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Establishment of corneal Crosslinking in Paraguay

Health Partnerships – GlobalEye health
The partnership between the Ophthalmology Department at Düsseldorf University Hospital and the non-governmental organisation Fundación Visión, Paraguay, is working to introduce a new treatment for keratitis (corneal ectatic disorders and infectious keratitis) in Paraguay. Problem: In countries with a tropical climate in particular, infectious keratitis is one of the main causes of visual impairment. In Paraguay in particular the situation is aggravated by the fact that 90% of the country’s 200 ophthalmologists work in Greater Asunción, and one third of the population have to survive on less than one US dollar a day. For these reasons, many people have no access to ophthalmological care. Main activities: For the new treatment an operational cross-linking unit and the relevant medication will be introduced. Exchanges of experts will take place in addition to further training courses in Paraguay and Düsseldorf, to keep a logbook of and monitor surgical procedures. Then the initial clinical results will be presented at the annual congress of the DOG, the scientific association of ophthalmology in Germany. Short-term results: The new treatment method for keratitis will be established so that doctors and nursing staff can perform the procedure. Long-term results: Treatment of patients with infectious keratitis is to be improved, as is their vision.
Partner Country
Paraguay
Partner organisation in partner country
Fundacion Vision
Partner organisation in Germany
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Project duration
2/1/2019 – 1/31/2021
Funding amount
Up to 48,338 €
Funded by
Health Partnerships – Global
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