Botswana Optometrists Association

World Sight Month Special from BOA. Panel discussion on School Eye Health
2023-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Gaborone)
BOA facilitated a unique panel discussion on School Eye Health Opportunities and Challenges across African and Asian Continent.

The deliberation was led by 3 International Speakers, 8 Panelists and 2 moderators. Around 86 participants across Africa were in attendance for this virtual deliberation that was awarded Botswana Health Professions Council Accredited CPD points 2.

Optom Seabelo Maje, Education Chairperson welcoming remarks.

Prof Optom Naomi, Lecturer,Makerekere Nsubuga, University of Uganda our other International Speaker delivering on African experience with specific relevance to Uganda.

SAOA President, Optom Niven Subremany deliberating as a panelist.

Prof Optom Dr Anuradha Narayanan, Principal Elite School of Optometry sharing her in depth experience on children vision screening.

Prof Monica Chaudhry, Founder- Learn Beyond Vision, India is rendering her expertise on SEH.

Catchy Acronym shared by Dr Sheela Devi Sethu, Technical Consultant of Orbis

Novartis Employees Eye Care Wellness Talk
2023-09-30 08:00 - 17:00
BOA Chairperson Optom. Thanuja Panicker-Naicker and Secretary Optom. Srujan Kumar Bhat Prathikantham gave an overview on scope for Optom career in Botswana for interested candidates in the field of Optometry across the globe.

Optom Thanuja Panicker-Naicker was invited to do a virtual talk of Love your eyes at work for the medical team of Employees of Novartis.

BOA International Webinar 2023 series 31 August 2023
2023-08-31 08:00 - 17:00

Botswana Optometrists Association - Annual General Meeting
2023-03-18 15:00 | Grand Aria Hotel and Conference Center, Plot 32943, Phase 2, Gaborone, 00267, Botswana
BOA welcomes all members to attend the upcoming AGM on 18th March 2023. Registration will commence at 3 PM and the AGM will commence sharply at 4 PM. The Agenda for the AGM is as follows. Also kindly view the attached documents.

Master of the AGM proceedings – Optom Ziyaad Saloojee

Welcome remarks – BOA Chairperson

Adoption of the Minutes of the last AGM – Led by BOA Secretary Optom Srujan Kumar Bhat Prathikantham

Matters arising out of the Minutes of the last AGM – BOA Secretary Optom Srujan Kumar Bhat Prathikantham

Secretary ‘s Report – Optom Srujan Kumar Bhat Prathikantham.

Treasurer’s Report – Optom Nazar Kumar

Website updates – Vice Secretary – Optom Manish Mathur

Sub committee Reports

Medical Liasion – Optom Boago Modiitsane

Education – Seabelo Maje

Public Health – Optom Olebole Kehemetswe / Optom Manish Mathur

Transport – Optom Martin Mahlaka/ Optom Thato Nthula.

Peer Review & Legal – Optom Ziyaad Saloojee

Fund Raiser- Optom Gosego Ngwigwa/ Optom Anand Nighojkar

Handover of Trophies

Members/ Exco recommendations following notice of AGM

Open Forum Discussion

BOA – AGM Agenda

BOA-agm-9-agendaDownload

BOA Recognition

BOA-RecognitionDownload

Free Eye Service - Children
2022-07-23 08:00 - 15:00 | The Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
BOA Public Eye Health Sub Committee hereby invites volunteers to participate in a community project at the National Stadium organised by the Special Olympics (Opening Eyes) under the BNSC on Saturday ,the 23rd July 2022.

100 Children will be examined

Lunch shall be provided by the organisers.

Please carry your own instruments needed for the community service.

We will be dealing with kids who have intellectual disabilities so an adapted test charts will be available. And it is also a great experience to be able to interact with these kids and their care takers.

We are current ordering some golf shirt to be used during screening.

Please contact Optom Olebole Kehemetswe, for registering your names and liaising with the organisers. And forward your Golf size too.

