1. Lions International Eye Centre, Korle Bu, Ghana

2. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Why West Africa?
90% of blindness occurs in developing countries
75% of this blindness is preventable
2.6 million people in West Africa are blind
The region is vastly under-served, e.g. cataract surgery less than 20% of VISION 2020 target

3. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Why Training?
Training is integral to any strategy to eliminate avoidable blindness
Africa lacks higher surgical training programmes
For the majority, training is out of financial reach
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life”

4. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

5. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

6. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Lions Clubs International
Foundation £750,000
Lions MD105 (CSFII) £250,000
Moorfields Eye Charities £2,000,000

7. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

8. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

9. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

10. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana

11. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Training ophthalmologists for the West Africa region

12. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Ian Murdoch MSc MD FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital
Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Ophthalmology

13. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Basic surgical training
Small incision cataract surgery
Trabeculectomy (glaucoma)
Lid surgery
Paediatric eye surgery

14. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Modular system
WACS certificates
Online training
Digital communication
Moorfields trainers
Train the trainer

15. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
Medical Retina Course
Nov 2016

16. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana
So what of the future?
Management of Moorfield House
Equipment upgrades
Sponsorship of courses
Dissemination of courses
(WHO)

17. Lions International Eye Centre
Korle Bu, Ghana