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Peek demo for Prince Harry

During a visit to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, he met Peek co-founder and CEO Andrew Bastawrous, who is also Assistant Professor in International Eye Health at the School, along with other members of the Peek team including members from India and Botswana. Andrew explained how Peek’s School Eye Health Programmes workContinue reading Peek demo for Prince Harry

Newsletter #2, 30th June 2017

Click here to view the entire CEHC newsletter #2 or read it below. Welcome! Welcome to the latest Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium newsletter! As we pass the three-year mark in the lifetime of the Consortium, we reflect upon some of the positive activities which have occurred in the last few months. In this newsletter we cover theContinue reading Newsletter #2, 30th June 2017

Royal visit to Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium programmes in Malawi

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex marked Commonwealth Week by visiting a hospital and school in Malawi to see activities to end avoidable blindness and champion young leaders. The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium programmes are funded by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust and coordinated by the International Centre for Eye Health at theContinue reading Royal visit to Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium programmes in Malawi

CEHC Research Fellow Nyawira Mwangi leads public engagement day

Consortium Research Fellow Nyawira Mwangi recently co-ordinated a public engagement day on the theme of “Beat Diabetes”. The activity was held at the Kenya Medical Training College on the 7th April 2016, and was linked to her PhD research on diabetic retinopathy. The event involved three tiers: A sensitization walk, to sensitize the public on diabetes Free screening forContinue reading CEHC Research Fellow Nyawira Mwangi leads public engagement day

Peek wins international Design Award

Last week in Copenhagen,  Consortium programme Peek received the INDEX: Award 2015 design prize. The team was awarded €100,000 for the design of an affordable smartphone adapter, Peek Retina, which will enable professional eye examinations anywhere in the world. “Peek wins INDEX: Award 2015 partly because the portable, user-friendly, low-cost design solution is one significant step towards achievingContinue reading Peek wins international Design Award

Portable Eye Examination Kit

Peek eye testing app shown to work as well as charts for visual acuity

Peek Acuity, the app used to test eyesight easily and affordably using a smartphone, is as accurate as traditional charts, according to a study published today. Peek (the Portable Eye Examination Kit) is a unique smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing anywhere in the world which has been designed and developed by the International Centre forContinue reading Peek eye testing app shown to work as well as charts for visual acuity

Royal Visit

Thursday, 22 January 2015 Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex marked her 50th birthday by visiting the CEHC project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Accompanied by her husband, HRH the Earl of Wessex, she met staff and students working on The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust’s avoidable blindness programme. TheContinue reading Royal Visit

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