HAVANA, Cuba. Dr. Thomas Hedges III, one of the world's foremost ophthalmological experts highlighted Cuba's achievements in this specialty.In statements to ACN on Tuesday, Dr. Hedges, a professor at the University of Boston, spoke about the quality of professionals and the training of human resources in Cuba, with 24 high-tech ophthalmological centers across the island.
Dr. Hedges also praised the specialized assistance given to patients by way of the national healthcare system and the Mission Miracle project that, five years after its implementation in Cuba, has already benefited more than 1,621,500 patients from 33 nations.
Dr. Hedges has been collaborating with Cuba since the 1990s in the field of neuro-ophthalmology, through scientific exchanges, publications, lectures, and courses.
During the opening of the Sixth International Ophthalmology Conference, ongoing in Havana until Friday, Dr. Hedges was presented with a certificate from the Cuban Ophthalmology Society, recognizing his contributions.
The conference gathers 500 Cuban specialists and some 100 delegates from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Unites States.
Retinal surgery courses were held on Monday, prior to the opening of the conference. Also covered were updates on glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology and uveitis, an illness associated to systemic diseases, characterized by inflammation of the eyes.
(Experto norteamericano valora logros de oftalmología cubana)
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