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International Assistance Program Makes a World of Difference It is a fact that people in developing countries represent 90 percent of the world’s blind population and are 10 times more likely to go blind than those in developed countries. “ The set of materials that we received is going to provide us with a better education and improve the professional relations of our clinic.” RECIPIENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, MACEDONIA The Foundation’s international assistance program helps improve eye care in developing nations by enhancing the education and training of ophthalmologists in those regions. To date, the Foundation has provided over 700 training institutions with free ophthalmic educational materials and has assisted hundreds of ophthalmologists to attend the Academy’s Annual Meeting, where they benefit from instruction and skills transfer courses. Last year, the Foundation provided 246 ophthalmology-training programs and 221 residents with free ophthalmic educational materials, assisted 43 guest ophthalmologists to attend the Academy’s Annual Meeting, and developed the EyeCare Volunteer Registry (www.eyecarevolunteer.org), an online program created to link ophthalmologists to volunteer opportunities in developing countries. EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION International Assistance provides muchneeded educational materials to ophthalmology training programs and university and hospital libraries in low-income nations with the least resources. In addition, manuals are provided to ophthalmology residents in selected programs. Educational materials were sent to training institutions in these nations: Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia China Colombia Dominican Republic Ethiopia Gambia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Haiti India Indonesia Iran Jordan Kazakstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Laos Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Paraguay Peru Philippines Russia Serbia & Montenegro South Africa Sri Lanka Syria Tanzania Thailand Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Manuals were provided to 221 ophthalmology residents in these nations: Afghanistan Bangladesh China Ghana Haiti Kenya Moldova Myanmar Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Tanzania Uganda Vietnam Yemen
HOST PROGRAMS The Rotary Club Host Project sponsors ophthalmologists from developing nations to come to the United States for a two-week professional, educational, social and cultural immersion, beginning with the first week in the hosting Rotary Club’s community and concluding with the second week at the Academy’s Annual Meeting. Five international ophthalmologists participated in this program in 2004. “ I’ve come to realize that there are many patients we give up on when actually something can be done if we tried a bit harder, like corneal scars which I learnt can be improved or even treated with things like Amniotic Membranes. We are now in the process of seeing how we can start a tissue bank and start doing this procedure, which didn’t appear difficult to perform. It was really an eye opener.” HOST PROGRAM PARTICIPANT NAIROBI, KENYA “ The program was excellent. I use the 90 DS and 78 DS lens for all patients with retinal problems, and also in the plastic surgery specialty, in the malignant case, I find some new methods.” HOST PROGRAM PARTICIPANT KABUL, AFGHANISTAN “ As it is, you are doing a great job not just in the professional aspect but also in the social aspect. The hosts were extremely good people. It’s like you carried out interviews and picked the best among all the Americans! The program is a really great idea and I hope many more people will benefit from it like I did. And thanks to [<strong>FAAO</strong> staff] who is one of the most organized and patient people I’ve met in my ‘short’ lifetime. Keep it up.” HOST PROGRAM PARTICIPANT NAIROBI, KENYA EYECARE VOLUNTEER REGISTRY A new web-based program, the EyeCare Volunteer Registry was developed to connect ophthalmic professionals who are interested in volunteering in a developing Ophthalmologist in Mongolia exams patient. Photo provided by Robert W. Butner, MD nation with organizations and institutions that need their assistance. For more information, log on to the EyeCare Volunteer Registry at www.eyecarevolunteer.org. Rotary Club Host Project GUEST COUNTRY SPONSORING ROTARY CLUB Dr. Millicent Kariuku-Wanyoike Kenya Sea Island Rotary Club, Beaufort, SC Dr. Ailian Hu China Rotary Club of Richmond, VA Dr. Barzarbaeva Chinara Satybaldievna Kyrgyzstan Rotary Club of Westerville, OH Dr. Mohammad Naim Afghanistan Rotary Club of Roanoke, VA Dr. Jean-Clauyde Crevecoeur Haiti Rotary Club of Philadelphia, PA
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