A Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty service has been established in Tanzania, Africa pioneered by Dr Heiko Philippin. This lecture discusses the many challenges faced in delivering modern technology to the population of a developing country.
Freiburg, Germany
Dr Heiko Philippin graduated from the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2000 and completed his postgraduate ophthalmology training there afterwards. Since January 2007 he worked at the Sabatia Eye Hospital, Kenya, before moving in 2009 to the KCMC Department of Ophthalmology in Moshi, Tanzania. Currently, Dr Philippin is the Head of Postgraduate Training and the glaucoma consultant at KCMC Department of Ophthalmology. In 2011, Dr Philippin did an international glaucoma fellowship with Professor Peter Shah at the University of Birmingham, UK.
