Optometry Mentors Group Marks 10 Years, Sets New Eye Care Agenda
The Family of Optometric Mentors (FOM) has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to expand mentorship, clinical training, and innovation in Nigeria’s eye care sector. The milestone was marked at the group’s ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, where leaders outlined a fresh vision for tackling preventable blindness and strengthening clinical competencies across the country. National Coordinator, Dr. Alwell Maduakolam, said FOM has grown from just five mentors in 2014 to a structured organisation with 25 state chapters, 100 trained mentors, and 50 aspiring mentors in training. Over the past decade, the network has trained more than 4,000 optometrists and nearly 1,000 students through workshops, mentorship programmes, and institutional outreach. “By raising the capacity of optometrists, especially at the primary eye care level, we are directly contributing to the fight against avoidable blindness,” Maduakolam noted, adding that […]
