ICEE, the International Centre for Eyecare Education

Australian eye health consortium saving sight throughout the Asia Pacific

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:17:09 +1100

Vision 2020 and nine of its members have united to form the Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium with the aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and reducing the impact of vision loss throughout South East Asia and the Pacific over the next 10 years.

World Sight Day 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:43 +1100

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s blind and vision impaired are women and girls –that is the shocking reality being raised by World Sight Day 2009, Gender and eye health – equal access to care.

National Identities Plead for Indigenous Australians to ‘Get your Eyes Checked’

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:23 +1100

‘Get your eyes checked’ and ‘Look after your eyes’ are the messages Indigenous Australians are hearing from rugby great, Mark Ella AM and Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Service Delivery, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP. The two came together to launch I See for Culture, an education resource designed to help teach eye health and reduce avoidable blindness and vision impairment in Indigenous communities.

Worldwide access to vital education resource helps eliminate blindness and impaired vision

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:09:16 +1000

The new ICEE Refractive Error Training package is a multi-layered, interactive resource which promises to make learning about refractive errors and refraction easier for teachers and students. For the first time a free student manual will be made available.

World Class Destination for Two Major Conferences in 2010

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:03:24 +1000

World class destination, Durban South Africa, will be the host of another major event in 2010.

ICEE Vision Centres Open to the Public

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:22 +1000

Seeing clearly and taking care of your eyes is an important part of a healthy future for everyone according to leading eye care experts who say that 670 million people need eye care.

Dr Nag Rao Appointed Chair of ICEE

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:59:59 +1000

Dr Gullapalli (Nag) Rao, internationally recognised Ophthalmologist and one of eye care’s most creative and dedicated humanitarians, has been appointed Chair of the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE).

The Hon. Bob McMullan, MP visits ICEE refraction course trainees in Vietnam

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:59:33 +1000

In a recent visit to an ICEE eye care education course at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology in Hanoi, the Honourable Bob McMullan MP, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance emphasised the significance of providing appropriate eye care training to help combat the escalating numbers of those suffering from vision impairment.

1 040 000 000

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:59:05 +1000

Presbyopia is a condition that will ultimately, on varying levels, affect us all. As we age the lenses in our eyes lose elasticity and the ability to focus on close objects. In the developed world spectacles and optometry services are readily available.

Optometrist recognised for outstanding global achievements in delivering eye care for all

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:58:34 +1000

7 April, 2009, LONDON, UK: Associate Professor Kovin Naidoo, distinguished academic, optometrist and prominent public health leader, has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to optometry and prevention of avoidable blindness and vision impairment, with the award of an Honorary Fellowship by the British College of Optometrists.

Gender Equality in Papua New Guinea

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:58:15 +1000

Amongst 14 smoking volcanoes and spectacular tropical forests live 86% of Papua New Guineas’ population. Communities are widely scattered amid unchartered forests and 600 isolated islands.

ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day February 27, 2009

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:02:12 +1100

ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day is about recognising the 670 million people, globally, who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye examination and a pair of glasses. People suffering from vision problems are more likely to be excluded from basic education, suffer from isolation and have fewer employment opportunities. Good vision allows children to learn at school and adults to provide for their families. There is a direct and immediate often life changing, benefit when a person’s vision is restored!

1 billion people with presbyopia: half a billion without glasses

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:01:40 +1100

All of us will experience deteriorating sight as we get older. By the age of 45, the lens in our eyes will start to lose its elasticity, affecting our ability to focus on near objects – usually meaning we need reading glasses. This is called presbyopia. A comprehensive study, published in the December issue of the academic journal Archives of Ophthalmology, estimates that 1.04 billion people in the world experience vision impairment caused by presbyopia. The research, undertaken by Professor Brien Holden, CEO of the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE), and colleagues, not only provides the first comprehensive global estimate of the extent of presbyopia.

Northern Territory The Visual Spectacle

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:00:48 +1100

More than 300 million people, worldwide are blind or vision impaired because they don’t have access to the type of eye care provided by Dorothy Butler, in the Northern Territory of Australia, according to Professor Brien Holden, CEO of ICEE. Dorothy (Dot) Butler is the Regional Eye Health Coordinator for Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service, an Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) in Katherine.

Seeing the Sites in PNG

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:05:24 +1100

The Honourable Bob McMullan MP, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, this week visited the newly opened PNG Eye Care Vision Centre, an initiative of ICEE.

