Photo Gallery: Volunteering Abroad in Orissa, India

Photos by Nicholas Aurelio, Unite For Sight Volunteer in Orissa

A group of cataract patients who just had surgery.

Nick with a young boy who had a congenital cataract. This boy was also deaf and unable to speak, but will be able to see after his bandage is removed the day after surgery.

Nick assists with providing Kalinga Eye Hospital's free meal for the patients.

Nick assists the eye clinic with patient records.

An eye doctor providing eye care at a rural eye camp.

Children in a rural village see their photo on a digital camera.

Nick dispenses eyeglasses prescribed by the optometrist at the rural village eye camp.

A group of Kalinga Eye Hospital's eye care team.

A patient receives eyeglasses at a rural village eye camp.

Nick stands near the vehicle used to transport patients from the villages to Kalinga Eye Hospital.

A doctor provides eye care to a young boy.

Kalinga Eye Hospital

Kalinga Eye Hospital

Kalinga Eye Hospital's 2nd Campus

Nick observed 65 surgeries during his 2 weeks in Orissa.

Kalinga Eye Hospital's patient care rooms.

A street in Orissa.

Nick tests a patient's blood pressure.

Nick and a Kalinga Eye Hospital paramedic

Kalinga Eye Hospital paramedics

Volunteer Abroad

I would like to sincerely congratulate Unite For Sight for her work on eradication of blindness in the developing countries. The remarkable performance of Unite For Sight deserves appreciation.
—Dr. T. Senthil, Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, Chennai, India; Unite For Sight Partner