The issue of global blindness is staggering. It is conservatively estimated that 45 million people are blind. Another 135 million suffer severe visual impairment. 90% of these patients live developing countries. The numbers are worsening. Many cases are treatable.
The impact of preserving and restoring sight helps not just the patients but also their families, communities, and countries.
30 professors
60+ visits
14 countries
Bolivia
Bulgaria
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Peru
St. Lucia
Tanzania
Trinidad
Venezuela
Visiting Ophthalmology Professors
Updated August 7, 2023
Christine Nelson, MD
Oculoplastics
University of Michigan
Visited: Haiti,
Dominican Republic
Peru
Kaz Soong, M.D.
Cornea and anterior segment
University of Michigan
Visited: Haiti (3 visits)
Bulgaria
Karanjit Kooner, M.D.
Glaucoma
University of Texas, Dallas
Visited: Haiti
Venezuela
Guatemala
Nicaragua
St. Lucia
Peru
Alex Levin, M.D
Pediatric ophthalmology
Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Visited: Guatemala (5 visits)
Pakistan
Trinidad
Peru (2 visit)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Michael Taravella, M.D.
Cornea and anterior segment
University of Colorado
Visited: Dominican Republic (2 visits)
Ken Hovland, M.D.
Retina
University of Colorado
Visited: Dominican Republic
Bartley Frueh, MD
Oculoplastics
University of Michigan
Visited: Guatemala (4 visits)
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Barrett Katz, M.D.
Neuro-ophthalmology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Visited: Guatemala
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Peru
Cuba
Alan Sugar, M.D.
Cornea and anterior segment
University of Michigan
Visited: Guatemala (2 visits)
Trinidad
Raymond Stein, M.D.
Cornea and anterior segment
University of Toronto
Visited: Nicaragua
Amjad Ahmad, M.D.
Oculoplasics
Loyola University
Visited: Guatemala
Robert Fante, M.D.
Oculoplastics
University of Colorado
Visited: Peru
Monte del Monte, M.D.
Pediatric ophthalmology
University of Michigan
Visited: Guatemala
Stephen Saxe, M.D.
Retina
University of Michigan
Visited: Guatemala
Ashima Kumar Gupta, M.D.
Pediatric ophthalmology
State University of New York
Visited: St. Lucia
El Salvador
Sai Gandham, M.D.
Glaucoma
Albany Medical College
Visited: Tanzania
Steven Archer, MD
Pediatric ophthalmology
University of Michigan
Visited: Peru (2 visits)
Anna Murchison, MD
Oculoplasitcs
Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Visited: Guatemala
Ned Bedrossian, MD
Oculoplastics
Wills Eye Institute
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Visited: Haiti
John Downing, MD
Anterior segment
Vanderbilt University
Visited: Haiti (2 visits)
Charles Barr, MD
Retina
St. Louis University
Visited: Haiti
Peru
Bolivia
Pediatric ophthalmology
Wills' Eye Institute,
Thomas Jefferson University
Visited: Haiti
David Gritz, MD
Anterior segment
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Visited: Cuba
Peru
Umar Mian, MD
Retina
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Visited: Haiti
Dilip Thomas, MD
Oculoplastics
University of Georgia, Augusta
Visited: Peru (Trujillo)
Guatemala
Manjool Shah, MD
Glaucoma
University of Michigan
Visited: Peru (Trujillo)
Zvi Kresch, MD
Uveitis
University of Michigan
Visited: Peru
Christopher Rapuano, MD
Anterior Segment
Thomas Jefferson University
Visited: Guatemala
Alon Kahana, MD
Oculoplastics
University of Michigan
Visited: Bosnia
Mithra Gonzales, MD
Oculoplastics
Flaum Eye Institute
University of Rochester
Visited: Guatemala
Angela Uy, MD
Pediatric ophthalmology
National Children’s Hospital, Philippines
Visited: Chuuk (Micronesia)
