Himalayan Cataract Project: Remote Eye Camps

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Summary

A remote eye camp will screen 1,500 patients and restore sight to 300 people in Nepal, Tibet, China, Bhutan or Northern India. Local medical providers also will receive training. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The World Health Organization estimates that 180 million people suffer from severe visual impairment (legally blind, by U.S. standards). The leading cause of blindness throughout the world is cataracts and 90% of this blindness is found in the developing world. A remote cataract surgery eye camp will restore sight to approximately 300 people in Nepal, Tibet, China, Bhutan or Northern India. Currently the project supports 5 remote eye camps per year.

Activities

A team from the Tilganga Eye Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, will travel to a remote site, screen patients for cataracts and perform free surgery to those who need it. The Tilganga team also works with local medical personnel to provide further training.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $13,120
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,880
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The suffering caused by blindness deeply affects the family of each unfortunate, blinded individual, especially in the Himalayas. With restored sight, many people return to work and to traditional roles in their families and societies.

Project Message

We've always kept the emphasis on teaching. It's now self-sustaining. Lots of people we’ve taught are teaching others, and even some of their students are now teaching as well.
- Geoff Tabin, M.D., Himalayan Cataract Project founder and director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Geoff Tabin,
Director
PO Box 55
Waterbury, VT 05676
United States
802-649-1960
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Himalayan Cataract Project, Inc.
PO Box 55
Waterbury, VT 05676
United States
802-522-9976
http://www.cureblindness.org

Learn more about Himalayan Cataract Project, Inc. and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nepal and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 25, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Photos and Annual Report

By Emily R. Newick - Executive Director Himalayan Cataract Project, January 25, 2007 02:14 PM

Please click below to see a celebration of 2006 in photographs as well as the 2005 Annual Report from Himalayan Cataract Project.
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