MORE THAN 30 EYE SURGERIES PERFORMED AT LITEIN MISSION HOSPITAL, NOVEMBER 2019

A successiful outreach was held between 25th and 27th November 2019 at Litein Mission Hospital. A total of 140 patients were treated as outpatient and a total of 33 eye surgeries were performed.  Most of the eye surgeries were for cataracts, which is the leading cause of blindness  in Kenya. The lecturers  were DR Nyenze Muindi and Dr Millicent Bore. The post-graduate students were Dr Shukri, Dr Khan, Dr Yusra, Dr Fane and Dr Wangechi.

Orthoptics training held to enhance skills

 A week long orthoptics training has kicked off at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi.

The training will take place between 9th to 13 November, 2019.

There are visiting lecturers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany who include Birgit Reindl, an orthoptist and teacher for orthoptic students, Simone Reipner, Orthoptist and Lisa Kast who is also an Orhoptist.