Reminder: submit your WAEH Project Proposal!

2026-01-06 07:59:08

Is your eye hospital a proud member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals and do you have an innovative idea to advance eye care worldwide? This is your chance to make a difference beyond borders. 🌍👁️✨

Transform your idea into a project with global impact and submit your Project Proposal before January 31, 2026.

👉 Download the Project Proposal template via our website: https://www.waeh.org/projects/
📩 Submit your proposal to: Maaike van Zuilen (Global Lead of the WAEH) –

Each year, the World Association of Eye Hospitals supports 2 to 4 projects, providing up to €7,500 in funding per project.

Current projects?
• Cataract Calendar Project (by Moorfields Eye Hospital, London – 2025)
• Advanced Practice Orthoptists: Co-management and Care Plan Facilitation (by The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital – 2025)
• Anaesthetic modalities, cost and patient-reported intraoperative pain in ophthalmic surgery (by Clínica Oftalmológica Pasteur – 2025)
• Developing Guidelines for Nursing and Allied Healthcare Staff to assist Visually Impaired Patients (by King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) – 2025)

All projects contribute to one shared goal: improving the quality and safety of eye care worldwide. Project outcomes are shared across the entire WAEH network.

🔒 Participation is exclusive to WAEH members. Not a member yet? We would be delighted to welcome your eye hospital to our global community. Check out our websitepage for more information: https://www.waeh.org/members/

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