Dr Muhit selected as a world leader in eye health
Dr M A Muhit, Honorary Executive Director of Child Sight Foundation (CSF) and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of South Asia has been selected as Eye Health Leader for his vision and potential to lead the eye health sector around the world, says a press release.
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) recently published the names of 20 such leaders around the world who will work together to eliminate avoidable blindness and support the needs of those with permanent sight loss in the future.
Dr Muhit, an eminent researcher has developed and guided the largest childhood cataract campaign anywhere in the world that provided free sight restoring cataract surgery for over 10,000 blind children in Bangladesh.
He was also awarded the Distinguished Services Award by the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) and received the Gold Medal from the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh (OSB) for enormous contribution to eliminate childhood blindness in Bangladesh.
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