Yes, I believe one day I’ll wake up and Karamoja will be having at least 2 ophthalmologists. At the moment, the burnout is real, very real. The kind that cannot be taken away by a 1 week break.
But until then, we keep going. Saving one eye at a time. Restoring dignity and impacting lives!
One ophthalmologist. Nine districts. Ten years alone.
Dr. Gladys Atto serves all of Karamoja from Moroto Regional Referral Hospital — doing 10 surgeries a week, managing a cataract backlog, and watching glaucoma patients arrive too late because no one caught it earlier.....