M Ashwin Reddy

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Lead Clinician

Paediatric Ophthalmology and Retinoblastoma Services, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK.

Latest Contribution

Retinoblastoma – the challenges of a rare cancer and the role of international partnerships

4 October 2023 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus

Introduction: the global challenge The global burden of retinoblastoma (Rb) is one in 15,000-18,000 live births, which equates to 8000 new cases worldwide each year. The global disparities in Rb outcome represent a paradigm of health inequality worldwide [1]. In...

Photo of Zishan Naeem with patients and staff of the paediatric ophthalmology service, Harare.

Development of retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe

5 June 2020 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

Zimbabwe recognised the need for a paediatric ophthalmology service almost 20 years ago. The economic uncertainty in the country made it difficult to secure financial support, so initial funding came through local donors. Equipment – including vision charts, ophthalmoscopes and...

VISION 2020 LINKS: Retinoblastoma 
in Africa

1 October 2015 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous

The VISION 2020 LINKS Programme is part of the ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness [1]. The LINKS Programme works with overseas eye departments to help identify priorities and match their priority needs with...