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Nov
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2016
Ophthalmology in Swaziland: A Post-Residency/Fellowship Experience By Trevor Kerr
After completing his combined fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics, Trevor Kerr spent seven months practicing ophthalmology in the small, underserved African country of Swaziland. A country with only two ophthalmologists for a population of 1.25 million people! His experience with one of those two ophthalmologists, Dr. Jonathan Pons, at the Good Shepherd Eye Clinic in Siteki, Swaziland, was exhilarating, humbling, and transformative. He reflects on his time there in an article in the South African Ophthalmology Journal....Read More.
Written by Trevor Kerr
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MSICS Training for Surgeons
There is tremendous need for a very good cataract procedure where phacoemulsification technology is either not available or too expensive to provide to the masses that need surgery. Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) is the perfect surgery for much of the world: it is inexpensive, effective, produces minimal astigmatism, sutureless, safe, relatively quick to perform and is relatively simple to learn with good instruction. If you have an interest in doing medical missions in the future, strongly consider MSICS training. Our friends at Global Sight Alliance and Vision Outreach International would love to assist you! Click on the links below to learn more. MedSendEmpowering Healthcare Professionals to Serve the Underserved
Don't let student loans keep you from serving as an eyecare missionary! MedSend will help you repay loans while you serve! Since being founded in 1992, MedSend has empowered hundreds of healthcare professionals serving in some of the most under served and neglected locations around the world. Read More... |
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