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,...
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...
“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...
“In the early 1990s, prior to the founding of ESI, Dr. Dubord had worked in Japan, Pakistan, China, and India promoting Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation. Patients in his practice in Vancouver became aware of his work. In particular, an 85-year-old retired...
Blindness and visual impairment is in most cases a preventable personal affliction imposing a profound personal and economic burden on individuals, communities and countries. It is estimated to have a financial impact of over $400 billion dollars per year of lost...
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