Right to Sight Trustees: John Sandford Smith

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John Sandford Smith
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Consultant Ophthalmologist, Leicester Royal Infirmary from September 1979 to October 2000 and Honorary Clinical Tutor to the University of Leicester. On retirement in Oct 2000, appointed Emeritus Consultant.

Publications:
'Eye Disease in Hot Climates' (1986 and now having a fourth edition).
'Eye Surgery in Hot Climates' (1994 and second edition in 2001).

Other positions held:
- Council Member and Regional representative of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- President of the Midland Ophthamological Society
- Chairman of Leicester Royal Infirmary Medical Staff Committee

"Since retiring from my position as Consultant Ophthalmologist in Leicester in October 2000, I have become more involved in practical medical work and post graduate teaching in developing countries, with visits to Burma, The Yemen, Tanzania, Malawi, Pakistan, India and Cambodia."

Dr John Sandford-Smith of Knighton received an MBE for services to blind people in developing countries. He is a widely respected expert on eye diseases and has been involved in teaching, training and voluntary work

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The Times Article

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Maintenance Training Course in Cameroon

March 2009 - Aravind, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon, the German cooperation GTZ and Right to Sight partnered to organise a training course on the maintenance and repair of ophthalmic equipment in Cameroon.
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BUC Student Placement to Mbingo Hospital Cameroon

March 09' - The Buskerud University College (BUC) in Norway approached Right to Sight to partner on an optometry project in Africa. Right to Sight, eager to help with the exchange facilitated that the Mbingo Baptist Hospital in Cameroon be used as the location.
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Article from Life Time Newspaper Cameroon

Apr 09'

An Article written in Cameroon in the Life Time Newspaper in April documenting the successful completion of the Equipment Maintenance Course run in collaboration with Right to SIght

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Orissa - Success Stories in Eye Care

April 2009 - Right to Sight has been involved in the capacity building and sustainable growth of JMJ-GVN Hospital since 2007. Since getting involved the Hospital has performed 9,790 surgeries and seen an incredible 70,000 Out-Patients. JMJ-GVN was the first partner of Right to Sight in Eastern India.
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Sun Business Post Article

May 09'

Article from the SUNDAY BUSINESS POST in Ireland regarding the Pilates fundraising event run by Right to Sight in May 09'
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Article in The Irish Independent - June 09'

The Trinity Sight team, finalist of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup global student technology competition, has devised an inexpensive and innovative technology solution to the training shortage using off-the-shelf products, including remotes from the Nintendo Wii games console and a laptop.
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IAPB Meeting Cameroon 25th - 28th May 2009

For the first time, the members of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) organised a meeting for the Central Africa sub-region. This meeting was held in Limbé in the Southwest region of Cameroon.
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Exciting Development at MGMH, Durban, South Africa

In collaboration with local partners the KwaZulu-Natal Eye Care Coalition and the Department of Health, RTS has this month started services at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, in the northern suburbs of Durban.
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MSF- GALKACYO EYE CAMP

Phase 1: Screening 24 March -28 April 2010
Screening was done by two ophthalmic technicians from Al-Nur Eye Hospital in Mogadishu supported by the staff of Galkacyo South Hospital.

Phase 2: Surgery 22 – 29 April 2010
Three Ophthalmic surgeons and six Ophthalmic technicians were the surgical team. Gallkacyo...

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