David Paton, M.D. explains his support for the mission of One World Sight Project.
Gullapalli N. Rao, M.D., explains how the One World Sight Project can best approach the problem of curable blindness in the developing world.
Suzanne Gilbert, PhD. gives her blessings and support to One World Sight Project before the Eyes of Africa webathon event.
Victoria Sheffield, president and CEO of the International Eye Foundation gives her support to One World Sight Project before the Eyes of Africa webathon.
Dr. Weiss interviews David Pyott, the former CEO of Allergan as part of the Eyes of Africa fundraiser.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela gave his blessing and support to the One World Sight Project.
Richard Lindstrom, MD voices his support to the Eyes of Africa effort and the need for replicable eye care centers.
Listen to Dr. Bjorn Tylefors, then-Manager for the World Health Organization (WHO) program for the Prevention of Blindness, as he makes an appeal to Stevie Wonder for his support, after which Stevie joined us as a One World Sight Project Special Advisor!
Here is a partial listing of the various people who have supported this effort by consenting to be on our Advisory Board through the years, and their positions at the time of their involvement. They represent some of the most distinguished experts in their fields, people with an established history of making the right decisions and getting things done.
| Participant | Position at the time of involvement |
|---|---|
|
Percy Amoils. M.D. |
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
|
Sally Anderson |
Director of Development, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |
|
Prof. Daniele S. Aron-Rosa |
Director, Rothschild Eye Institute (France) |
|
Todd Berman |
VP. of Marketing and Distribution National Geographic Society, Television Division |
|
Frank Billson, M.D. |
Executive Director, Foresight (Australia) |
|
David Blyth |
Past President, World Blind Union (Australia) |
|
Baillie Brown |
Executive Director, S. E. E. International (U.S.) |
|
Dr. Marcel Chovet |
Executive Director, IAPB Europe |
|
Chick Corea |
Musician |
|
Robert Drews, M.D. |
Past President, Pan American Association of Ophthalmology |
|
Prof. Svjatoslav N. Fyodorov |
Director, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Inventor of RK, Father of Refractive Surgery |
|
Suzanne Gilbert, Ph.D |
Director of Blindness Prevention SEVA Foundation (US) |
|
Ricardo Guimaraes, M.D. |
President, Brazilian Society of Refractive Surgery |
|
Alan Johns, C.M.G., O.B.E. |
Executive Director, Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind |
|
Charles D. Kelman, M.D. |
Inventor of phacoemulsification, revolutionizing cataract surgery around the world |
|
Herman Kluever |
Executive Director, Bureau for the Prevention of Blindness (S. Africa) |
|
Ruth Ko |
Publisher, Orange Coast Magazine |
|
David Krasnow, O.D. |
V.O.S.H. International (U.S.) |
|
Richard P. Kratz. M.D. |
Newport Beach, California |
|
Professeur Jean Langlois |
President, Organisation Pour la Prevention de la Cecite (France) |
|
Michael Lemp, M.D. |
Professor of Ophthalmology, Georgetown University (US) |
|
Professor Ridha Mabrouk |
President, North African Center for Sight (Tunisia) |
|
Ross MacDonald |
President, Operation Eyesight Universal (Canada) |
|
Nelson Mandela |
President, South Africa |
|
Raphael M. Medina |
Organizacion National De Ciegos (Spain) |
|
John Palmer |
President, Helen Keller International |
|
David Paton, M.D. |
Founder, ORBIS International |
|
Bruce Sand, M.D. |
F.AC.S., – Director, Sunrise Technologies, Inc. |
|
Carlos Santana |
Musician |
|
Robert Santelli |
Director of Education Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
|
Victoria Sheffield |
Executive Director, International Eye Foundation (U.S.) |
|
Harold Stein, M.D. |
F.R.C.S., Toronto, Ontario (Canada) |
|
Bradley R. Straatsma, M.D. |
Director of Ophthalmology/Oncology, Jules Stein Eye Institute (US) |
|
Alfred Summer, M.D. |
Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
|
Pina Toamorina |
Executive Director, ORBIS International |
|
Eric J. van Agtmaal, Ph.D. |
Director, Mekong Eye Doctors (The Netherlands) |
|
Govindappa Venkataswamy, M.D. |
Founder, Aravind Eye Hospital (India), revolutionized delivery of cataract surgery in the developing world |
|
Robert Welsh, M.D. |
President, Volunteer Eye Surgeons Association (US) |
|
Stevie Wonder |
Musician |
|
Kevin Wall |
Box Top Production |