Send in your project proposal now!

January 20, 2026

Is your eye hospital a proud member of the World Association of Eye Hospitals and do you have an innovative idea to transform eye care worldwide? Collaboration knows no borders, so send in your Project Proposal NOW! 🤝👁️

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

👉 Download the Project Proposal template via this page: 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 our website for more information: https://www.waeh.org/members/

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