Reader feedback

Selected comments and feedback from journal readers from the last couple of years.

2011

• “I wish to acknowledge receipt of the latest CEH journal at our hospital. We intend to make use of the information thereof, and look forward to receiving future issues for use in our library.” Ophthalmologist, Kenya, Dec 2011

• “Thank you for the good work, and the September DR issue was spot on!! Am requesting if possible to get the hard copy of the same and subsequent copies” Doctor, Nov 2011

• “Please include me into your mailing list. I really find your journal very educative. I’m a nurse working in eye clinic of a teaching hospital.” Ophthalmic nurse, Nigeria, Nov 2011

• “I want to subscribe to all your issues to improve my skills and proficiency at the coordination of the Eye health Program of my Country.” Coordinator of Eye Health Programme, Togo, Nov 2011

• “I have read almost every issue of CEH. It is a very informative journal.” Doctor, India, Nov 2011

• “Thank you so much for your kindness and support with the sample copies of the journal sent … I am most grateful to you and the ICEH for the eye care and eye health education you are making available through the journal. I will share the copies with interested colleagues especially though in ophthalmology residency and general practice.” University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Oct 2011

• “I always like to get a soft copy of community eye health journal and a hard copy as well … To get them and each new edition in the future will be helpful for my work.” Cataract surgeon, Uganda, Sep 2011

• [I] have been subscribing to the free e-journals and it as always been of a good help to me, in practicing and doing other research. I hereby ask for the free journal articles to be sent to me on a quarterly basis.” Optometrist, Ghana, Sep 2011

• “Ours is an NGO providing eye services to poor rural people … I herewith request you to give us free subscription of your renowned journal… It will be great help for our research work.” India, 2011

• “… It is such a brilliant journal and is helpful to the eye care nurses in the country. With many thanks for all the hard work put in for us to be able to expand the knowledge of the eye health workers here.” Nurse Advisor, Papua New Guinea, July 2011

• "Hi, Thanks, I have been receiving your mails on current eye health journals, please do accept my appreciation, I hope to invite more of my colleagues for subscription. Thanks once more and bye." Doctor, India, June 2011

• "Dear sir/Madam, thanks for the mail. I understand the financial constraints. In view of this i would like to request you to stop my paper copy from the upcoming issue, as now i have access to the soft copy of journal. I would also request you to convey the subscriber members to voluntarily opt out for the paper edition. It will also save a lot of paper." Reply to email newsletter, June 2011

• "DEAR ANITA.  I AM GRATEFUL WRITING TO YOU . THANKS FOR THE REGULAR MAILING OF THE COMMUNITY EYE JOURNAL THAT HAVE BEEN A GREAT  SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR ME AND THE REST OF THE STAFF OF OUR HEALTH CENTRE." Ethiopia, April 2011

• "Dear Mrs Shah, Please, I'm sorry for the inconvenience of writing through this link; it was the  last resort. Through my copy of the Community Eye Journal CD (Update 4 ) - vol 14, No 37  2001, I learnt about Instruments available for district-level eye-care providers  like us. .. We want to find out if the instrumets / equipment can be accessible to people like us, as we are in dear need of atleast the most basic of them. " Doctor of optometry/eye-care consultant, April 2011

• "I'm thankful for this journal. It is a very useful for my Ophthalmic work. Thanks Again." Reply to email newsletter, April 2011

• "Thanks so much for the article which I am about to look into. I look forward the next publication." Reply to email newsletter, April 2011

• "Greetings from Nigeria and especially from [the] Centre. May I first of all congratulate you on your wonderful efforts to make the CEH Journal available to all nocks and corners of the planet. We find the journal very useful, in fact, it has become one of the research as well as resource materials in our Centre. There are much information and many samples of eye diseases, prevention, cure, and other related cases on eye care services. May I humbly request my name to be included in the mailing list of staff of [the] Centre. I am currently serving as the administrator and so far, I have been reading from others. I hope my request would meet a favourable consideration. Thanks in anticipation and God bless." Administrator, Nigeria, April 2011

