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Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict By: Elia Borras, The Associated Press Posted: 12:13 AM CDT Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025 Last Modified: 8:25 PM ...
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor.
Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye.
In Burkina Faso, access to eye care is a challenge. Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is the only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye doctors for the West African ...
Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children ...
Dr. Claudette Yaméogo, Burkina Faso's only ophthalmologist specializing in treating children, checks Isaka Diallo who has lost vision in his left eye at the Sanou Sourou University Hospital in the ...
Isaka Diallo who has lost vision in his left eye, leaves the Sanou Sourou University Hospital with his father in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, after seing Dr. Claudette Yaméogo, Burkina ...
Morton Grove resident Sandra Block, doctor of optometry, said she appreciates the fact that the film calls attention to eye challenges that children could face.