Atto Gladys
Moroto Hospital, Uganda
Biography
Gladys Atto is a Ugandan ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in public eye health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. She has a legacy of being the first ophthalmologist in Karamoja subregion-one of the hardest to reach areas in Uganda. She not only functionalized the eye unit at the Regional Referral Hospital in Moroto district, but also turned it into a Centre of excellence for the provision of eye care services in the sub-region. She received the 'the women in medicine' award from the Uganda Medical Association in recognition of her efforts in strengthening the health system in 2021 and was nominated for "Doctor of the year'' and "Global Health Champion, North" categories of Heroes in Health awards by Ministry of health, Uganda in 2022.
Abstract
Abstract : An audit of visual outcomes following cataract surgery in southern Karamoja