International NIght 2018

Aravind Leader Challenges Perspecitves

The University of Michigan and the Aravind Eye Care System, India’s largest private eye care hospital, have collaborated to cross-train providers, researchers and operational leaders through a partnership that dates back nearly 40 years. This year’s International Night attendees heard from Aravind’s Director of Operations, Thulasiraj "Thulsi" Ravilla. His remarks, titled “Eliminating Needless Blindness—It’s All About Perspectives,” challenged us to see the delivery of vision care services in a new way.

Strengthening Our Residency Partnership in Ethiopia

The fledgling ophthalmology residency program at Ethiopia’s St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) is growing in size and scope.

Retinal Dystrophy in Puducherry

In 2015, Kellogg’s Naheed Khan, PhD, partnered with Dr. Pankaja Dhoble, MD, to build a retinal dystrophy clinic and electrophysiology lab at the Puducherry branch of Aravind Eye Hospital (AEH). Since that time, Dr. Khan has organized and facilitated a training process for Dr. Dhoble with the retinal dystrophy team at the Kellogg Eye Center.