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Arthur Cummings | EuroTimes | September 11, 2015
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Nine European subspecialty ophthalmology societies have decided to join forces in order to raise political and public awareness of ophthalmology and secure increased funding for vision research. EU-EYE, as the new organisation is to be known, was officially launched during the XXXIII Congress of the ESCRS in Barcelona, Spain. |
On the 13th October 2016, we teamed up with European Forum Against Blindness (EFAB) and the European Coalition for Vision (ECV) to raise awareness about preventable sight loss. Collectively we spread a simple message across social media leveraging the #WorldSightDay – ‘We need to talk about eyes!’
By printing posters with custom or pre-printed messages our members were able to take selfies and spread awareness of how vision loss and blindness require the immediate attention of national and European policymakers. As Europeans are living longer we need improved mechanisms for screening and identifying eye diseases early. The campaign around #WorldSightDay was designed to increase awareness of these issues.
As advocating with one collective voice is central to making eye health a priority for national governments and on a European level we were proud to team up with our partners in EFAB and ECV in order to improve vision awareness among the general population.
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A dinner-quiz to better understand the facts and fiction behind healthy eyes and better sight. The event marked also the publication of the updated Your Eyes manual. Hosted by: Marian Harkin MEP |
A breakfast event hosted by Marian Harkin MEP and Heinz Becker MEP and moderated by Ian Banks, Chair of EFAB was held in the restaurant of the European Parliament in conjunction with World Diabetes Day on Tuesday 15 November 2016.
A panel of experts from across the eye health field discussed how sight loss can be prevented through early detection of eye diseases and adequate treatment. The event marked also the launching of a position paper highlighting the need to enhance screening, promote research and increase access to specialists will be presented at the event.
Professor Einar Stefánsson, President of the EU-EYE gave the keynote speech on Preventing Blindness. This speech focused on the increasing prevalence of eye diseases in Europe in an ageing population population rises and the need to make eye diseases a priority in EU policy decisions and funding for research.
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