At KCCO, we believe that sharing practical knowledge is just as powerful as delivering care.
Our growing resource library supports eye care professionals, program managers, policymakers, researchers and educators across Africa with tools designed to strengthen systems, train teams and scale sustainable impact.
Whether you’re developing a national plan, launching a hospital program, or conducting training in remote areas. These resources are built to inform and empower your work.
This manual summarises expert discussions and evidence on childhood cataract in Africa, focusing on early detection, timely surgical management, and comprehensive follow-up care to improve visual outcomes and quality of life for affected children.
This guide explains how to use trained community Key Informants to identify children with severe visual impairment and support follow-up after eye surgery. It focuses on practical, low-cost community case finding, strong coordination, short targeted training, and continuous supervision to improve early detection and post-surgical care outcomes.
A practical guide in Portuguese on integrating low vision services into clinical care, education, and rehabilitation in Africa. It includes strategies for detection, management, training, and system planning to improve services for individuals with vision impairment.
A Spanish-language guide offering practical approaches for clinical low vision services in Africa. It covers service components, detection and referral processes, vision assessment, accessibility, educational inclusion, and coordination between health and education sectors.
This Maasai-language brochure educates communities about trachomatous trichiasis—a condition where eyelashes turn inward and damage the eye. It explains the causes, effects, treatment options, and encourages early surgical intervention to prevent blindness.
This Swahili brochure explains ugonjwa wa vikope (inward-turning eyelashes), its causes, symptoms, treatment through minor surgery, and the importance of early intervention to prevent blindness.
This Swahili-language brochure explains glaucoma, its causes, symptoms, and treatment options, emphasizing early detection and the importance of eye screening after age 40 to prevent permanent vision loss.
A detailed report on improving district-level planning for VISION 2020 in Africa, emphasizing data-driven strategies for addressing cataract, refractive error, childhood blindness, and other eye conditions through effective collaboration, service delivery, and monitoring.
This report summarizes a 2007 workshop at KCCO that focused on using evidence-based approaches for effective district-level planning and implementation of the VISION 2020 initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness in Africa.
This systematic review evaluates the practice of task-shifting trichiasis surgery from specialized eye health workers to general health workers in trachoma-endemic countries. It examines surgical outcomes, productivity, and implementation challenges. While generalists can perform surgery with comparable quality to specialists, their productivity remains low due to systemic issues like poor supervision, lack of supplies, and inadequate support. The review emphasizes the need for focused training, better oversight, and dedicated personnel to effectively reduce the burden of trachomatous trichiasis.