• "Dear sir/madam, I am enjoying the community eye health journal. I have nothing physical to give you for your effort in updating us with the developments in the eye care service delivery. However, i have completed the reader survey form online and i hope you have received it. May the good Lord bless, strengthen and support you in all your undertakings." Uganda, Mar 2011

• "Hi! I know the deadline is over [for a competition] but im sorry because it takes time for me to go into the internet, i recieved my journal in time but unfortunately i couldn`t meet the deadline but anywhere you can still have a look at the pictures for future use. On our side (Botswana;village) the internet is failing and at times very slow. Thank you in advance." Botswana, Mar 2011

• "Hi, I am [ ], an intern Optometrist in Africa. Quality books are expensive to get here. Many would like to have good texts but can't afford them or can't find one. I would love to have your quality and educational journals for young ones like me. I hope to use it to improve my knowledge and practice of Optometry wherever I find myself. I would really be grateful to have your journals. Thanks. Yours reader." Optometrist, Nigeria, Feb 2011

• "Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you very much for sending such usefull ten year vision 2020. This makes me more skill full and use in eye care sector. I request you to send me, if you have vision center protocal or primary eye care protocal. Thank you again for all things."
  Program Manager, Nepal, Feb 2011

• "dear cehjournal crew, i want to thank you for the indespensable role your playing in contribution to eye care/knowledge please my new postal address for new issues is as below." Ophthalmologist, Nigeria, Feb 2011

• "Thanks Sally and Anita, for registering me on the distribution list of the International Community Eye health Journal. I want to acknowledge that  I received my first copy of TALC materials. I'm much grateful for your efforts. I've already exploited the printed material and yet to exploit the CD as my access to the computer is limited for now. I also received the e-mail ICEH Journal. Accept my greetings once more." Ophthalmic nursing officer, Cameroon, Feb 2011

French edition feedback

• “Thank you to the journal for complete information and topics you are addressing, this allows us to share experiences with our colleagues around the world. Hoping to read you soon, accept my congratulations and encouragement." Ophthalmic nurse, Cameroun, Oct 2011

• “You can never imagine how great our joy [was] to read your response this morning… We have started the download of documents sent and they are great and we decided to print them and use them in our next training sessions.” Burkina Faso, Nov 2011

• “Thank you for the journal and all information.” Eye health worker, DRC Congo, Sept 2011

2010

• "I like the community eye health journal very much. it is really informative and helpful for me to work in the community. Our hospital is also running community eye health program and i am one of the member of that team. This journal will provide guideline to work in community and clinics as well. " Senior Optometrist, Nepal, June 2010.

• "I have found the Community Eye Health Journal very useful as it has added value to my practice. I have also been able to share knowledge gained through the Journal with my junior colleagues and other health workers. It has also widened my horizon in the management of patients." Ophthalmologist, Nigeria, June 2010.

• "I wish to congratulate and encourage you on the effort you are making in regular production of the COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH JOURNAL. The monthly issues you sent to us have been of great help to us in our work. Thank you very much." Nurse, Nigeria, April 2010.

• "I went through the journal of community health care volume 20 issue 64 0f December 2007. It served me so much and I really gained from it. I have felt how much i might haved missed having not been in contact with this journal not on till now." Senior Clinician, Nigeria, March 2010.

• "It's almost 5-6yrs since i subscribed to the ceh journal and i've found it a quite useful, ready to use, quick reference resource. Much so those CD-ROM on back issues, cataract surgical outcomes and related literatures." Optometrist, Nigeria, January 2010.

• "I thank you so much for all the articles published in community eye health journal. It has improve my attitude and the way I work especially the article on lacrimal syringing procedures. Thank you and God bless." Ophthalmic nurse, Nigeria, January 2010