Job Opportunity – Ophthalmic Fellow at Eye Foundation Hospital in Aba, Abia

Eye Foundation Hospital is seeking candidates for a position in Ophthalmic Fellow based in Aba, Abia State. If you are interested in this opportunity, please review the details below.

Eye Foundation Hospital (EFH) is a leader in the delivery of state-of-the-art eye care, established in 1993 with a vision to eliminate avoidable blindness through the provision of equitable, qualitative, quantitative, and affordable eye care to all. The Eye Foundation Hospital is a registered eye specialist hospital with over seven branches and three Primary Eye Care Centers in Nigeria, with the head office situated at 27 Isaac John Street, G.R.A Ikeja, Lagos State Nigeria. Eye Foundation Hospital prides itself in providing eye care services comparable to those obtainable internationally.

Eye Foundation Hospital delivers care in the public and private sectors and contributes to improving eye care in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa through establishing a sustainable infrastructure, its training programme for eye care practitioners, and outreach activities. Eye Foundation Hospital has been the recipient of the eyecare service provider of the year award by the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Award for four consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019).

Our mission is to be a regional leader committed to promoting excellence in eye care delivery, research, and training, as well as establishing ourselves as the premier specialist eye hospital in Africa providing state-of-the-art ophthalmic care. Our vision is to eliminate avoidable blindness through the provision of equitable, qualitative, quantitative, and affordable eye care to all.

Eye Foundation Hospital has also built a network over the past 28 years which actively promotes greater integration of eye care. We offer three levels of care (primary/basic level care, secondary level care, and tertiary level care) within our network, ensuring an uninterrupted level of escalation and access to quality eye care for all. Our Primary Eye Care Centres (PECCs) are entry points of care that promote access in communities where little or no basic eye care exists. PECCs are referral points for Secondary Centres.

As an Ophthalmic Fellow at Eye Foundation Hospital, you will be responsible for the management of ophthalmic diseases, running ophthalmology clinics, coordinating outreach activities, teaching resident doctors, and performing ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract and pterygium surgeries. This role is essential for those looking to enhance their skills and knowledge in ophthalmology within a supportive and technologically advanced environment.