As the Medical Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation, Dr Richard Le Mesurier has overall clinical and technical responsibility for eye health programmes in up to 19 countries as part of the global effort to eliminate avoidable blindness.

His role includes identifying and developing innovative ways to make eye care cheaper and more accessible to those least able to afford it, through training and technology.

Training

Dr. Le Mesurier’s selection of key individuals who are making a significant contribution in their own societies is crucial to the success of The Foundation’s programmes in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Technology

Ophthalmology continues to benefit from the rapid growth in technology, yet much of the development has been at the top end. Dr. Le Mesurier has sought simple, easy to use, affordable alternatives. In the past two years he has supported the development of a lightweight, non-mydriatic fundus camera, known as the Quantum Catch and a miniaturised ophthalmoscope and otoscope that is capable of transforming eye and ear care globally by making it not only possible but economic to screen and treat millions more people.