The Ophthalmology Foundation held a two-day ophthalmic educators course in November 2024 at Joint Shantou International Eye Center(JSIEC) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as an initiative of the Chinese Women’s Medical Association. Faculty included Drs. Karl Golnik, Gabriela…
Ophthalmic educators of the Ophthalmology Foundation have contributed to a special series in the Annals of Eye Science Journal, Improving Teaching Skills in Ophthalmology. Editors include Drs. Karl Golnik, Yip Chee Chew, Ana Gabriela Palis, and Meena Swaminathan. In this…
The Ophthalmology Foundation was pleased to host an ophthalmic educators workshops, “The Vision Forward: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Devices in Ophthalmology Education and Practice” on Friday, 18 October. Support for the OF’s participation was provided in part…
The Ophthalmology Foundation was pleased to support Dr. Helena Prior Filipe, chair for Continuing Professional Development and Simulated-based Education sub-committees, at three workshops in August and September 2024. The International Association for Health Professions in Education (AMEE) took place 26-27…
The Ophthalmology Foundation presented the “Ophthalmic Educators Train the Trainers (TTT)” on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 at the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) Congress. The goal of the workshop was to improve ophthalmic educators teaching…
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We are proud to spotlight and congratulate Dr. Pranesh Balasubramaniam, recently honored and awarded Clinician of the Year by the Barts and The London Students’ Association (BLSA). Dr. Balasubramaniam is thankful for the invaluable resources provided by the Ophthalmology Foundation…
The Ophthalmology Foundation is pleased to share that four articles have been published in volume 9 of the Annals of Eye Science, based on our Teaching Skills Series. Annals of Eye Science is an international, open access, peer-reviewed online journal…
Simulation-Based Education (SBE) as a learning modality has recently received growing attention. The Ophthalmology Foundation’s Simulation Subcommittee, led by Dr. Helena Prior Filipe and co-led by Dr. Mathys Labuchagne, has published four infographics on good practices of training by simulation…
Recognizing the need for addressing regional training priorities, Orbis International has created a “Foundation Curriculum,” with the Ophthalmology Foundation, which contains the essentials that all ophthalmologists should know and be able to do. The intent is for any group to…