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Gladys Atto

@attogladys

An ophthalmologist, passionate about clinical eye care and public eye health. LSHTM alumni. Commonwealth shared scholarship alumni.

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My staff know that when they have close relatives who require eye surgery, I shouldn’t know about it. So, they ensure that I see the patient just like anyother and only let me know when the surgery is done. I love to hear statements like, ā€œDr, this is my motherā€ when the surgery

My staff know that when they have close relatives who require eye surgery, I shouldn’t know about it. So, they ensure that I see the patient just like anyother and only let me know when the surgery is done.

I love to hear statements like, ā€œDr, this is my motherā€ when the surgery
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I have a few donations of reading glasses for Karamoja people onlyšŸ˜›. These are not for distance vision. They're strictly for reading only. Pass by Moroto eye unit next week if you are 40 years and above and find yourself having to put your phone far away in order to read

I have a few donations of reading glasses for Karamoja people onlyšŸ˜›. 

These are not for distance vision. They're strictly for reading only. 

Pass by Moroto eye unit next week if you are 40 years and above and  find yourself having to put your phone far away in order to read
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Dear Anna Echaat, I want you to know that you are loved. Thank you for effortlessly 'mothering' us as the senior principal Nursing Officer (SPNO) in Moroto. As we gathered around you this morning to show our heartfelt love, we all felt utmost admiration for you. What you heard

Dear Anna Echaat,
I want you to know that you are loved. Thank you for effortlessly 'mothering' us as the senior principal Nursing Officer (SPNO) in Moroto.  As we gathered around you this morning to show our heartfelt love, we all felt utmost admiration for you. What you heard
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Ring, ring, ring (early morning phone call) from Kaabong general hospital Me: Hello OCO: I have a 5 yr old here with penetrating eye injury. Can I send him to you? Me: sure, send him right away so that we can plan for surgery tomorrow. This is the kind of referral I like.

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Yesterday, we left theatre at 7:30 pm. I felt for my team. This morning, I couldn’t help being grateful for them. I remember walking out of theater hoping to find a quiet place with everyone gone home. It was truly late, and I would understand if I found no one waiting, but I

Yesterday, we left theatre at 7:30 pm. I felt for my team. This morning, I couldn’t help being grateful for them. I remember walking out of theater hoping to find a quiet place with everyone gone home. 

It was truly late, and I would understand if I found no one waiting, but I
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Beyond Success: A Surgeon’s Unexpected Challenge Most people hear about my successful surgeries and assume that everything always goes smoothly. But that’s far from the truth. Complications arise, and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Today, I want to share one of the most

Beyond Success: A Surgeon’s Unexpected Challenge

Most people hear about my successful surgeries and assume that everything always goes smoothly. But that’s far from the truth. Complications arise, and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Today, I want to share one of the most
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Norah Owaraga Dr. Gladys Atto you come to our minds as among doctors in Uganda who are giving your all above and beyond your official duties ... We need more like you and whose lives emulate that of Dr. Paul Hargrave, may he continue to rest in power.

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A friend of mine who wears -10.00 spectacles told me that before he got spectacles, he thought everyone saw the world as blurred as he did. When he got his first spectacles, in primary level, his reaction was, ā€œDr, you mean the world is this clear?ā€ That’s the power of

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A friend of mine who wears -10.00 spectacles told me that before he got spectacles, he thought everyone saw the world as blurred as he did. When he got his first spectacles, in primary level, his reaction was, ā€œDr, you mean the world is this clear?ā€ That’s the power of

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A friend of mine who wears -10.00 spectacles told me that before he got spectacles, he thought everyone saw the world as blurred as he did. When he got his first spectacles, in primary level, his reaction was, ā€œDr, you mean the world is this clear?ā€ That’s the power of

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Weeks ago, she entered my clinic with hopeful eyes masked by the weariness of an incessant cough. Her cataracts clouded her vision, yet her personality shone vibrantly through the haze—an unyielding optimism coupled with a touch of impatience. As I examined her, I knew the path