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Building a Retina Surgery Program in Sierra Leone

A mission team reflects on surgical innovation, logistical challenges, and the long-term goal of building sustainable vitreoretinal care in West Africa.

  • By

  • Sean J. Jin, MD  

  • Tedi Begaj, MD

  • Lloyd Harrison-Williams, MBBS

  • Steven Yeh, MD

  • Grant A. Justin, MD

  • July 1, 2026

  • 11 min

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Top Institutions in Ophthalmology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Connaught Hospital
    Connaught Hospital

    Freetown, Sierra Leone

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #2

    University of Nebraska Medical Center
    University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #3

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #4

    Duke Eye Center
    Duke Eye Center

    Durham, North Carolina

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #5

    Lowell and Ruth Gess United Methodist Eye Hospital
    Lowell and Ruth Gess United Methodist Eye Hospital

    Freetown, Sierra Leone

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

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Building a Retina Surgery Program in Sierra Leone

  • by Sean J. Jin, MD  , Tedi Begaj, MD, Lloyd Harrison-Williams, MBBS, Steven Yeh, MD, Grant A. Justin, MD

  • July 1, 2026

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