Muja's Eye Experience
Muja in her traditional wear
Muja's Flowers
Meeting with one of Muja's surgeons
Meeting with Dr. Rossin after the 2nd Surgery
Muja gets her stitches removed!
Journal
October 27, 2022 - Yesterday morning Sharon was cleaning the refrigerator. She dropped a glass bottle of salad dressing, which shattered on the floor. A small piece of glass went into her eye and damaged the "globe". She is undergoing surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital (one of the best in the country of its kind) now where they are doing what is called a “Globe Procedure.” Please keep her in your prayers and I will update you in a while. Ejo mugitondo Sharon yarimo asukura firigo. Yataye icupa ry'ikirahure cyo kwambara salade, yamenaguye hasi. Agace gato k'ikirahure cyagiye mu jisho kandi cyangiza "isi". Arimo kubagwa ijisho rya Massachusetts no mu bitaro byo mu bitaro bya Manda (kimwe mu byiza mu gihugu cyacyo) ubu aho bakora ibyo bita "uburyo bw'ikipe." " Nyamuneka nyamuneka mukomeze amasengesho yawe kandi nzakugezaho mugihe gito.
November 1, 2022 - Sharon's eye is healing as well as can be expected. We had to delay her 2nd operation because she tested positive for COVID three days after leaving the hospital. She is currently taking the anti-viral Paxlovid. We'll keep administering eyedrops and getting her through COVID. Because of COVID, there is a policy of 3 week isolation, so the follow-up surgery had to be delayed accordingly.
December 2, 2022 - Sharon's eye is making great progress. It takes time, however, and considering the severity of her injury, the healing process is going very well. On Tuesday, her lead surgeon Dr. Rossin removed 4 of the 7 stitches from her eye successfully (see video above) and we discussed decreasing her medication gradually (view chart below).
If you have any questions or wish to send Sharon well wishes, you can fill in the form below or send an email directly to mulaava@yahoo.com. Muja will read these and they will make her very happy.
Murakoze amasengesho yanyu
Dr. Elizabeth Rossin - lead surgeon
Muja's Lead Surgeon - Elizabeth Rossin
Dr. Elizabeth Rossin is a vitreoretinal surgeon and scientist in Mass Eye and Ear’s Retina Service. She specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of retina diseases, including retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, epiretinal membranes, macular holes, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), macular dystrophies, and eye trauma.
In addition to treating medical and surgical patients, she has received the highly competitive K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Rossin earned her MD and Ph.D. from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program and Harvard Medical School’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences program. She completed her residency training at Harvard Ophthalmology. She then served as the Chief Resident and Director of the Ocular Trauma Service, overseeing and coordinating trauma coverage in Mass Eye and Ear’s 24/7 Emergency Department, and serving as a mentor, teacher, and peer resource to Harvard Ophthalmology’s 24 residents. She went on to complete a two-year Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear under Dean Eliott, MD, and John B. Miller, MD. As a fellow, she received the 2020-2021 Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation Award, a prestigious and competitive award given to exceptional second-year vitreoretinal surgery fellows in the United States, as well as a 2019-2020 Heed Fellowship, the 2020 Thomas J. Madden Fellowship in Retina, the 2020 Retina Society 24th Fellow Research Award and the 2020 Machemer Foundation Scholarship.
Clinical Interests:
• Retinal detachments (including complex)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Retinal vascular occlusions (arterial and venous)
• Epiretinal membranes
• Macular holes
• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Macular dystrophies
• Central serous retinopathy
• Eye trauma
