Orbis Organization trains Vietnamese doctors in the application of artificial intelligence in fundus photography

Recently, Orbis Vietnam in collaboration with the Social Demand Training Center, Hanoi Medical University organized a course on applying fundus photography in early diagnosis of retinal diseases for 24 students from 6 medical facilities in 3 provinces/cities including Nam Dinh, Nghe An and Can Tho.

600 Cambodian and Vietnamese people received medical examination and gifts

People in the Vietnam - China border area receive free medical examination and medicine

Tổ chức Orbis đào tạo ứng dụng trí tuệ nhân tạo trong chụp ảnh đáy mắt cho bác sĩ Việt Nam

Course on applying fundus photography in early diagnosis of retinal diseases. (Photo: Orbis Vietnam)

The course aims to equip students with the skills to take fundus photographs correctly, and the skills to use Cybersight AI technology to support reading and grading lesions on fundus photographs. At the same time, it guides and advises patients with suspected retinal lesions to timely specialized examination, diagnosis and treatment services.

Diabetic Retinopathy is one of the most common complications of Diabetes. The disease progresses silently, most patients do not know they have the disease until it is in the late stages, which can cause permanent blindness even when treated. The application of Cybersight AI artificial intelligence developed by Orbis and applied globally supports reading and grading retinal damage, helping to detect early Diabetic Retinopathy and many other retinal diseases.

The course is taught directly by leading lecturers of the Department of Ophthalmology, Hanoi Medical University. The training program combines theory, practice and exams to assess students' abilities. At the end of the course, students are awarded a certificate of continuing education (CME).

The training program combines theory and practice. (Photo: Orbis Vietnam)

After the training, trainees will carry out fundus photography examination activities for patients with Diabetes and Hypertension at the facility, connect with specialized units treating retinal diseases in the province to provide timely consultation and treatment for patients with detected fundus lesions, and coordinate interdisciplinary teams to effectively monitor and manage Diabetic Retinopathy for people in the province.

This is an activity within the framework of the project "Comprehensive eye care for the community" implemented by Orbis in collaboration with partners in Nam Dinh, Nghe An and Can Tho . Accordingly, 6 medical facilities in the three provinces of this project will be sponsored with Nidek fundus cameras to diagnose communities at high risk of retinal diseases such as patients with diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma, etc.

Orbis is a US-based non-governmental organization that specializes in eye care and surgery. Orbis began working with Vietnam and providing eye care equipment to Vietnamese hospitals in 1996. In 2000, Orbis began implementing eye care projects with Vietnamese partners to prevent blindness in a sustainable way.

To date, Orbis in Vietnam has supported vision screening and examination for nearly 5.3 million people, provided medical treatment and glasses to more than 1 million people, performed more than 140,000 surgeries, and trained nearly 33,000 ophthalmologists to improve their capacity.

Thăm, khám bệnh và tặng quà cho 500 kiều bào và người dân Lào

Visit, examine and give gifts to 500 overseas Vietnamese and Lao people

On April 5, a delegation from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) led by Ms. Vu Thi Huynh Mai, Chairwoman of the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in HCMC, examined and distributed medicine to 500 overseas Vietnamese and people in difficult circumstances in Savannakhet province, Laos.

Người Việt ở Lào vui mừng khi được khám bệnh, tặng quà

Vietnamese people in Laos are happy to receive medical examination and gifts.

These are the shares of Vietnamese and Lao people in difficult circumstances in Savannakhet province when a working delegation organized by the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in coordination with the HCMC Department of Health organized a working delegation to visit, examine, give medicine, and give gifts on April 5, 2024.

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