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In a world where health care specialists are increasingly aware of the need for globalised health care, and with specialists from the UK participating in charitable work in some of the most challenging environments abroad, understanding how to provide effective care in the developing world is key. In July 2014, Sonia Szamocki, a junior doctor with an interest in ophthalmology, was given the opportunity to join the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital (FEH) to the Phillippines. The FEH is a mobile teaching hospital that plays host to a fully equipped operating theatre, complete with preoperative and recovery rooms and a clinic room with slit lamps, surgical stimulators and laser equipment. In this article, Sonia reviews her experience and provides a snapshot of the challenges in the developing world in preventing avoidable sight loss. |
