Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a country of 55 million people and has one of the world’s highest published rates of blindness.  Only 200 ophthalmologists service this population, which has a current backlog of 600,000 cataract operations.

Tasmanian-based ophthalmologist, Dr Nitin Verma, leads a committed team of Australian ophthalmologists and support staff who regularly volunteer their time and expertise and travel to Timor Leste. During each visit, they perform between 90-200 operations and train local eye-care teams.

The Central Australia Eye Health Program targets the eye health needs of communities spread across more than 1.6million square kilometres. The regions include Central Australia, the top of South Australia, three quarters of the Northern Territory, and the central desert region of Western Australia.