Interview With the General Manager of the Fred Hollows Intraocular lenses (IOLs) Lab – Asmara

Eritrea – the only country on the continent with technology that produces Intraocular lenses BY HOMMES D’AFRIQUE MAGAZINE* Q : When and how was the Fred Hollows IOL Lab created? The Fred Hollows Intraocular Laboratory-Asmara is an export oriented, high-tech pharmaceutical facility, especially designed for the production of intraocular lenses (IOLs) and related medical devices. […]

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Fred Hollows IOL Laboratory Exporting State of the Art Lenses

By Eritrea Mission to AU, The Fred Hollows IOL Laboratory was established in Asmara in 1994 with the financial and technical support provided by the Fred Hollows Foundation in Australia with the express intention of providing high quality affordable Intra-Ocular Lenses (IOLs) for use in extra-capsular cataract extraction and lens replacement surgery.

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