Glaucoma CME Series - Part 1: Introduction to Glaucoma
2022-03-24 20:00
Your are invited to attend a CPD Accredited Webinar – Part 1: Introduction to Glaucoma of the Glaucoma CME Series. This is a VIRTUAL EVENT – Kindly click the link below to Join the Virtual Event:

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Speaker

Dr Paddy Musana is a specialist ophthalmologist in private practice, Neovision Eye Clinic, Francistown, Botswana. Dr Musana previously worked at Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Ministry of Health, Botswana, where he was responsible for clinical care of eye patients and outreach programs. Dr Musana was the clinical lead for the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Treatment Services (DRSS) in Botswana. He was also a full-time lecturer at the Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Uganda, where his duties included lecturing medical undergraduate students, training residents in ophthalmology, and research supervision for postgraduate students. Dr Musana has vast amount of ophthalmology experience including anterior segment surgery for cataract and glaucoma, trauma, ocular surface conditions as well as laser therapy for glaucoma, cataract, and diabetic retinopathy.

Agenda

18:00 – 18:05Welcome and IntroductionDr Paddy Musana18:05 – 18:35Screening and diagnosis of glaucomaDr Paddy Musana18:35 – 18:45Q/A sessionAll18:45 – 19:15Classification of different types of glaucomaDr Paddy Musana19:15 – 19:25Q/A sessionAll19:25 – 19:30ClosingDr Paddy Musana

Attendees

1.Gothle Lebona2.Olebole Kehemetswe3.Thato Nthula4.Dineo Moremi5.Veronica Sebudi6.Ismail Saloojee7.Ziyaad Saloojee8.Indrajeet Bais9.Ankit Sharma10.Kabanani Modie11.Meena Nighojkar12.Joydeep Bhoumick13.Segolame Lajini14.Kitso DisangThato Ookeditse16 Thusego Major17.Gosego Ngwigwa18.Srujan Kumar Bhat Pratikantam19.Aliza Kathleen Taylor- Botha20.Tshegofatso Mokgalagadi21.Boago Modiitsane22.Sibusisiwe Nsingo23.Manish Mathur24.Seabelo Maje25.Shylaja Panicker26.Tlotlo Tsiako27.Nurse Mokgethwane28.Shaadi Ramoswaana29.Gaone Banks30.Robert Lang31.Aizaz Narvi32.Ruth Brown33.Kgosiemang Seboko34.Nazar Kumar35.Vijay Nawani36.Lorato Baikanayi37.Thanuja Panicker-Naicker

Free Eye Exam For the Elderly - Eyelight Optometrists
2022-01-19 09:30 - 16:30 | Eyelight Optometrists, Unit 11, Oasis Motel Premises, Tlokweng (Greater Gaborone), South East, Botswana
The Lions Club of Gaborone and Eyelight Optometrists celebrates the 94th Birth Anniversary of Ophthalmology Legend, Late Prof. Dr. N.S. Sundaram by conducting a Free Eye (complete) Examination at the Eyelight Optometrists, Tlokweng Botswana for the Elderly.

For Booking – Call 74526005

Late Prof. Dr. N.S. Sundaram

Free Reading Specs Sponsor – Eyelight Optometrists

Optom (Lion) Thanuja PanickerDistrict Chairperson – Sight Preservation(D412 A – Botswana & Zimbabwe)Optom (Lion) Shylaja PanickerSight-First Coordinator Lions Club of Greater Gaborone

Blessings and Well Wishes From

Padmashri Prof. Dr. NatarajaanChief Clinical ServicesAditya Jyot Eye HospitalChief Vitreo Retinal ServicesDr. Agarwal Group of Eye HospitalsGlobal & Lions International Family

Misuse of Drugs Act and Ethical Dilemma
2021-12-06 19:30 - 20:30
Presenter

Optom S. Maje

Panelists

Optom R. Lang

Prescriptions and Prescribing Drugs
2021-12-06 18:30 - 19:30

Autonomic Drugs Part 2
2021-11-11 19:30 - 20:30
Presenters

Optom B. Modiitsane

Panelists

Optom R. LangOptom Z. Saloojee

Autonomic Drugs Part - 1
2021-11-11 18:30 - 19:30
Presenter

Optom B. Modiitsane

Panelists

Optom R. LangOptom Z. Saloojee

Anti-Glaucoma Drugs
2021-11-08 18:30 - 19:30
Presenter

Dr. R. Krishna Kumar (International Speaker)

Panelists

Optom K. Seboko
