A Vision of Hope: Watch the Cataract And Medical Mission in Action – Riobamba, Ecuador
Thank you FIBUSPAM and PACH for creating these wonderful recap videos! Cataract Surgical Mission 2025, Riobamba, Ecuador Medical Mission 2025, Riobamba, Ecuador
A Vision of Hope: Watch the Cataract And Medical Mission in Action – Riobamba, Ecuador
Thank you FIBUSPAM and PACH for creating these wonderful recap videos! Cataract Surgical Mission 2025, Riobamba, Ecuador Medical Mission 2025, Riobamba, Ecuador
Day 5: Ecuador Mission 2025
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 - Medical and Surgical team saw patients closer to the home base in Riobamba. Ofcourse it was a busy day, but it was also the last day of patient care. After all was said and done, the medical/pediatric/optometry/dental team will have seen over 700 patients that would not have gotten care...
Day 4: Ecuador Mission 2025
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 – Day 4 – Preparing for 20 surgeries today. The 14-year-old boy came back today for his 1st evaluation post-op. He went from just being able to see light or dark to now 20/70. Imagine how life-changing that will be for a teenager who was practically blind and not able to...
Day 2: Monday, May 19th, Ecuador Mission
Day 2 was quite a day! 21 cataract surgeries. A 25-year-old had his first eye done. He was basically blind in both eyes. We would see the next day that the surgery was successful and plan for his other eye. OR Room 1 – Dr. Michael Sable, Dr. David Krebs, Nurse Lorena Chinchilla, and...
Surgery Log, Bilateral Cataracts, Ecuador Mission 2025
Well, another successful cataract surgery mission trip to Ecuador is in the books. Too many unbelievable experiences to show in one post, so I will spread them over a few days. This is a 14 year old boy with a genetic disorder that gave him bilateral cataracts and severe nystagmus in both eyes. We decided...
Retired Mather Hospital President Joins U.S. Medical Team to Restore Sight for Hundreds in Ecuador
Photo: Left to Right: Kenneth Roberts, also a board member of SoH, Inc. a nonprofit; Varvara Boryushkina MD, Primary Care Mather Medical Group; Mahmoud Yaseen MD, Internal Medicine Resident; Manu Dwivedi MD, Internal Medicine Resident ; Iryna Ilyasova MD, Hospitalist; Kati Giacobbe RN, Emergency Department; Melissa Monaghan RN, Endoscopy; George Coritsidis MD, Chair of Internal...
Celebrating Generosity – Thank you Dr. Jessica Czechowski
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’s Commitment to Service Helps Fund Life-Changing Eye Surgeries in South America
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...
Wish List for Medical & Cataract Surgical Mission to Ecuador May 2025
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...
lecture series 2024
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....
2024 Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission Cuzco, Peru Recap
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...