
Eyes For Sumba
The Sumba Eye Program Team
Ophthalmic Surgeons
Dr Mark Ellis AM
Dr Jon Ruddle
Dr David Workman OAM
Dr Abrah Ishmail
Dr Adelina Poli
Dr Jaclyn
Dr Gus Clark
Dr Terry Ong
Dr Ben Clark
Dr David Van der Stratten
Optometrists
Peter Stewart OAM
Peter Lewis OAM
Norm Russo
Chris Katopodis
Janine Hobson
Vincent Penry
Ms Alison Steer
Andrew Thomas
Liz Vidor
Rowena Beckenham Andrew is a former OA (S.A) President -now OAA is known as OA ,Optometry Australia – in Private Practice in SA and always possessed an interest in helping those less fortunate joining the team for the August 2015 visit.
Nurses
(RN) Alison Plain OAM – Chief Ophthalmic Nurse
Julie Tyers OAM – Nurse
Jan Parker –Nurse
Virginia Holloway – Nurse
Tony Tang – Nurse
The Sumba Team Of Eye Care Nurses
Nefry – Chief ECN
Serly
Elsiana (Elsi)
Sani Mutiara
Elsi
Jovin
Volunteers
Janet Ellis
Anne Lewis
Fiona Lewis
Steph Korin – RACS global health administrator
Don Heath – Rotary Glenferrie
Rob Hogan – Rotary Glenferrie
Thelma Hutchinson – Rotary
Mike McFarlane – Rotary
Ian “Father Christmas” Willmott – Rotary
Harry Katapodis
Stephanie Stewart
Georgia Stewart
Heidi Beckenham
Rohan Gibbon – Industry Rep
Aishah Ishak (RACS)
Donor
Sumba Helpers
The Sumba Foundation
Dr Claus Bogh
Andy – SF Nurse
Rainy – SF Nurse
Some of the challenges that the team encounters and is endeavouring to rectify.
Conjunctival cysts, inoperable traumatic corneal scaring, bilateral blindness (vitamin A definciency) cataracts and pterygium are some of the major cases that confront the team.
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The Sumba Surgical Teams at Work :
Teaching and performing corrective surgery to the local Sumbanese community.
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