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ORBIS SYMPOSIUM

Monday 15 September
13.00 – 14.00

Venue: Hall 14²

The Prevention and Treatment of Blindness in Developing Countries

13.00 
Introduction
R. Walters UK
Chairman of Orbis UK
Consultant Ophthalmologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
13.05 
World blindness, the scale of the problem
D. Yorston UK
Honorary Senior Lecturer, International Centre for Eye Health
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow, UK
13.20
How can we help?
R. Walters UK

 

13.35 
Learning from experience in Bangladesh
T. Vivian UK
Orbis Volunteer
Consultant Ophthalmologist, West Suffolk Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
13.50 
Questions and closing remarks
14.00
End of session