There is increasing concern among ophthalmology professionals that many patients are missing their eye care appointments, ostensibly over fears of…
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Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus [07/06/2020]
What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are normally transmitted between animals and people. The COVID-19 is a disease…
“Conjunctival congestion” and Conjunctivitis from COVID-19
Two recent reports published in Journal of Medical Virology and New England Journal of Medicine suggest that the novel coronavirus…
COVID-19, WHO Situation Report
WHO situation report is updated daily. Read more here: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Sitrep Culled from WHO
“Don’t sit so close to the TV. It will hurt your eyes.”
A common admonition from parents and grandparents, based simply on intuition, but now backed by science. “Blue light” — the type…
OSN Newsletter Nov-Dec 2018
In this issue, Global health organizations commit to new ways of working together for greater impact. World Sight Day 2018…
LSHTM offers free course on Eliminating Trachoma
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is offering a free online course that aims to inform and…
OSN Newsletter Jul-Aug 2018
In this issue, Dr. B.G.K. Ajayi, an icon of Ophthalmology in Nigeria and past President of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria,…
OSN Strategic Map 2018-2022 document released
Rising from the 43rd AGM and Scientific Conference held in Abuja, August 30th – September 1st 2018, the Ophthalmological Society…
Ghana eliminates trachoma
Ghana has become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to to successfully eliminate trachoma eye disease as a public health…