by Eyesight International | Apr 19, 2023 | News
On Dec.15, 2022, the UBC Department of Ophthalmology in Vancouver inaugurated the presentation of the annual Dr. Paul Dubord Memorial Award. The award was given to a member of the faculty who had exhibited excellence advancing the UBC Department of Ophthalmology and...
by Eyesight International | Sep 27, 2022 | News
With great sadness, we share news that Eyesight International founder Paul Joseph Dubord, MD, FRCSC, OC, passed away Monday, September 5, in Vancouver following a short, intense battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Dr. Dubord had a vision: to restore sight to the...
by Eyesight International | Mar 18, 2022 | Stories
Dr Umang MathurEyesight International (ESI) FellowCornea-Anterior Segment, LVPEIJanuary 1997- January 1998 Post Fellowship:Joined Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) in 1998. Current Role:Executive DirectorDr Shroff’s Charity Eye HospitalNew Delhi,...
by Eyesight International | Mar 15, 2022 | Stories
Buenos Aires, Argentina I decided to become an ophthalmologist when I was very young. After medical school, I started my residency at the Clinica de Ojos Dr Nano, Bueno Aries, Argentina where I learned the basics of ophthalmology for three years. Later, I applied at...
by Eyesight International | Oct 7, 2021 | Stories
“In 1989 I embarked on my first trip to a LMIC to undertake Eye Banking and Corneal transplantation as a member of a team going to Karachi, Pakistan. This meeting was not a success. At the end of the meeting, I was packing up my slides recognizing this meeting...
