He has been eight years collaborating with Eyes of the world in Mali, where he coordinates a program for the prevention and treatment of eye pathologies through which more than75.000 patients have been attended and more than 5.000 surgeries for cataracts, trachoma/trichiasis, glaucoma, refractive defects and presbyopia have been performed....
Marc Vilarnau traveled in 2014 to Inhambane to document the work of Eyes of the world on the ground. His work was translated into the documentary Miradas, a 25-minute audiovisual that premiered on December 2 in the Cultural Section Room of El Corte Inglés of Portal de l’Àngel in Barcelona....
Doctor Giuseppe Guarnaccia is the director of ESASO and professor of retina affections in the specialized school in ophthalmology of the University Hospital San Raffaele of Milan. He is a specialist in cataracts, glaucoma and retinal diseases. Throughout his professional career he has held various positions of coordination and direction,...
The artist Rosa Tardiu, very sensitive to people with visual impairments, made a donation of two of her works to the Eyes of the world art collection in 2013. Since then, she has been involved with the entity. Rosa Tardiu was artistically trained at the Massana School in Barcelona and...
How do you assess the current health situation in the poorest countries of the world? And in the field of eye health? The data is still frightening, especially since most cases of blindness and visual impairment that exist are preventable and avoidable. Africa, especially the eastern half of the continent,...
Gabor is the main character of the documentary that bears his name, directed by Sebastián Alfie and produced by Minimal Films. In this documentary, Eyes of the world has a prominent role. Sebas proposed to Gabor, who lost his vision ten years ago, to be the director of photography for...
You started your collaborations with Eyes of the world in 2003. How did you get to know the Foundation? What encouraged you to participate in the commissions? I met Eyes of the world through Dr. Carlos Moser. He collaborated with the Foundation and encouraged me to participate in an expedition...
How and when did you come to know the Eyes of the world Foundation? It is through a Spanish tourist agronomist that I heard about Eyes of the world, and he is the one who gave me its contact information. What do you value about the work done by Eyes...
Dr. Bacin has just returned from Mali. At his 67 years of age, this is the third time that he has been in the Tropical Africa Ophthalmological Institute (IOTA) within the framework of the training activities that the Foundation has been running since 2008 and which are part of the...
Patricia Tárraga is the coordinator of the cooperation project that the Foundation carries out in El Alto and its area of influence. She is the head of the local team. With a degree in Financial Audit and Business Administration, Patricia began her professional career as an external consultant for different...
Carlos Moser has a special relationship with Mozambique, a country which sparked his interest in ophthalmology. He went in 1984, when he was working as an internist in the Quelimane Hospital and saw how ophthalmology helped return vision to patients and how that gave the service an atmosphere of true...
Santiago Ruiz is an example of a professional involved with Eyes of the world in a non-health related project. Even though he has a degree in medicine and surgery, his subsequent specialty in management has led him to spend practically all of his working life in companies supplying hospital equipment....