Dr. Farooqui is an Adjunct Consultant at Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital – an Orbis partner – where he specializes in cornea and refractive services. Here, he also runs the Eye Care Training academy, which trains residents and fellows in the latest surgical techniques.
Most recently, he has taken a leading role in delivering an eight-week remote learning program as part of our virtual Flying Eye Hospital project. Combining remote learning on Cybersight, with virtual wet lab training on artificial eyes and remote mentoring from Orbis Volunteer Faculty, this innovative program supports local ophthalmologists to develop the skills they need to carry out sight-saving surgery, despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the lockdown, the team at Dr. Shroff’s has delivered more than 200 online lectures to ensure they can reach an even larger audience.