News - June 2021

Peek Community Eye Health System significantly increases access to care for people with eye problems

The Peek community eye health system with an integrated decision-guiding app has been shown to almost triple the number of people with eye problems attending primary care, as well as increasing appropriate uptake of hospital services, compared to the standard approach. The new peer-reviewed findings come from research carried out in Kenya, published in The Lancet Digital Health.

22 Jun 2021 Read More

Peek announced as a finalist in the 2021 Tech4Good Awards

Peek Vision has been selected as a finalist at the 2021 Tech4Good Awards, organised by AbilityNet and BT. The awards celebrate the businesses, people and initiatives that are paving the way for a more inclusive, accessible and better world through the power of digital technology.

11 Jun 2021 Read More

RT @catalyst_fund: 🚨New Blog Alert🚨We are joined today by @peekteam Dr Hillary Rono, Peek Researcher who writes about a new study published…

Posted 17 months ago

RT @NEIDirector: #mHealth for disparities: smartphone-based screening nearly tripled the number of people with eye problems attending prima…

Posted 17 months ago

Using the Peek community #eyehealth system significantly increases access to care for people with eye problems in… https://t.co/fxt0GlBGaX

Posted 17 months ago

RT @TEDFellow: More than 1B people worldwide suffer from preventable vision problems. In Kenya, a smartphone app is doubling the number of…

Posted 17 months ago

RT @OptometryToday: A study published in @LancetDigitalH involving 128,000 people in Trans Nzoia County in Kenya has highlighted the potent…

Posted 18 months ago

RT @IAPB1: We are doing big things for World Sight Day 2021! Learn all about our plans by joining us on the 28th or 29th June Training & B…

Posted 18 months ago

RT @LancetDigitalH: NEW Research: 'Effectiveness of an #mHealth system on access to #eye health services in #Kenya: a cluster-randomised co…

Posted 18 months ago

RT @LSHTM: Smartphone screening & referral system triples access to #EyeCare in Kenya 👁️📱 New study in @LancetDigitalH shows potential for…

Posted 18 months ago

Using the Peek community #eyehealth system significantly increases access to care for people with eye problems in… https://t.co/B8hJwHDCDu

Posted 18 months ago

We're recruiting a Peek Solutions Trainer to lead on #training our partners to use our software - an essential role… https://t.co/l6SiyHUzuO

Posted 18 months ago

RT @IAPB1: Last month saw the release of the progress report on Eye Health in the Commonwealth. Zoe Gray writes on the event and the repo…

Posted 18 months ago

The positive social, educational & economic benefits of treating vision problems in childhood can last a lifetime.… https://t.co/GJZiJ6hEeU

Posted 18 months ago

"There are very few things on the planet that can unlock human potential better than giving someone the ability to… https://t.co/wAExPyqmWB

Posted 18 months ago

RT @Tech4GoodAwards: Drum roll, please! We're excited to announce this year's Tech4Good Award's finalists. We had such incredible entrants…

Posted 18 months ago

We're delighted to be selected as a finalist in the 2021 @AbilityNet @Tech4GoodAwards for our work supporting schoo… https://t.co/WdW7g6ohbH

Posted 18 months ago

Still time to apply for our Programme Management Lead role! We want to hear from you if you're experienced in imple… https://t.co/pXFvEj7UAO

Posted 18 months ago

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