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Behind the scenes of the Community Eye Pilot Study
In July 2021, the Community Eye Health team conducted a pilot eye health survey in the Glen Innes, Panmure and Ōrākei areas of Auckland. This survey gave us the opportunity to collect information about the state of eye health in a small group of New Zealanders,...
World Sight Day 2022: everyone counts
Raising awareness about eye health globally. On 12 October, the eve of World Sight Day 2022, at the United Nations in New York, the World Health Organization launched its Report of the 2030 targets on effective coverage of eye care. The report, which draws on...
Global Eye Health Indicator estimates published for first time
Estimates for eREC and eCSC contribute to WHO 2030 targets Two papers published today (12 October 2022) in The Lancet Global Health mark an important milestone in the inclusion of two indicators of eye care coverage into the monitoring framework for Universal...
Eye Health Aotearoa: Community Eye Health researchers reporting on the eye health situation in Aotearoa New Zealand
Attendees at the Eye Health Aotearoa launch in July 2022: Hon Peeni Henare, Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health) ; Dr Liz Craig MP and Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, Co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Eye Health; Renata Watene, Joint author of the “Eye care...
A view from the Pacific: a conversation about eye care with Telusila Moala-Mafi Vea
A pilot eye health survey and eye exams in East Central Auckland (Orakei, Panmure and Glen Innes) on Maori and Pacific people uncovered significant unmet need among three population groups living in this area. Telusila Moala-Mafi Vea is the Community Survey...
The wheels on the Vision Bus are going round
On Friday 10th June, The University of Auckland will host the official launch of the long-awaited Vision Bus Aotearoa. The Vision Bus Aotearoa is an initiative of the School of Optometry and Vision Science, made possible with philanthropic support, that provides...
UoA news: Vision bus gets the green light from generous benefactors
Benefactors Peter and Rae Fehl describe the story behind their generous donation towards the Vision Bus Aotearoa project--a mobile optometry clinic that will bring eye care services to people who may not otherwise be able to access them. Read the full story here....
NZ Optics: Generous gifts to improve equity
The University of Auckland School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) has received two significant donations in support of its Community Spectacle Scheme, ensuring more New Zealanders can access glasses. Read the full story in the October 2021 edition of NZ...
UoA News: Making eye health more equitable
A Community Spectacle Scheme recently launched by the University of Auckland is helping make eye care more accessible to all New Zealanders. Read the full story...
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness: Lack of evidence fails indigenous people worldwide
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, September 2021 By Jacqueline Ramke and Hugh Bassett, International Centre for Eye Health Globally, there are an estimated 370 million Indigenous people, living in 90 countries. Marginalisation, displacement and...