News - July 2020

Mariam’s pink glasses: eye health and gender

Peek's Head of Global Programme Design Dr Priya Morjaria writes about the importance of recognising and addressing gender inequity in health.

20 Jul 2020 Read More

Eye health after COVID-19: where next?

Peek CEO and co-founder Dr Andrew Bastawrous provides his perspective on the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on eye health.

16 Jul 2020 Read More

Decision-guiding app could boost eye health capacity in regions with few specialist resources

New research shows that a smartphone decision-guiding app can help community volunteers to identify and refer patients to eye care services almost as effectively as an experienced eye health professional.

3 Jul 2020 Read More

Peter Ackland scholarship goes virtual

The Peek Vision Foundation has extended its new Peter Ackland scholarship award to all 22 shortlisted candidates, following the decision to move the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) short course on international eye health online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 Jul 2020 Read More

RT @IAPB1: Do you know a young person – women, people with disabilities - contributing towards achieving #UniversalEyeHealth? Nominate th…

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RT @IAPB1: A possible United Nations General Assembly resolution, the work of Friends of Vision...despite the many challenges facing the wo…

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New research from @peekteam and @ICEH_LSHTM shows that a decision-guiding app could boost eye health capacity in re… https://t.co/WCvQjFQMBX

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Congratulations to eye health hero Dr Rono from everyone @peekteam! Find out more about his latest research here:… https://t.co/OGDzU8ABOh

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Peek Vision powers partners with solutions to improve the delivery of eye care in low-resource settings. By improvi… https://t.co/spD58MPlJg

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