Photos from our Eye Care Mission
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Our Eye Care Mission to Juanjui, Peru, climaxed last week with 17 surgeries by Dr Javier Geronimo Meza. This mission was a great cooperative effort initiated by The Luz Fund. The Institute of Optometry and Science, VOSH International, The Carlos Slim Foundation and the Clinton Giustra Foundation, through the Sustainable Growth Initiative, combined forces which resulted in 1300 eye exams, and the distribution of close to 600 eyeglasses. Dr Meza returned to Juanjui for free cataract surgery, June 25 & 26, resulting in 57 total Pyterigium and 45 Cataract surgeries, courtesy of the Clinton Foundation, for those discovered through our week of diagnostic work.
All this has come as a result of last October's Medical Mission. Several nurses on that mission had brought attention to many eye disorders among the patients they were seeing for other health issues. We expect our October 2011 Medical Mission will include a Cardiologist and a Neurologist as well as another Optometry team to continue the Eye Care program.
The brand new Juanjui Hospital for the Poor is expected to be open within a month and dedication scheduled for July. We had a tour of the shiny new facility and are looking forward to using it in October.
Thank You for your continued support of our work in Peru.
Medical Mission to Peru - The Luz Fund - 2015
Monday, June 20, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
JUNE EYE CARE MISSION
One of the issues we found in October was a multitude of eye problems. With this in mind we will be heading back to Juanjui in June, 2011. This time with an emphasis on Eye Care and Infectious Diseases of the eye. We expect to set up a clinic in Juanjui, likely at the Juanjui Institute, where we saw over 350 patients in two days in October.
We are also collecting eyeglasses in preparation for the trip. We will grade them for eventual distribution where needed. If you want to collect eyeglasses for us, you can send them to our mailing address at:
THE LUZ FUND
512 WHITEOAK AVE
BRANDON, FL 33510
Mission announcement can also be found on: www.medicalmissions.org
We are also collecting eyeglasses in preparation for the trip. We will grade them for eventual distribution where needed. If you want to collect eyeglasses for us, you can send them to our mailing address at:
THE LUZ FUND
512 WHITEOAK AVE
BRANDON, FL 33510
Mission announcement can also be found on: www.medicalmissions.org
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