When: January 16, 2010

 

Where: Bristol, Tennessee

 

Who: Ophthalmology Surgeons for a workshop (limit of 10)

 

Status: Accepting Applications

 

Project Fee: $200 (for book and lab materials and meals) + Airfare to Bristol, Tennessee CMDA Headquarters

 

Click below to apply for this workshop.  Please complete your personal information and all areas that would apply to this one day training.  You may disregard the portions of the application dealing with a normal foreign country mission trip.

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Training Details: The cataract is the main cause of curable blindness worldwide with the developing world accounting for three quarters of blindness.  In our desire to reach the least the last and the lost, specifically those spiritually and physically blind in the developing world, we have organized a training opportunity to equip ophthalmologists and all other eye care professionals. Those who ordinarily (in their practices in the States) use very specialized equipment and technology are in need of a different training to be successful on mission trips into developing countries. It is our desire to promote excellence in cataract surgery and the treatment of eye diseases in developing countries. In order to accomplish these goals we are planning special training sessions including didactic presentations, a wet lab, and mini-clinic for the transfer of current skills and techniques in manual small incision cataract surgery for surgeons from both the developed and developing world.

It is reported that more than 20 million people are bilaterally blind from age-related cataracts, which represents 43% of all blindness in the world. It is estimated that the world population of those over 60 years of age will be around 800 million by 2020.  As a calculative figure, 1000 new bilaterally blind people from cataracts per one million persons per year is used for purposes to plan operations on an annual basis—and this just to reduce the backlog. 

 

 

We will teach a safe, low-cost procedure (Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery) that has been developed for use in the developing countries. We will also be reviewing the use of Phacoemulsification in these situations.  This allows us to reduce dramatically the causes of poor outcomes and increase the output of cataract services.

We are planning our first workshop January 16th, 2010 in Bristol, Tennessee at the headquarters of CMDA. (Note:  You will need to arrive in Bristol on the 15th and leave on the 17th as we will be in clinic the entire day of the 16th.) We will have a full day of lectures and a wet lab.  This will be followed by a mini-clinic in Vallodolid, Mexico  Feb. 26th - 27th (arrival on the 25th and departure on the 28th) and a full week in the Yucatan area in April (these clinics will be posted at a later date online).

 

We know this first one day workshop (Jan. 16th) will be a condensed and fruitful learning experience for all surgeons participating and valuable training to maximize your skill and expertise.  It is important to sign up early as there are limited spots available.

 

Please contact Dr. Sam Molind via his cell 423-367-4551 with any questions.

 

To apply for this trip, Click Here.

 

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