The course will not run in 2012. Dates and fees for the next intake will be posted here once they have been confirmed. Please check periodically for updates.
Course outline
This three-month Diploma course is aimed at people who want to know more about the major blinding eye diseases and the VISION 2020 - The Right to Sight initiative.
The taught element of this course will also be attended by students from the MSc Public Health for Eye Care (formerly known as the MSc Community Eye Health).
Who should apply for the course?
This course is especially suitable for eye care professionals, including ophthalmologists, optometrists and project managers who want to receive training in Community Eye Health, but are not able to be away from their place of work for a year to attend the MSc Public Health for Eye Care (formerly known as the MSc Community Eye Health).
Setting & Programme
All students will take four compulsory modules
- Childhood Eye Disease and Ocular Infections
- Non-communicable Eye Disease
- How to Plan and Implement a Vision 2020 Project
- Skills, Resources and Technology for Vision 2020
Students will also be assessed on the completion of a Strategy Document. The document will be largely written over the Easter time period and is intended to be a practical document that relates to a specific plan agreed by your institution/programme and which can be implemented on your return to your home country.
Teaching Methods
The course will be taught by staff of the International Centre for Eye Health. The teaching methods will consist of lectures, group work, structured assignments and self-learning.
Methods of Assessment
Assessments will be taken at the end of each study unit, and a written strategy document of no more than 5,000 words must be submitted at the end of the course.
Course Fees
To be confirmed.
An assessment of fee status will be made for each applicant on receipt of their application form. Further information on fees and fee status.
International Centre for Eye Health
The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) was established by Professor Barrie Jones in 1980 at the Institute of Ophthalmology. ICEH moved to the LSHTM in 2002, where it is led by Professor Allen Foster and forms part of the Clinical Research Unit in the Department of Infectious & Tropical Diseases. The main aim of the ICEH is to facilitate a reduction in blindness with a particular emphasis on developing countries.
There are an estimated 45 million blind people in the world and the majority of these people live in developing countries*. At least 75% of blind people can have their sight restored, or are blind from preventable causes. In 1999 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly launched “VISION 2020: The Right to Sight”. The goal of VISION 2020 - The Right to Sight is to eliminate unnecessary blindness, promote good vision and thereby improve the quality of life of people with visual loss. The work of ICEH supports the goals of VISION 2020 - The Right to Sight.
* World Health Organisation statistics 2009
Please return a completed application Form along with an equal opportunities form to:
Registry, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT UK, Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4648
Alternatively, by fax:
Fax: +44 (0)20 7299 4656
Or email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to improving global health through its programme of short and full-time postgraduate study.
