In the spring of 2010, IAM's NOOR Eye Care Program opened a new training hospital, Ophthalmic Training Center, to provide a clinical setting for its ophthalmic training programs.
Kandahar Noor Eye Hospital (KNEH) is a ten bed hospital that IAM NOOR opened in 2007 in cooperation with a local partner. This facility provides eye care to the southern region of Afghanistan.
We believe that one of the keys to providing eye care to remote regions is the establishment of sustainable facilities that are not dependent on long term outside funding.
The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) announced that Tom Little has been poshumously awarded the AAO-Essilor Award for Outstanding International Contributions to Optometry. The announcement came at the AAO 2011 Annual Meeting in Boston in October.
