PCO/Salus Alum Dr. Kovin Naidoo Named Lighthouse Award Recipient
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PCO/Salus Alum Dr. Kovin Naidoo Named Lighthouse Award Recipient
Kovin Naidoo, BSc, BOptom, MPH, OD ‘95, PhD, DHL (Hon), Global Head: Advocacy and Partnerships, OneSight EssilorLuxxotica Foundation, has been chosen as this year’s Lighthouse Award recipient for Salus University’s 15th annual “Looking Out for Kids” (LOFK) charity fundraiser.
Salus University’s LOFK initiative helps raise money to offset the costs for both The Eye Institute’s (TEI) school vision. A Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University alumni, Dr. Naidoo is a former Africa chairman of the International Agency (IAPB) for the Prevention of Blindness, the first optometrist to hold such a position in IAPB globally. He is also the founder of the Children’s Vision Campaign that aimed to reach 50 million children by 2020 and brought together 100 organizations and professional associations.
Dr. Naidoo is also the co-founder of the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition and the Global Ophthalmic Institute. Dr. Naidoo led philanthropic efforts in Africa and Latin America to create partnerships that provide free eye care to the poor aligning with the ultimate mission of LOFK.
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