Global Healthcare & Vision Restoration

Sights on Health, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is committed to providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limits their access to medical care. A dedicated group of physicians & healthcare professionals from across the U.S.A. volunteers their time to provide free cataract eye surgery, medical care & eye care to those in need in South America & the U.S.A.
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The results are in...

The results are in…

The results are in from Sunday’s 5 Boro Bike Tour through NYC…..16 cyclists rode a total of 640 miles on behalf of Sights on Health… that’s the equivalent of a road trip from Astoria, Queens to Wilmington, North Carolina (643 miles)… that’s a LOT of miles. Our cyclists did an amazing job: not only cycling on a...
Support our upcoming mission to Ecuador on October 7-14, 2023.

Support our upcoming mission to Ecuador on October 7-14, 2023.

Want to join us in making a difference? Any donation will help make an impact in purchasing cataract surgical and medical supplies for the upcoming mission to Ecuador on October 7-14, 2023. The surgical team will provide free sight-restoring cataract surgery to 75 patients & the medical team will travel to villages to provide care to children &...
2023 5 Boro Bike Tour

2023 5 Boro Bike Tour

Want to join us in making a difference? Any donation will help make an impact in purchasing cataract surgical and medical supplies for the upcoming mission to Ecuador on October 7-14, 2023. The surgical team will provide free sight-restoring cataract surgery to 75 patients & the medical team will travel to villages to provide care to...
2023 SOH Highlights

2023 SOH Highlights

Dear Sights on Health family & friends, Happy Holidays! 2022 has been a busy year for Sights on Health as we celebrated our TENTH ANNIVERSARY. Below are the year’s highlights… SOH provided three months of medical supplies to more than 40,000 Ukrainians Our team bicycled 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC raising $37,068.83...
Thank to all of our supporters who helped make the 2022 cataract mission possible!

Thank to all of our supporters who helped make the 2022 cataract mission possible!

On our 10th Anniversary trip to Calca, Peru. Our first after the pandemic. We screened over 90 patients and took 50 of them to the operating room to give them back one of the 5 senses we take for granted every morning when we open our eyes… sight. Every member of the team dedicated not...
Give People Renewed Hope

Give People Renewed Hope

This 10 yr old dreamer was born at 28 weeks. Has some visual difficulties but also could not hear. Only a month ago did he finally get a hearing aid. His dream now is to be a physician to help others. When his mom, a translator for our team found out the Michael Sable, our...
Giving People Renewed Hope

Giving People Renewed Hope

This 10 yr old dreamer was born at 28 weeks. Has some visual difficulties but also could not hear. Only a month ago did he finally get a hearing aid. His dream now is to be a physician to help others. When his mom, a translator for our team found out the Michael Sable, our...
Sight On Health In Peru - Day-to-day!

Sight On Health In Peru – Day-to-day!

Day 1 (Started 1 day early to start making patients happy!) setting up and our first successful patient of the day! A dozen obstacles overcome and another dozen of patients DONE! Restored sight to 12 very special patients! And our very first patient of this mission came back for her next day follow up! Look...

THE SIGHTS ON HEALTH TEAM IS READY TO DEPART FOR PERU THIS FRIDAY!

18 suitcases and 5 carry on’s are packed and ready to transport a portable operating room & eye clinic from NY to Peru. There are enough supplies to provide 50 cataract surgeries, free of charge to those in need of this sight restoring surgery. In the photo below, Dr Francisco Morales, one of our partners...
Upstate Medical School Alumni Journal

Upstate Medical School Alumni Journal

Thank you to The Upstate Medical School Alumni Journal for the mention! Click here to view the full journal. “1983 –  George N. Coritsidis, of Southold, NY, is the program director of critical care nephrology at Westchester Medical Center. In addition, he volunteers his time on the board of directors of the nonprofit organization, Sights on...
Michael Sable, MD speaks to StonyBrook School of Medicine Alumni Association

Michael Sable, MD speaks to StonyBrook School of Medicine Alumni Association

Sights on Health’s surgical director, Michael Sable, MD speaks to StonyBrook School of Medicine Alumni Association about his experiences traveling to South America to perform sight restoring cataract surgery with the nonprofit organization Sights on Health, Inc.
SOH Celebrating Their Ten-year Anniversary, Returning to Peru

SOH Celebrating Their Ten-year Anniversary, Returning to Peru

Great News! Sights on Health, Inc. is celebrating its ten-year anniversary since their first cataract surgical mission to Peru by returning to Calca in the Sacred Valley, October 14-23, 2022 for its first cataract surgical mission since the start of the pandemic. It will be a smaller group than in years past- a team of 13 people...