Sights On Health2019 Mission | Sights On Health https://sightsonhealth.org Global Healthcare & Vision Restoration Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:08:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Packing for Ecuador! https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/09/packing-for-ecuador/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/09/packing-for-ecuador/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:23:46 +0000 Sights on Health https://sightsonhealth.org/?p=4017 Our weeks of packing culminated this past Saturday final packing session. Our cataract surgical team will transport to Ecuador on September 21st 17 suitcases and 5 carryons. Thanks to Jet Blue’s generosity the second checked in piece of luggage fee has been waived for all four of our flights.
Thank you to our team for their hours of donated time to pack the necessary supplies.  Great work!!

]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/09/packing-for-ecuador/feed/ 0 Behind the Scenes Preparations for the Upcoming Cataract Surgical Mission to Riobamba, Ecuador September 21-29 https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/08/mission-to-riobamba-sept/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/08/mission-to-riobamba-sept/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:27:06 +0000 Sights on Health http://sightsonhealth.org/?p=4008 Frank Garcia, CST and Dr. Messina spent 6 hours on a sunny summer Saturday sorting through hundreds of surgical instruments in preparation for the upcoming September sight restoring surgical mission in Riobamba, Ecuador.  Now Frank will transport these surgical instrument trays to Retina Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York where Erika V Cruz, Head of Central Sterile Department & Caroline Rienzo will inspect and clean each of the hundreds of instruments. Our goal is to perform 100 eye surgeries while we are in Ecuador.  It takes a team of volunteers to do this important behind the scenes work… Thank you Dr Ben Cohen, owner of Retina Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York, Frank, Erika and Caroline for your support!

 

 

]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/08/mission-to-riobamba-sept/feed/ 0 A Promise to Peru is excited to announce their main fundraising event for 2019. https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/5borobiketour/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/5borobiketour/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:21:31 +0000 Sights on Health http://apromisetoperu.com/?p=3733 In lieu of the annual dinner dance, our 25 member team, named Sights on Health will cycle a total of 1,000 miles in the NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour on May 5, 2019.

Help support our nonprofit organization deliver healthcare and restore vision to those in need in the US and abroad. Since 2012, we have reached nearly 15,000 people through their provision of medical care, eye care, eye glasses and eye surgery, free of charge.

Will you consider sponsoring one team member’s 40 mile ride? Perhaps $0.50, $1 or $2 per mile? No amount is too small!  Visit our GoFundMe page to make a donation.  Online GoFundMe Campaign ends at Midnight May 6th.

All donations are tax deductible.

Meet our SIGHTS ON HEALTH team!
Each person will cycle 40 miles on May 5, 2019 in the 5 Boro Bike Tour. 
A SPECIAL THANKS TO our 25 team members:

Dr George Coritsidis*
Ken Roberts *
Jim Rienzo
Caroline Rienzo*
Luis and Leonor Gonzalez *
Alex Coritsidis *
Niko Coritsidis *
Luigi Canepa*
Frank Garcia *
Dr Saad Bhatti *
Robin Appel *
Nicolette Appel
George Farah
Leanne Wilkofsky
Lou Cothalis
Jenny Kouroupakis
Christian Kouroupakis
Nicholas Kouroupakis
Esther Toubanos
Peter Toubanos
Kathy and George Demacopoulos
Kelly Love
Noreen Carro* Past Mission Participant


]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/5borobiketour/feed/ 0 SoulCycle Fundraising Event, a Success! https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/soulcycle-fundraising-event-a-success/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/soulcycle-fundraising-event-a-success/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:17:37 +0000 Sights on Health http://apromisetoperu.com/?p=3721 On behalf of our officers and board members we wanted to thank Dr Damaris Raymondi for the wonderful job she did in raising $5,889.24 from your SoulCycle fundraising event on March 22, 2019.  After expenses, our organization has made $4,400!!

 

 

]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/04/soulcycle-fundraising-event-a-success/feed/ 0 High school student supports upcoming Peru Eye Care Mission in June https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/high-school-student-supports-upcoming-peru-eye-care-mission-in-june/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/high-school-student-supports-upcoming-peru-eye-care-mission-in-june/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:30:12 +0000 Sights on Health http://apromisetoperu.com/?p=3711
Lea Andreadis, a Junior at Harborfields High School, Greenlawn NY. has been collecting children’s prescription glasses and sunglasses for our organization this past year.  Our organization was fortunate to be the recipient of her service project for the National Honor Society. Above is a photo of Lea with her 128 pairs of children’s glasses. They will be neutralized and labeled by our optometrists, Drs. Leong and Raymondi and packed for Peru.
Many thanks Lea for helping give sight to the children in the Sacred Valley, Peru!
]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/high-school-student-supports-upcoming-peru-eye-care-mission-in-june/feed/ 0 MISSION SCHEDULE 2019 https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/mission-schedule-2019/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/mission-schedule-2019/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:21:47 +0000 Sights on Health http://apromisetoperu.com/?p=3583 A Promise to Peru, Inc. is looking forward to another busy year.  We have three missions planned and our teams are in place!

