Outreach

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.

Students and staff from the Department of Ophthalmology held a successful 4-day outreach in Garissa.

The outreach which was held from 11th to 14th November, 2019 saw more than 120 surgeries conducted on patients.

The surgeries were conducted by both resident and visiting doctors.