By Beth O'Grady | Operations Specialist
Himalayan Cataract Project co-founder, Dr. Geoff Tabin traveled to Ghana in mid-December to work with local partners in Kumasi and Accra.
Dr. Tabin worked with the Eye Staff at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH, including the head of the Eye Unit, Dr. Seth Lartey, to provide 107 cataract surgeries and 4 cornea transplants. Dr. Tabin also provided surgical training to the team.
The team then traveled to Kwame Danso, the capital city in the Sene District of the Brong Ahafo Region (north of Kumasi) for another 109 cataract surgeries, provided over the course of four days. This was the first outreach in the region.
Dr. Tabin also brought donated cornea tissue from SightLife for Dr. James Clarke, an ophthalmologist in Accra, to provide cornea transplants. A cornea transplant replaces diseased or scarred corneal tissue with healthy tissue from an organ donor.
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