Edinam Hutton-Mensah, MD is a specialist ophthalmologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital,

Ghana with interest in cataract and glaucoma. She obtained her BSc. Human Biology and

MBChB degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She holds

Membership in Ophthalmology of both the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the

West African College of Surgeons. She’s also completed a Short Term Fellowship in Glaucoma at

the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Nepal and is going on to start a full fellowship in

Glaucoma. Additionally, she holds a certificate in Occupational Health and Therapy from the

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

She had been a member of the interim inaugural executive committee of the Ophthalmological

Society of Ghana’s Young Ophthalmologists’ Forum and at present is a member of its executive

committee.

Edinam has been involved in outreach cataract surgery in under-served areas in Ghana. She’s

enthralled by the signal of hope that lights up on the faces of post-operative cataract patients

the morning after their sight restoring surgeries. Being a beneficiary (herself) of Daybreak’s

Resident Surgical Training Initiative, she’s excited to co-lead Daybreak’s research projects to

enhance ophthalmic education and training and further refine eye care service delivery.