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Vision Excellence Awards – S to Z

The awards recognises the achievements of individuals during the twenty years of VISION 2020.

Sabina Ibraiimova
Sabina Ibraiimova

Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan (RCSK)

Ms. Ibraimova in her role as Head of Health / Deputy Director General has led this process, ensuring the following milestones are achieved over a short period of time…

Salma Saleem
Salma Saleem

Vision Trust

She has been associated with our NGO as a visiting consultant, now for more than a decade providing through our setup, her valuable and needed services as an Orthoptist…

Sandra Block
Sandra Block

World Council of Optometry

She has been the Medical Director for the Illinois Eye Institute at the Princeton Elementary School –a school-based vision clinic serving Chicago Public Schools…

Sanduk Ruit
Sanduk Ruit

Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

The Associated Press has heralded Sanduk Ruit as the “God of Sight” to the world’s poor…

Dr. Sencodri Njau
Sencodri Njau

Morogoro Regional Eye Coordinator

For the last 20 years, Dr. Njau has persisted in a working environment in a region which had no equipment and eye health services were luxuries…

Serge Resnikoff
Serge Resnikoff

Organisation for the Prevention of Blindness

In the world of eye health, we all know that the one we affectionately call by his first name, Serge, has had or still has several “hats”…

Sheila West
Sheila West

World Health Organization

She is a specialist in trachoma, and has worked with WHO in the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020 initiative…

Silvio Mariotti
Silvio Mariotti

World Health Organization

He has also played a key role in the Lions Clubs International Foundation’s (LCIF) SightFirst Advisory board…

Srini Karthikeyan
Srini Karthikeyan

Sankara Eye Foundation

Her seamless passion towards innovation & Institution building has enabled Sankara to scale up as pan India institution…

Susan Lewallen
Susan Lewallen

Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology (KCCO)

Dr. Susan Lewallen and Dr. Paul Courtright were presented with the prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)…

Suzanne Gilbert
Suzanne Gilbert

SEVA Foundation

Dr. Gilbert also played an instrumental role in the creation of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight…

Swathi Kaliki
Swathi Kaliki

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI)

As head of the Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, Dr. Kaliki is passionate about working with children and strongly believes that no child should needlessly lose their vision…

Dr. Taraprasad Das
Taraprasad Das

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI)

In his capacity as Regional Chair of IAPB, Dr. Das has raised funding support of half a million USD and worked with multiple countries and communities in South-East Asia…

Thulasiraj Ravilla
Thulasiraj Ravilla

Aravind Eye Care System

He is the Founder President of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight-India and has played a key role in its functioning ever since…

Dr Tony Ukety
Tony Ukety

Lions Clubs International Foundation

Since his retirement from his position at the WHO, Dr. Ukety has worked as the technical advisor for Francophone Africa for the SightFirst program at Lions Clubs International Foundation…

Dr Tracy Matchinski
Tracy Matchinski

VOSH/International and the Illinois College of Optometry

She divides her time between The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and the Illinois College of Optometry…

Dr Upendo Mwakabalile
Upendo Mwakabalile

Singida Regional Eye Coordinator

She spares her free time to work with project officers to ensure smooth implementation of eye care services in the region.

Van Lansingh
Van Lansingh

HelpMeSee

Ha participado en un poco más de un centenar de artículos y en numerosos congresos nacional e internacionales tanto como asistente como profesor…

Victoria Sheffield
Victoria Sheffield

International Eye Foundation

Victoria rejoined IEF in 1990 as President & CEO, leading her team to accomplish a series of innovative programs over the next 30 years…

Dr. Victor Manuel Corona Uribe
Victor Manuel Corona Uribe

Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmologia IAP

With the collaboration of a group of fellow ophthalmologists, he started a project 25 years ago to aid people living in the mountainous areas of Queretaro in conditions of extreme poverty…

Virginia Sarah
Virginia Sarah

The Fred Hollows Foundation

Virginia’s commitment to ending avoidable blindness and specifically trachoma can be seen through her integrity and her values…

Wei He
Wei HE

Shenyang He Eye Hospital

Dr. Wei has successfully formed He Vision Group into an integrated system includes medical service, research, education, industrialization and public welfare…

Wolfgang Gindorfer
Wolfgang Gindorfer

Light for the World

An entire career dedicated to quality glasses for those who need them most…

Wong Tien Yin
Wong Tien Yin

Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI)

Prof Wong’s research has improved the understanding of the burden and risk factors of DR in Asia and globally…

Yvonne Reifler
Yvonne Reifler

Eye Care Foundation

Yvonne applies her mastered skills and high-quality professionalism to the eye care projects to maximum effect…