Karen Eye Surgeon, JSMK Medics and Burma Vision Ophthalmologist Team Up To Publish Medical Research

6 June 2020

Karen State, Burma

Nay Hser checks a Karen villager for possible cataracts.
Nay Hser checks a Karen villager for possible cataracts.

Nay Hser, a Karen eye surgeon, and Hser Eh Htoo, a JSMK medic focusing on ophthalmology, along with the help of medics from Jungle School of Medicine-Kawthoolei (JSMK) recently published a medical article detailing some of their work in Karen areas. The article, “Performance of Two Photoscreeners Enhanced by Protective Cases,” is available for free in the Dove Press journal Clinical Ophthalmology.

To download the article, please click the image above.
To download the article, please click the image above.
Hser Eh Too and Dr. Bob Arnold fit a Karen patient with reading glasses.
Hser Eh Htoo and Dr. Bob Arnold fit a Karen patient with reading glasses.
Nay Hser delivers post-op instructions to patients who had undergone cataract surgery the day before.
Nay Hser delivers post-op instructions to patients who had undergone cataract surgery the day before.
From left to right: Elle (Arnold) Martin, Sam Martin, Nay Hser, and Hser Eh Too
From left to right: Elle (Arnold) Martin, Sam Martin, Nay Hser, and Hser Eh Htoo