Since 2014, Dr. Trúc has been working at the Hue Eye Hospital, Vietnam – a long-time Orbis partner – where she specialises in treating glaucoma.
In a small city like Hue, there are not many ophthalmologists specialising in glaucoma care. And for the surrounding communities, Dr. Trúc’s decision to come back to her home city is the difference between keeping their sight or going blind.
Dr. Trúc’s first direct experience of Orbis’s work came in 2015, where she was trained in essential clinical practice techniques – such as how to evaluate optic discs and carry out surgical procedures to treat glaucoma – by Dr. Jody Pitz-Seymour aboard our Flying Eye Hospital.
More recently in 2019 the Flying Eye Hospital made its way back to Vietnam. This time around Dr. Trúc received expert training from Dr. Lee Alward, one of our long-time volunteer faculty and world-leading glaucoma specialist. Over the course of the week, Dr. Alward shared his knowledge and skills, demonstrating how to carry out complex procedures, including how to implant drainage valves.