Ophthalmologists spearhead earthquake relief efforts in Nepal

Ophthalmologists and other medical specialists are combining forces to help provide eye care and relief services in Nepal in the wake of major earthquakes that occurred there on April 25 and May 12. At least two funds have been set up to assist in relief efforts.The American Academy of Ophthalmology set up the Nepal Eye Care Relief Fund to support relief efforts, and Pravin U. Dugel, MD, and colleagues from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine traveled to Nepal to help with relief efforts and established the USC Eye Institute/Retinal Consultants of Arizona Global Relief Fund.