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IAPB works with experts to curate, connect and share knowledge and experience to support those who are comparing and sourcing eye health products and technologies.

Scroll down for content on these topics:

  • ATscale Product Narratives
  • Direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes
  • Differences between slit lamps
  • Establishing a surgical skills centre
  • Introduction to procurement.

ATscale Product Narratives: A Market Landscape and Strategic Approach to Increasing Access in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

ATscale has undertaken in-depth analyses for each of their five priority products.

Two of these are most relevant to eye health are linked below – Chinese, French and Spanish version are also available at the ATscale website.

Product Narrative: Eyeglasses

Product Narrative Digital Assistive Technology

Direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes

Phil Hoare, IAPB’s Procurement Manager, speaks to Dr Denise Mabey, St Thomas Hospital, London who demonstrates the uses and differences between a direct ophthalmoscope and an indirect ophthalmoscope.

A big thank you to International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM, Robin Percy and Dr Mabey for their help in producing this video.

Differences between slit lamps

Dr Egide Gisagara, from the Rwamagana Provincial Hospital in Rwanda, explains the differences between Static and Portable Slit lamps.

A big thank you to Robin Percy and the International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM, for support with filming and editing the video. Thanks also to Jon Wild from Keeler who provided the equipment.

Comprehensive surgical training

An IAPB Standard List video featuring Dr Will Dean, Community Eye Health Institute, Cape Town on how to setup a surgical skills centre.
A big thank you to Robin Percy and the International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM, for support with filming and editing the video.

Introduction to procurement

A brief video that gives you an introduction to international procurement. Phil Hoare, Procurement Manager, IAPB, discusses the four key areas you need to pay to attention to. Issues discussed include INCOTERMS 2010 (you can download them from the International Chamber of Commerce website).

Caution: Several websites quote 2016, but the ICC puts them into force, and the latest is 2010.