I would like to introduce all the participants of the group. We will start a discussion about contact lens opportunities in developing countries.


Gabrielle Jansen
Optometrist in The Netherlands,
who also works for the Eye Care Foundation in Vietnam.

Jaap van Blitterswijk
Director of manufacturer Microlens in The Netherlands,
chairman of a NGO in Haiti.

Jonathan Wasserstein
Optometrist in the US,
Past President, VOSH-Northeast.

Petra van Es
Dutch optometrist and orthoptist,
setting up an University Optometry programme in Guyana.

Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo
Nigerian Optometrist,
lecturer in Optometry at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Mavis Adofo
Ghanaian Optometrist,
trained by The Optical Foundation.

Carolien Kunnen
Dutch Optometrist and orthoptist
chairwoman of The Optical Foundation