Developing Long-term Eye Care Where It’s Needed Most: Nicaragua

Thursday, June 15 2023 | 10 h 05 min | News

Optometry Giving Sight and VOSH International played a leading role in developing an optometry school at the National Autonomous University in Managua, Nicaragua (UNAN). The five-year program graduated its first class in 2016 and produces approximately 30 new eye care professionals each year, with more than 220 educated to date. These graduates each care for approximately 4,000 people annually, providing nearly 900,000 more eye exams per year to the area.

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Developing Long-term Eye Care Where It’s Needed Most: Nicaragua

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