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Advisory council

The WLEH Advisory Council is composed of esteemed and influential leaders from across the eye health sector and beyond, providing strategic guidance, expertise, and advocacy to advance gender equity and leadership opportunities for women leaders in eye health worldwide.

Dr. Catherine Hansen

Physician specialized in women's hormonal health and workplace wellness, and Founder of Empowered Women’s Circle.

Dr. Lucia Silva

Medical Director at Visualiza eye Clinic; Ophthalmologist, Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist at Visualiza, and at own private practice

Dr. Norah Obudho

East Africa Director, WomenLift Health

Dr. Sara Tullis Wester

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI)

Dr. Nombuso Mathe

Chief Specialist and Academic Head of Department: Discipline of Ophthalmology, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal.

Professor Ava Hossain

President, Asia Pacific Association of Ophthalmology