Award Recipient Updates

Update from Dr. Avni Shah

Dr. Shah received a Fellow Travel Grant in 2018 and used the funds to perform outreach missions in Tanzania and Sierra Leone.

Trip Date: Feb 2019

Dodoma, Tanzania

Partner: Dr. Frank Sandi (Udom)

Also Dr. Andrew Kirumbe (Mvumi) Dr. Zayana (Mvumi), 3 registrars (Udom)

Glaucoma clinical and surgical skills transfer

Supervised clinical evaluation of ~40 glaucoma patients

Reinforcement of key elements to examination of patients with diagnosed or suspected glaucoma and applying standard methodology in approach to initial and subsequent encounters

IOP, gonioscopy, disc exam, visual field testing, setting IOP goals and stepwise approach to management

EMR template created for glaucoma patients

iCare tonometry taught to registrars, gonioscopy review with assistant medical officer-ophthalmologists

(AMOs) from Mvumi, visual field interpretation reviewed with Dr. Sandi and AMOs

Surgical teaching of Ahmed valve procedure to Dr. Sandi (4 surgeries completed as primary surgeon)

Surgical teaching of intraoperative gonioscopy and Kahook Dual Blade goniotomy procedure to Dr. Sandi (~10 surgeries completed as primary surgeon)

1 hour interactive Grand Rounds presentation given jointly by Dr. Sandi, Dr. Shah, and Dr. Sophia (registrar) to audience of ~200 medical students and faculty on the topic of glaucoma

Additional Support from New World Medical: Devices (Ahmed Glaucoma Valves/Kahook Dual Blades)