Christina Carmi – middle row, third from the left. A big thank you to Christina Carmi (RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering) for organizing an NYC Pilates class that raised $600 for our Ecuador mission this upcoming May. And many thanks to SLT Studio (@sltnyc), the wonderful instructor Denita, and all the incredible women who joined...
This May, 35 volunteer healthcare professionals will travel to Riobamba, Ecuador, to provide those in need with free cataract surgeries and medical (adult & pediatric) services. Since 2012, Sights on Health’s volunteer surgical team has performed more than 735 sight-restoring surgeries. This extraordinary mission also includes a volunteer medical team that examines adult and pediatric patients, diagnosing and...
Sights on Health expresses heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Jessica Czechowski for her generous donation of medical supplies for our Ecuador mission. Her donation of essential medical and surgical supplies sets us up for success in serving underserved communities. Dr. Czechowski’s contribution highlights her commitment to global health and provides a significant head start for our preparations....
Nicholas Chin, a 15 year old student from a high school on Long Island, NY, decided this past summer to create a GoFundMe Page to raise money to support Sights on Health’s goal of providing free cataract surgery to those in need in South America. Since the summer, his GoFundMe page has raised $2,035 for...
Join us as we cycle through the five boros of NYC: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn & Staten Island on Sunday May 4th, 2025. Registration is now open and Dr. Coritsidis, the team leader has registered and has created a Sights on Health Team. Make sure when you register for the bike tour, you join the...
Below are supplies our team will need in order to examine & treat patients… perhaps you would like to purchase an item as a holiday gift for a loved one! Below print your gift receipt. There are all price ranges to fit everyone’s wallet… Sights On Health is a nonprofit tax exempt organization as described in...
We are preparing for our Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission 2025 Riobamba, Ecuador. Would you like to join our team? May 16-23, 2025 Flights: Round trip JFK-Quito, Ecuador We are accepting donations to our paypal to cover the coast of airfare for the team. Volunteers needed Medicine team: they will travel to communities for 4 to...
This day serves as a reminder of the need for regular eye examinations to screen for cataracts, glaucoma, and other chronic eye conditions to prevent blindness or sight impairment. Sights on Health’s volunteers and supporters are part of the global effort to eliminate preventable blindness.
Sights on Health has distributed 1,600 pairs of their socks to: ~525 pairs to people living on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota ~ 100 pairs to Huntington Family Service League, NY for homeless men, housed in a local motel ~ 400 pairs to a NYC Homeless ministry ~ 600 pairs to a Homeless Shelter in Riverhead, NY Thank...
Physicians from Sights on Health hosted a lecture series for three evenings through the Asociación Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina at the Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC). Thanks to Drs. Joseph Ng, George Coritsidis, Christina Rager and Carolina Pombar for their interesting & informative presentations to the medical students and local physicians....
Our mission concluded May 24, Sights on Health was able to perform a total of 78 cataract surgeries, 6 yag laser posterior capsulotomy ( removal of secondary cataract ) and 1 pterygium excision. These sight restoring procedures were done as part of this extraordinary 2024 mission to Peru In addition, we saw 250 adults and...
Thanks to the incredible generosity of LATAM, our team of 22 members had their second luggage fee waived for all four flights for the round trip: NY to Lima, Lima to Cuzco. That meant our fundraising dollars were spent on purchasing the necessary medical supplies & eye surgical supplies rather than paying luggage fees as our team transported...
