title: [The Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology of Africa].
abstract: The Tropical Ophthalmology Institute of Africa (TOIA) is an integral part of the OCCGE. Located in Bamako since 1953, the TOIA is operated jointly by the member states of the OCCGE, the French Cooperation Ministry, and the WHO for which it serves as a center for the prevention of blindness. In addition to providing eye care for the people of western Africa, the TOIA promotes clinical, epidemiologic, and surgical research and carries out health surveys in function of the needs of the member states of the OCCGE. The major purpose of the TOIA is to training doctors and ophthalmologic nurses as well as for cataract operators and eyeglasses technicians. At the center of a network dedicated to the fight against blindness, the range of action of the TOIA now reaches beyond the borders of the eight states in the OCCGE.
authors.affiliation: L'Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale de l'Afrique, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auzemery
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ceccon
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schemann
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000349:Africa; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009885:Ophthalmology; D012106:Research