Journal article
Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon: Ophthalmology Subspecialty Patient Care and Training Center in Central Africa
A El-Maghraby, A elMaghraby, M Alireza, DE Etya'ale, WC Felch, T Makary, HE Nkumbe, DEI Pyott, S Resnikoff, A Sommer, BE Spivey, BR Straatsma, HR Taylor
American Journal of Ophthalmology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2019
Abstract
Purpose: To report establishment of the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute at Yaoundé, Cameroon, as an ophthalmology subspecialty patient care and training center in Central Africa. Design: Perspective. Methods: Assessment of unpublished and published material. Results: To improve, preserve and restore eye health and vision in a region with world-high prevalence of functional vision impairment and blindness, the Africa Eye Foundation established the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute as an ophthalmology subspecialty patient care center for all in need and a training center for ophthalmologists, ophthalmology subspecialists, and allied personnel. In 2017, the year of its inauguration and the ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
MAGRABI GROUP COMPANIES, CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM), SEEING IS BELIEVING - STANDARD Chartered Bank, International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Lions Clubs International Foundation, ORBIS International, Alcon, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Essilor Vision, Sightsavers, Fred Hollows Foundation, Thea Foundation, Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and Netri Foundation.