{"id":21731,"date":"2025-08-24T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=21731"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:21:34","slug":"indian-eye-surgeon-brings-advanced-cataract-surgery-training-to-rwandas-first-flying-eye-hospital-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=21731","title":{"rendered":"Indian Eye surgeon brings advanced cataract surgery training to Rwanda\u2019s first flying eye hospital program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pune:<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Samita Moolani, an ophthalmologist from Pune, recently returned from Kigali, Rwanda, where she served as a Volunteer Surgeon on Orbis International\u2019s groundbreaking Flying Eye Hospital project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative marked the first-ever program by Orbis and the state-of-the-art Flying eye hospital in Rwanda. \u201cOrbis International has been a prominent name in Global eye care since over 40 years. This was my third project with them, but my first one performing advanced surgery on the plane. The plane is a state-of-the-art eye clinic fully equipped with an Operating theatre. As a surgeon, how many people can say they have operated on a plane. An invitation to participate in these projects is an absolute honour\u201d, beams Dr. Samita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the week-long project, Dr. Moolani\u2019s primary responsibility was to teach phacoemulsification cataract surgery in the Flying Eye Hospital\u2019s advanced operating theatre. Dr. Moolani also spent several days at a local Rwandan hospital, mentoring local medical staff and expanding their clinical skills. For many Rwandan surgeons, this was the first opportunity to perform hands-on phacoemulsification cataract surgeries under expert supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project represents Dr. Moolani\u2019s third project with Orbis International as a Volunteer Surgeon. She expressed deep gratitude to the Orbis team, noting the unmatched culture, positivity, and enthusiasm of every member involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate aim of Orbis missions is to enhance local resources and empower local doctors, equipping them with advanced surgical skills to improve patient outcomes long after the mission concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital \u2013 a fully-equipped teaching hospital onboard an airplane \u2013 delivers high-impact training, mentorship, and sight-saving procedures to underserved communities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwanda initiative restored vision to numerous local patients and established a foundation for ongoing ophthalmic excellence within the region\u2019s healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my regular practice, I focus on patients only, but on this project, teaching was as important as patient care. It was exciting and humbling to collaborate with an international team and work in such a unique environment a fully-equipped hospital onboard a plane\u201d, she sums up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, please contact :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Moolani is available at Moolani\u2019s Eye Care Centre, Pune camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+919511824124,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyemoolani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.eyemoolani.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune: Dr. Samita Moolani, an ophthalmologist from Pune, recently returned from Kigali, Rwanda, where she served as a Volunteer Surgeon on Orbis International\u2019s groundbreaking Flying Eye Hospital project. This initiative marked the first-ever program by Orbis and the state-of-the-art Flying eye hospital in Rwanda. \u201cOrbis International has been a prominent name in Global eye care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,24,44],"tags":[205,203,202],"class_list":["post-21731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-international","category-pune","tag-an-ophthalmologist-from-pune","tag-dr-samita-moolani","tag-indian-eye-surgeon-brings-advanced-cataract-surgery-training-to-rwandas-first-flying-eye-hospital-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21733,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21731\/revisions\/21733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}