New Spanish speaking Flying Eye Hospital virtual course launched to fight ROP

Generously supported by our long-standing partner Alcon, the virtual training program - Curso de Retinopatía de la Prematuridad - consists of a webinar series focusing on multidisciplinary approaches to ROP and will include panel discussions and live lectures and an integrated care approach relevant to ophthalmologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, nurses, low vision specialists, and more.

Each live session will be delivered by one of our amazing Orbis Volunteer Faculty or Flying Eye Hospital staff members and will serve as a platform to further the conversation around ROP in Latin America.

Virtual Flying Eye Hospital Program Webinar Topics

• Panel Discussion - Thursday, August 26, 2021
• Multidisciplinary approach to ROP - Thursday, August 26, 2021
  
• Lecture: Pathophysiology - Tuesday, August 31, 2021
• Lecture: Diagnosis & Referral - Thursday, September 2, 2021
• Lecture: Treatment - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
• Lecture: Rehabilitation - Focus on Low Vision - Thursday, September 9, 2021

This course builds upon the Spanish language online course launched in 2020 - ‘The Fundamentals of Retinopathy of Prematurity’ - and is another great tool in the fight against ROP.

ROP is particularly prevalent in Latin America where more premature babies are surviving birth, but few hospitals have the skills and resources to deliver the care needed to prevent it. Read how the Orbis family is fighting the disease worldwide.

This Virtual Flying Eye Hospital training program is another example of how our teams can continue to train and teach valuable skills in hard-to-reach communities, even during a global pandemic.

Thanks to our history of technology and innovation, or amazing supporters and partners, and our teams of volunteers and medical staff – we have been able to continue the fight against avoidable blindness.

We’d like to say a big thank you The Alcon Foundation. Without their support, the creation and development of the training course wouldn’t have been possible.

This Virtual Flying Eye Hospital training program is another example of how our teams can continue to train and teach valuable skills in hard-to-reach communities, even during a global pandemic.

Thanks to our history of technology and innovation, or amazing supporters and partners, and our teams of volunteers and medical staff – we have been able to continue the fight against avoidable blindness.

We’d like to say a big thank you The Alcon Foundation. Without their support, the creation and development of the training course wouldn’t have been possible.