellog Eye wins poster prize 2015

October 23, 2015
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Congratulations to the Kellog Eye Center from Michigan USA for winning this years poster competition during the 9th annual WAEH meeting!

New member of the WAEH

October 23, 2015
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he board of the WAEH is delighted to give a warm welcome to the following eye hospital as full member of the WAEH: The Metta Eye Hospital (Mettapracharak (Wat Rai Khing) Hospital) from Bangkok – Thailand. All WAEH members are “centres of excellence” in the area of ophthalmology...

WAEH new president: Ms Charity Wai

October 23, 2015
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Ms Charity Wai is Chief Operating Officer of the Singapore National Eye Centre. She has a Communications degree from Nanyang University, 1978 and a Postgraduate Certificate, International Health Management from University of Birmingham, 1998. Ms Charity Wai is the new President of the World Association...

New member of the WAEH

October 23, 2015
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Singapore National Eye Centre wins the first Winsemius Award

April 23, 2015
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands – April 1, 2015 – The Singapore National Eye Centre, part of the SingHealth Group, has won the first Winsemius Award in the category ‘Collaborative Innovation’. The SNEC won this award for the close cooperation with The Rotterdam Eye Hospital (the Netherlands) from...

New members of the WAEH

November 23, 2014
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November 2014 The board of the WAEH wants to wish the following eye hospitals a warm welcome: Kellogg Eye Center (Ann Arbor, USA)Fondation Asile des Aveugles (Lausanne, Switzerland)Asian Eye Institute (Makati City, Philippines)Clinica Oftalmologica Pasteur (Chili) The World Association of...

Establishment of the World Association of Eye Hospitals!

October 29, 2014
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On Sunday June the 3rd, the World Association of Eye Hospitals has been established by the: Moorfields Eye Hospital ( London , UK ) the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) Rotterdam Eye Hospital (The Netherlands). The major of Rotterdam,...

PRESS RELEASE

October 29, 2014
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Eye hospitals build worldwide network At the end of March eye hospitals from around the world have made agreements in South-East Asia regarding the exchange of high-level medical and organizational knowledge. By cooperating internationally, the eye hospitals hope to guarantee the best available...

Annual WAEH meeting

October 29, 2014
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Details Created: 08 July 2014 Singapore, Maleisia, Thailand / March 17 – March 21 Topics of this meeting: strategy of the WAEH in the upcoming yearsaction points Would...

Introduction phaco-emulsification in Cape Verde

October 29, 2014
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In May and June 2009 a small group of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital, one of the members of the WAEH, has visited Cape Verde to introduce the modern cataract operation ‘phaco-emulsification’ in Cape Verde. The group existed out of a nurse for training the nurses in Cape Verde to take...

Four new WAEH Members

October 29, 2014
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During the WAEH-2010-meeting in Melbourne and Jakarta four hospitals have been approved as members of the WAEH: The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital – Dublin, Ireland: full membershipHimalayan Eye Center – Nepal: associate memberMechi Eye Center – Nepal: associate memberJakarta...

WAEH supports AAEECE-initiative

October 29, 2014
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The WAEH supports the Worldwide Patient Safety Initiative to address LASA Eye and Ear related Medication Errors of the American Association of Eye and Ear Centers of Excellence (AAEECE). The LASA (Look – alike – Sound – alike) Issue: some examples**EXAMPLES OF LOOK-ALIKE OPHTHALMIC...

UZ Leuven is the first Belgian hospital to meet the JCI quality standard for safe, high-quality care

October 29, 2014
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UZ Leuven has become the first hospital in Belgium to receive the internationally recognised JCI accreditation. Joint Commission International (JCI) is an organisation which sets the international JCI standards for care quality and patient safety. If inspection by JCI shows that the care institution’s...

New member!

October 29, 2014
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4 January 2011 The board of the WAEH welcomes the Tianjin Medical University Eye Centre in China as a new member. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals. All member-hospitals are “centres of excellence” in the area of ophthalmology and focus...

New member Vietnam!

October 29, 2014
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29 april 2011 The board of the WAEH welcomes the Cao Thang International Eye Hospital in Vietnam as a new associate member. The CT International Eye Hospital is one of the few dedicated, comprehensive eye institutes in Vietnam. It’s internationally recognized staff diagnoses and treats the...

Programme WAEH 2011 meeting online

October 29, 2014
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In 2011 the WAEH meeting will take place in London and Leuven from Saturday 11 June till Thursday 16 June. Want to participate? Please e-mail to Maaike van Zuilen: maaike@philogirl.nl Programme WAEH 2011

New member from Mexico

October 29, 2014
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27 June 2011 The board of the WAEH welcomes the Institute of Ophthalmic Science – Angeles Lomas Hospital Mexico as a new associate member. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome the Institute of Ophthalmic Science – ...

New member from Korea

October 29, 2014
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30 June 2011 The board of the WAEH welcomes the Kim’s Eye Hospital – Seoul from Korea as a new associate member. The World Association of Eye Hospitals is a world wide network of eye hospitals and is happy to welcome Kim’s Eye Hospital – Seoul from Korea as one of...

Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC) joins global crusade to conquer blindness

October 29, 2014
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The World Health Organization has estimated that the number of blind people in the world could double in the next 25 years. It has dedicated the ‘World Sight Day’ as a day to raise awareness on blindness, preventing visual impairment and restoring sight. In Singapore, to combat the leading...

World Sight Day 2012

October 29, 2014
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During World Sight Day 2012 several WAEH-members have organized all kinds of activities to give attention to blindness and vision impairment. World Sight Day 2014 is on 9 October 2014.

‘Eyehospital’ Louvain provides Best Ophthalmic healthcare to patients in Belgium

October 29, 2014
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“Which hospitals provide the best medical healthcare to patients with a very serious and complex illness in a specific field of healthcare?” This question has been asked to a group of Belgium general practitioners and specialists. The EAEH would like to congratulate the EAEH-member...

Launch of children’s-APP at The Eye Hospital in Thailand

October 29, 2014
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Rotterdam, June 15, 2012 – On Wednesday June 6, the English version of Rotterdam Eye Hospital’s special app for children was launched in Bangkok (Thailand). The launch of the ‘To the Eye Hospital’ app took place during the annual meeting of the World Association of Eye Hospitals, a global association...

St John Eye Hospital becomes first Palestinian hospital to achieve JCI Accreditation

October 29, 2014
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The WAEH is pleased to announce that it’s member St John Eye Hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation for quality and patient safety. The Joint Commission is a US-based organisation that has established patient safety and quality service standards...

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