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Seeing a white glow in a photo of someone else’s child can be very worrying – on one hand you don’t want to cause unnecessary concern by speaking up, but on the other hand you don’t want any potential problems to go unnoticed: buff.ly/SCq03cX
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New gene discovery sheds light on a rare eye condition called coloboma. Hear how NEI’s Dr. Brian Brooks and team linked gene variants to a novel syndrome on the Base by Base podcast.
Paper: brnw.ch/21wWciY
Listen on Spotify: brnw.ch/21wWciX
#NIHFunded
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👁️ A Day of Ideas, Expertise & Connection – @WSPOS Subspecialty Day 2025
On 12 September 2025, the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) returns to Copenhagen with its annual Subspecialty Day, held alongside the 43rd ESCRS Congress.
This one-day programme brings together paediatric ophthalmologists, orthoptists, trainees and allied professionals for world-class sessions in a uniquely interactive atmosphere. From paediatric cataract and ocular surface disease to ROP, strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, and more – the agenda is packed with insights and innovation.
📍 Bella Centre, Copenhagen
🗓️ Friday 12 September 2025
🔗 View the programme & register: wspos.org/subspecialty-day-2…
Read more: touchophthalmology.com/insig…
#WSPOS2025 #PaediatricOphthalmology #Strabismus #touchOPHTHALMOLOGY #ESCRS2025
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A 13yo girl presented with headache for 1 week of vomiting, fever, knee pain. She was was 20/40 right eye and 20/20 left eye. There was relative afferent pupillary defect in the right eye. Exam showed a juxtapapillary elevated lesion with calcification
ow.ly/AFXU50WpSW8
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🌍 Help shape the global picture of paediatric IOL implantation – the WSPOS survey is still open!
📝 Take part in the largest-ever international survey on paediatric IOL implantation and contribute to improved care & outcomes.
👉 wspos.org/iol-survey/
@WSPOS #WSPOS2025
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Excited to see advancements in retinal research for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. The community urges Johnson & Johnson to seek approval for its XLRP gene therapy, offering hope to patients. fightingblindness.org/news/r… @MichelMichaelid @UCL_Retina
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🌟 Future Leader Spotlight: Dr Melinda Chang
Dr Melinda Chang is making strides in paediatric neuro-ophthalmology through research and clinical care. In this Q&A, she shares her journey and hopes for the field.
Read: touchophthalmology.com/insig…
#NeuroOphthalmology #WomenInMedicine
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This year's theme is #ScreensDownEyesUp. We're urging everyone to be mindful of their screen time and to take regular breaks for their eye health!
For everything #maw2025, click here: bhvi.org/maw25/
#myopia #optometry #eyehealthcare #eyehealth #myopiamanagement
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👁️ New episode!
@OrbisIntl has worked to prevent blindness and restore sight for 40+ years. Dr Maria Berrocal shares her experience aboard the Flying Eye Hospital — a teaching hospital on a plane delivering eye care to communities in need. 🌍
🎧 touchophthalmology.com/podca…
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#ICYMI: A step closer to #RetinisPigmentosa and #AMD therapies. @NatEyeInstitute scientists developed eye drops that slow vision loss in animal models & human retinal organoids. #NEIfunded
@CommsMedicine: brnw.ch/21wRyU0
brnw.ch/21wRyU1
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People with Down syndrome have an elevated risk for #keratoconus but may face challenges in screening and detection.
Maanasa Indaram, MD, discussed the benefits of iLink #crosslinking after diagnosis👇
#OcularSurgeryNews @MaanasaIndaram
healio.com/news/ophthalmolog…
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What does the future of eyecare look like?
Join a powerful session exploring how the Global Summit for Eye Health can spark a transformative shift in global advocacy.
🔗 View agenda & register: iapb.world/2030_in_sight_liv…
#2030InSight #EyeHealth #GlobalSummit #Advocacy
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🚀 Celebrating the rising stars of #Ophthalmology!
We’re delighted to introduce the touchOPHTHALMOLOGY #FutureLeaders 2025—some of the outstanding individuals shaping the future.
🔗 touchophthalmology.com/insig…
@ric_vinciguerra @DocteurGatinel @YousifSubhi @ETorresNetto @DZEyeMD
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Dr. Dominique Bremond-Gignac shares go-to strategies for overcoming myopia treatment objections in this latest episode of the @WSPOS Myopia Workflow Masterclass series—from tackling risks to discussing costs.
youtu.be/7hHGfno-Wnk?feature…
#WSPOS #TheFundingslandGroup #Myopia #MediaMICE #MedicalEducation
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Happy World Optometry Day from @PBA_savingsight!
Today, we recognize the contributions of optometrists worldwide to eye health and vision care!
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A huge congratulations to #Niger, the first country in Africa and the fifth globally to be verified by the @WHO for eliminating onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness! 👏
Read more at 🔗 brnw.ch/21wQofN
#Onchocerciasis #2030InSight #RiverBlindness #NTDs
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HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh highlighted eye health as key to gender equity & development at the #UNCSW in #NewYork.
Learn more at iapb.org/news/duchess-of-edi…
#GenderEquity #EyeHealth #CSW2025 #NoWomanLeftBehind #2030InSight #UNWomen @UN @RoyalFamily

ALT Back Row: Peter Holland, CEO, IAPB, H.E. Gladys Mokhawa, Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, H.E Ambassador Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations & Co-Chair and Founder of the UN Friends of Vision Group, Dr. A.H. Monjurul Kabir, Global Adviser and Team Leader, Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion, Mr. Werner Obermeyer, Director WHO, New York Front Row: Jennifer Gersbeck, Executive Director – Influence and Scaling Impact at The Fred Hollows Foundation and Co-Chair of the IAPB Gender Equity Work Group, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, Ms Tara Soomro, Permanent Mission of United Kingdom to the United Nations & Ambassador ECOSOC Affairs
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Multifocal contact lenses used to treat myopia in children slows myopia progression and axial growth. Read the full #NEIfunded study by researchers at @OhioStateEye and @Uhouston: brnw.ch/21wR6Eo #ResearchNews #VisionResearch
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Dr. @Rameshkekunnaya breaks down how to bust myths, set expectations, and empower decisions in this @WSPOS Myopia Workflow Masterclass episode on effective patient communication.
youtu.be/TL0XgRw9BKg
@tfgeducation
#WSPOS #TheFundingslandGroup #Myopia #MediaMICE #MedicalEducation
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Support is a key human right. Support helps make other rights possible.
Learn more at worlddownsyndromeday.org/202…
#ImproveOurSupportSystems #WorldDownSyndromeDay #DownSyndromeAdvocate #DownSyndromeNetwork #DownSyndrome #Trisomy21 #CareAndSupport
