MISSION SCHEDULE 2019 

Eye Care Mission: Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
Our team is working with Raymond Dennis and Wendy Nasta – Black of the nonprofit Artist for World Peace on their Native Eyes Mission. We are returning to Sinte Gleska University, one of the few tribal universities in the nation. The group plan to examine patients at the University, as well as establish a mobile unit to reach those in the more rural areas of the 922,759 acres of the reservation. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, more properly known as Sicangu Lakota Oyate, or Burnt Thigh People, are descendants of the Sicangu Oyate of the Tetonwan Division of the Oceti Sakowin or Seven Council Fires. Last year, the team of 35 people from around the country examined 1,200 patients and 1,000 pairs of prescription glasses were dispensed.  We plan to do the same great work!

June 1-9
Team Members joining Artists for World Peace’s team:
Debra Messina, M.D. – team leader, administrative assistant
Cathy Roberts  – administrative assistant
William Epstein, M.D. – ophthalmologist, Oregon
Arnold Prywes, M.D. – ophthalmologist, New York
Alex Zaffaroni, M.D. – ophthalmologist, California
Michael Prywes – ophthalmic technician


George Coritsidis, M.D., Joseph Ng, M.D. and Noam Fast, M.D. have an exploratory meeting with tribal leaders for possible medical & psychiatric support for members on Rosebud Indian Reservation.

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John Shanley, M.D. M.P.H. Medical Mission: Eye and Medical Care, Sacred Valley, Peru

Our team is working with the nonprofit organizations FNE International, Mike Cipoletti and Asociacion Winaypaq, Francisco Morales, M.D.

Now that the team is in place, Dr. Victor Rozas, from the Peruvian American Medical Society is obtaining the temporary medical licenses and the letter of invitation from the ministry of health. Our pharmacist and physicians are ordering thousands of dollars’ worth of medications. We have secured a portable ultrasound to transport to Peru. This assists in diagnosing certain medical conditions.  Our eye care team has two optometrists who will examine patients’ eyes and dispense a thousand pairs of prescription reading and distance glasses as well as sunglasses.  Our longtime collaborator, ophthalmologist, Dr. Frilo Silva will receive referral patients for cataract surgeries at CAPRECE clinic, Cuzco.


June 29- July 7 - Team Members(20):
George Coritsidis, M.D. team leader, nephrologist, critical care
Darren Triller, Pharm D pharmacist
Tracey Weisberg, M.D. oncologist
Christina Rager, M.D. emergency medicine, pulmonary, critical care
Carolina Pombar, M.D. pediatrician
Jenny Steffens, P.A.
Damaris Raymondi, O.D. optometrist
Pauline Leong, O.D. optometrist
Ana Castaneda translator at pharmacy station
Julia Colmenares visual acuity tester, translator
8 Medical Students from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, NY, 1 medical student from SUNY Upstate, Syracuse NY, 1 medical student from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
1 Nursing Student, Pace University1 High School Student, Maryland
1 High School Student, Maryland

June 2018 Medical Mission. Drs. George Coritsidis and Caroline Pombar and Mike Cipoletti received certificates of appreciation from the Mayor Farfan and other elected officials in Ollayatambo.

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Cataract Surgical Mission in Memory of Mark S. Sablow: Riobamba, Ecuador*

Our team is working with the nonprofit organization Partners for Andean Health Community partnersforandeancommunityhealth.org
Our goal will be to perform 100 cataract surgeries and to dispense reading glasses to people in rural communities.

September 21-29, 2019

Team Members:

Debra Messina, M.D. – team leader
Michael Sable, M.D. – surgical director
Cathy Roberts-administrator
Christina Rager, M.D. – critical care specialist
David Krebs, M.D. – ophthalmologist
Allison Angelilli, M.D.- ophthalmologist
Joseph Kristan, M.D.- ophthalmology resident, Montefiore Medical Center
Caroline Rienzo, R.N.
Alexandra Thanasoulis, R.N.
Lorena Chinchilla, COT
Frank Garcia, COT
Julia Colmenares – nursing assistant
Ken Roberts – sterilization
Pallavi Tatapudi Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Andrew Maggiolo – community outreach program
Ginger Thanasoulis- translator
Michael Mc Donald – Alcon representative

*For more information on mission naming opportunities please email Dr. Debra Messina at apromisetoperu[at]gmail.com

2018 Surgical Team in Riobamba, Ecuador

 

]]> https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/03/mission-schedule-2019/feed/ 0 Gear up for SoulCycle with A Promise to Peru https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/02/soucycle/ https://sightsonhealth.org/2019/02/soucycle/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:35:11 +0000 Sights on Health http://apromisetoperu.com/?p=3666 Join us at SoulCycle’s SoHo studio to raise funds for our upcoming medical and surgical mission trips! 2019 missions include Peru, Ecuador and South Dakota!

A ticket will get you a bike in a 45 minute SoulCycle class, a free t-shirt, rental spin shoes, and water!

Register here!!

Fri, March 22, 2019, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

The proceeds will go to A Promise to Peru, Inc.

Our Promise: “Pledging to deliver healthcare and restore vision.” We are committed to providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limit their access to medical care. A dedicated group of physicians and other health professionals from across the U.S.A., along with allied healthcare students volunteer their time to provide medical care, eye care and eye surgery in designated regions of North America and South America. Visit our website at apromisetoperu.org to learn more about our organization.
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