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IAPB Launches WHO Eye Care in Health Systems Guide for Action
Geneva: IAPB hosts a global event during the 75th World Health Assembly to launch the WHO Eye Care in Health Systems Guide for Action. An important set of tools to support countries to include eye health in their national health programmes. Launching the tools, WHO said we need “all hands on deck” to...
Researchers Say Bunkers Can Save Sight
Chronically stressing the retina can weaken it and damage our ability to see. But retinal cells have a remarkable ability to wall off damage. According to a team of neuroscientists led by UConn Health reports in the March issue of PNAS, the walling-off or “bunkering”...
Eyezone Conducts Vision Screening to 796 Children
Kuwait City: Eyezone spearheaded a massive vision screening and awareness event on 24-26 March 2022 at Phase 2 of the Avenues Mall, Kuwait, to bring attention to parents and the public about the importance of addressing eye health in children, the family and communities...
Eyezone to Hold Vision Screening for Children at the Avenues
As part of Eyezone’s initiative to spread awareness on children’s vision health, an eye screening event is set to kick-off on the 24-26 March in the 2nd phase of The Avenues Mall, Kuwait. The campaign is part of a comprehensive vision care programme dedicated to conducting primary eye screening for children...
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness. It can develop at any age, but is most common for people who are over the age of 60. It is an eye condition whereby the optic nerve gets damaged which is caused by the abnormally high pressure in one’s eye...