Vision Science Academy launches the Global Eye Health Programme, a specialised learning programme in Community and Global Eye Care
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — October 10, 2026 – Vision Science Academy (VSA) is pleased to announce the launch of the VSA Global Eye Health Programme on 10 October 2026, marking World Sight Day and forming part of VSA’s observance of World Blindness Awareness Month.
Under the message “Learn Beyond the Eye. Think Beyond the Clinic,” the programme has been developed to encourage learners and eye-care professionals to explore vision care from a broader public-health and global perspective.
The programme brings together three complementary specialised courses:
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PUBLIC HEALTH AND |
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GLOBAL OPHTHALMOLOGY |
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SEEING COMMUNITIES: POPULATION EYE HEALTH |
Participants receive access to three specialised courses, three individual course certificates, and one Programme Completion Certificate upon completing the programme requirements. The programme is intended for optometry and ophthalmology students and professionals, vision science and public health learners, researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals interested in community and global eye health.
| “Eye care extends far beyond the clinical setting. By bringing together community optometry, global ophthalmology and public health, this programme aims to encourage a more comprehensive understanding of eye health at the individual, community and population levels.”
— Kristi Sharma, Senior Manager, Advanced Education and Partnerships, Vision Science Academy |
The programme will be available through the Vision Science Academy Learning Centre.
| ABOUT VISION SCIENCE ACADEMY
Vision Science Academy (VSA) is a global online vision science education platform offering specialised learning opportunities across optometry, ophthalmology, neuroscience, psychophysics, emerging technologies and related areas of vision science. |
PROGRAMME ENQUIRIES
Email: info@visionscienceacademy.org |
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