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IAPB consults panels of experts with considerable experience, to identify good practice and assist with the compilation of IAPB Essential Equipment Lists especially for use in in resource constrained settings. NGOs,
Ministries of Health, District Health Services, eye clinics and hospitals can use the IAPB Essential Equipment lists to plan and purchase inventory.
The IAPB Diabetic Retinopathy Working Group welcomes the inclusion of the Essential Equipment for Screening, Monitoring and Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) in the IAPB Standard List. This list also reflects the procedures and requirements outlined in the ICO Guidelines for Diabetic Eye Care to provide suggestions for equipment and consumables considered essential minimum requirements to perform high quality for screening/ monitoring and treatment for DR.
This list provides additional general guidelines to facilitate planning / budgeting. Please note, however, all responsibilities for decisions remain entirely with ophthalmologist, programmes and partners.
The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
Inclusiveness and Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings.
The 2023 Annual Report of CBM's eye care work across its programmes. Inclusive, comprehensive and integrated- CBM's Eye Health Initiative reports on it latest work in eye health.
This guidance aims to facilitate the monitoring of both eye and ear care services through presenting a set of core facility indicators along with considerations for analysis and use of routine health information
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) have collaborated to produce a report on Eye Health and the World of Work
This report was authored by the Deloitte Center for Health Economics working with Roche and IAPB
ROP related blindness can be prevented by improving comprehensive preterm care and screening at appropriate time.
Exploring the Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Ocular Surface - A Review of Risk Factors
This PDF document from IAPB's Climate Action Work Group debunks five prevalent myths about climate action and eye care.
Interventions To Slow The Progression Of Myopia
