ERITREA:  Dr. Desbele Ghebreghiorgis, the first native Eritrean ophthalmologist, receives an IEF “Seeing 2000” grant to support the pediatric eye unit at the Berhan Eye Hospital in the capital Asmara.

PERU:  Dr. Luz Gordillo, one of a very few pediatric ophthalmologists caring for babies with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) receives an IEF “Seeing 2000” grant to train pediatric ophthalmologists to recognize and treat ROP, develop a public education program and training materials in Spanish focusing on pregnant women and young mothers, and become a leading consultant in the field of ROP throughout Latin America.

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