ICEE Director of Global Programmes Elected IAPB Regional Chair for Prevention of Blindness

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:22:21 +1100

This is a great honour and exciting opportunity for me to continue the work of putting blindness prevention on the Public Health Agenda worldwide," said Professor Kovin Naidoo.

Video Archive

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:51:26 +1100

You can view previous videos here.

To watch the launch of PNG Eye Care, click here

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:49:35 +1100

An ICEE initiative, launching on Wednesday 1 October in the lead up to World Sight Day 2008.

Older Australians Urged to Have Eyes Checked

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:25 +1100

Sydney, 9 October, 2008: All Australians over the age of 40 have been alerted to the importance of having an eye examination every two years during a press conference today to promote World Sight Day 2008, held by the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) at the Institute for Eye Research.

Click here to listen to Professor Holden discuss eye health on 2GB with Alan Jones

Congratulations to PNG EYE CARE

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:06:45 +1000

PNG EYE CARE, and initiative of ICEE, launches in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

ICEE Giving Sight Newsletter

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:05:43 +1000

Spring 2008 Edition - PDF

How you can help

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:49:19 +1000

A gift from you no matter how small will help give people sight. Donate via Phone, credit card, Post or fax

In The Field - Sri Lanka

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:47:05 +1000

Sri Lanka takes crucial steps towards eliminating avoidable blindness

Register Your Interest, The World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development 2010

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:13:25 +1000

The International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) presents the World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development 2010 as an opportunity for the blindness prevention and eye care community to provide leadership, by evaluating current strategies and developing new approaches for this vitally important global public health challenge.

AUS GOV GIVES HOPE TO BLIND & VISION IMPAIRED

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:26:01 +1000

"Today Australia is taking an unprecedented position in regard to disability in general and, more particularly, blindness prevention and vision impairment. The funding announced in this year’s budget will have a tremendous impact in our region. With health leadership of this magnitude, Australia will be making the most effective single effort toward reducing the progression of avoidable blindness and vision impairment witnessed in this region." ICEE Exec Chair and CEO Professor Brien Holden

Giving Sight to Africa in KwaZulu-Natal

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:24:12 +1000

In less than ten years ICEE has worked in more than 40 countries to develop sustainable eye care systems. Today in South Africa, ICEE is implementing breakthrough programmes to give people sight. Unfortunately in many regions of South Africa the lack of eye care services and the high cost of private optometry services make an eye examination and a pair of glasses inaccessible. For many people the involvement of ICEE in the community is their first experience with optometry services.

World Congress on Refractive Error & Service Development

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:00 +1000

Durban, South Africa, Monday 14 March, 2007: More than 600 international delegates and leading eyecare professionals are set to arrive in Durban before the start of the Inaugural World Congress on Refractive Error (WCRE) at the International Conference Centre, Durban, South Africa, 14-16 March, 2007.

Record Numbers Attend Congress on Refractive Error in Durban

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:01 +1000

Over 650 delegates representing eye care professionals, researchers, governments, civil society and industry from all over the world gathered at the Durban International Convention Center from March 14-16 2007 to attend the first World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development. The congress addressed a key public health challenge of our time, Uncorrected Refractive Error (the need for an eye examination and a pair of glasses), the leading cause of avoidable blindness and vision impairment across the world.

Prof. Kovin Naidoo Awarded Optometrist of the Year Award

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:02 +1000

The World Council of Optometry (WCO) will present Prof. Kovin Naidoo with the International Optometrist of the Year Award at its General Delegates Meeting in Mexico City in April 2007. This annual award recognizes an optometrist who has shown outstanding commitment and contribution to both the profession of optometry and community at large.

ICEE Welcomes Grant for Aboriginal Eye Care in the NT

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:03 +1000

Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory will be the beneficiaries of a successful grant submission by the International Centre for Eyecare Education from the Commonwealth Department for Health and Aging. The $198K grant awarded by Federal Minister, Tony Abbott, is part of a 2.1million windfall to 13 non government organisations and education institutions under the Eye Health Demonstration Grants Program.

Giving Sight to one million in South Africa proves ‘Seeing is Believing’

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:22:04 +1000

Durban, South Arica, 11 October 2007: KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has learned why ‘Seeing is truly Believing’ at the launch of a project to improve the vision of one million people in the province by 2010. A USD1.28 million (approximately R9 million) sponsorship by Standard Chartered Bank to Giving Sight to Africa in KZN, was announced at the launch by the MEC for Health, Ms Neliswa Nkonyeni at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Ethekwini on World Sight Day.