Nadimire Jules, a class of 2000 Westbury High School graduate, embarked on a very special journey this past summer. A second-year med student at
Drexel University College of Medicine, Nadimire traveled to Ghana to spend one month helping local ophthalmologists provide eye care to those living in
rural villages. Nadimire traveled to Ghana through Unite for Sight, a nonprofit organization providing eye care worldwide and offering high impact hands-on public health opportunities for volunteers. As part of her preparation, Nadimire shadowed several ophthalmologists at OCLI prior to her trip to gain additional knowledge and skills she will need while in Ghana.
Ms. Jules remarks, “I am so grateful for the positive response that I have received from Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island. I truly appreciate the
opportunity to work with their distinguished ophthalmologists and technicians, to learn and gain the skills that I used to help the ophthalmic staff in Tamale, Ghana”.
Ms. Jules is also fundraising on behalf of Unite for Sight, to help cover the cost of the free eye care services that they provide to patients. To make a donation visit www.uniteforsight.org. Dr. David Sachs, OCLI’s latest addition as an Associate Surgeon
Dr. David Sachs, OCLI’s latest addition as an Associate Surgeon leading their East Meadow office and a Drexel graduate himself, offered this observation: “This is a very special cause that Nadimire is working for, and I am very excited to help her in achieving her goal of volunteering to assist patients in Ghana who do not have access to ophthalmologists.”
Ms. Jules was able to observe live surgery with the assistance of Island Eye Surgicenter doctors and staff.
Nadimire observes Dr. David Sachs and Dr. Peter Wong of OCLI with Bob Nelson, Executive Director of Island Eye Surgicenter perform eye surgery on patient.
“We are pleased to offer this extraordinary young woman the opportunity to shadow doctors Nelson, Berke, Wong, and Sachs and observe surgery at Island Eye Surgicenter” said Tom Burke, CEO of OCLI. “Working with our
doctors and the expert Surgicenter staff helped Nadimire gain knowledge in many areas including cataract, glaucoma, corneal and retinal disease”.