We support Ukraine
Faced with the political situation, the Ukrainian Society of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery and the Ophthalmic Clinics in Ukraine have asked us to organise support for the medical supply problem. We are asking you to help our fellow ophthalmologists and all the people of Ukraine. It is hugely important to ensure the supply of medical products for ophthalmologists who [...]
Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology, the latest book by Prof. A. Grzybowski!
At the end of 2021, Prof A. Grzybowski's latest book 'Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology' was published. The book provides a broad overview of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms in ophthalmology. Professionals interested in the contribution of artificial intelligence to early diagnosis and treatment monitoring in ophthalmic patients will find this book to be an indispensable guide to the developing [...]
Congratulations to Professor Andrzej Grzybowski from the Governor of Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship
Mr Artur Chojecki Voivode of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship congratulated Professor Andrzej Grzybowski at the Voivodship Office in Olsztyn on receiving the Founder's Award of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) and words of recognition for his international scientific achievements.
Myopia epidemic - an interview
Read the latest interview with Professor Andrzej Grzybowski on the myopia epidemic in the eGazette of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. Click here
Prof. A. Grzybowski with the prestigious "Founders' Award" of the International Society for Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
During the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) conference held on 12-15.11.2021 in New Orleans, Professor Andrzej Grzybowski received the prestigious 'Founders' Award' of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS). Prof Grzybowski is the first Pole to be awarded by this Society. The International Society of Refractive Surgery is a partner of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and brings together [...]
Poznan fights myopia in children
The growing popularity of mobile devices and remote learning during the pandemic has put more and more children at risk of myopia. In order to prevent this, the City is joining a prevention campaign to help protect young Poznanians from this visual impairment. - It is estimated that around 45 per cent of young people in Europe have myopia," says Jędrzej Solarski, [...]
Prof Andrzej Grzybowski deputy editor-in-chief of new ophthalmology journal
Prof Andrzej Grzybowski as deputy editor-in-chief of the ophthalmology journal Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research. This is an English scientific, online, peer-reviewed, international and fully open access journal published by Elsevier. Congratulations!
Presentation of the DRSplus Funduscamera
We are working on developing a new health programme for the detection of diabetic retinopathy using artificial intelligence! One of the aspects we are currently focusing on is the verification of the Funduskamers available on the market. In the last few days, we attended a presentation of the DRSplus Funduscamera, which, thanks to its confocal fundus imaging system, allows for better contrast and image resolution. Courtesy of the company MDT [...]
Screening of children in kindergartens
We have completed the first phase of sight screening for children in kindergartens and schools in Poznań and the surrounding area. As part of the pilot, we screened 180 children, and in the project, which has been running since May, we screened 425 children. In total, more than 600 children were screened! The examinations were carried out using a state-of-the-art photoscreening device, in a quick and non-contact manner, and most importantly [...]
The cover of the February issue of the ophthalmology journal Journal of Refractive Surgery featured a painting by Ms Patrycja Maria Kowal
The cover of the February issue of the ophthalmology journal 'Journal of Refractive Surgery' features a painting by Ms Patrycja Maria Kowal Ms Patrycja is the Polish winner of the international graphic design competition 'Miradas' organised by the Prof. Jorge Alio Foundation. The subject of the painting is the feeling of irreversible blindness. A person affected by glaucoma loses peripheral vision and at the same time imagines the loss of central and total vision. [...]
