Unite For Sight Reached Goal: 10,000 Surgeries in 2006 and 2007

From January through December 2007, Unite For Sight coordinated and sponsored surgery for more than 6,000 patients in Ghana, India, and Thailand, while providing eye care services to hundreds of thousands more.  Last year, during 2006, Unite For Sight provided 4,000 surgeries, which brings the combined total for 2006 and 2007 to 10,062 surgeries to patients living in extreme poverty in Africa and Asia. 

"The question I have always asked myself is 'what would have happened to all these people who have benefited from Unite For Sight programs had the organization not come to their aid?' It is likely that many would have perished in their agony," Dr. James Clarke of Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana, wrote in an article published in the UK-journal Eye News. 

In response to this overwhelming need, Unite For Sight works with partner eye clinics to provide eye care for patients living in extreme poverty.  Unite For Sight's partner eye clinics include Crystal Eye Clinic (Accra, Ghana), Our Lady of Grace Hospital (Asikuma Breman, Ghana), Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital (Tamale, Ghana), Tema Christian Eye Center (Tema, Ghana), AB Eye Institute (Bihar, India), Uma Eye Clinic (Chennai, India), Eye Research Center Society (Jaipur, India), Tarabai Eye Hospital (Jodhpur, India), Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (New Delhi, India), and Kalinga Eye Hospital (Orissa, India),

"Unite For Sight is doing tremendous work where it is definitely needed," said Nicholas Greene, Unite For Sight volunteer in Ghana during Summer 2006.  "What stands out the most from my experience is the commitment and dedication that Dr. Wanye gives to his patients.  He had an overwhelming duty of serving as the Ophthalmologist for the Northern region of Ghana and did wonderful work throughout our stay."

About Unite For Sight

Unite For Sight® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Unite For Sight's unwavering commitment to creating a real, lasting impact involves three types of programs: chapters in North America, international eye care outreach programs, and an annual global health conference. Unite For Sight has trained more than 4,000 volunteers who work in their local communities and abroad to provide eye health programs for those without previous access and has provided eye care services to more than 600,000 people worldwide.

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