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Wish List for Medical & Cataract Surgical Mission to Peru March 2026

Sights on Health — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:38:00 +0000

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…

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Transport team from Quito to Riobamba, Roundtrip $550
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Oxygen tanks for patients while having cataract surgery $58
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BSS (Balanced Saline Solution) for surgery 35 bottles @ $35 each, $1,225 total or $35 for 1 bottle
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Non sterile gloves @$11.00/box need 20 boxes, $220 total or $11 each
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Bouffant hats for operating room box of 1000 @$70
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Shoe covers 300 @ $35, need 2 boxes @$70
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Surgical masks 300 @ $44
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Sterile surgical gowns 175@ $432
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Chlorohexidine for hand scrubbing prior to surgery 3 bottles @ $95
Donated By: Diane Farrel

Steam Indicator strips 500/box @$38 each, $76 for 2 boxes
Donated By: Mr. & Mrs. Schram

Sterile Mayo stand covers 30/case @$45 each, $180 for 4 cases or $45 each
Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani

Viscoelastic for eye surgery 45 vials @$45 each, $1,530 or $45 per vial
Donated By: Gilda Zirinsky $360 (8 vials)

10cc syringes 400/box @$44
Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani

3cc syringes 200/box @$22
Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani

Sterile Instrument pouches 100 @ $22.58
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Intravenous solution for patients 40 bags for $180 or 10 bags for $45
Donated By: Katherine La Forte

ANALGESICS, ANTIPYRETICS , ALLERGY:

Tylenol 1000 tabs $10Donated By:

Tylenol liquid for children to treat 6 children for $30
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Motrin 1500 tabs $35, need 4500 @ $105
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Motrin liquid for children 300 tabs for $20
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Benadryl 1000 tabs $15, need 2000 @ $30
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Claritin 500 tabs $28
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Prednisone 100 $10
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EpiPen 10 doses @ $20
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Cough Drops 1500 @ $60
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GASTRO-INTESTINAL:

Prilosec 1000 tabs $57
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Dulcolax 1000 tabs $10
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ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIVIRALS & ANTIFUNGALS to treat infections:

Amoxicillin children’s dose 1000 tabs $40
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Amoxicillin liquid 40 doses $70
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Amoxicillin adult dose 1000 tabs $50
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Augmentin 50 tabs $25
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Augmentin children’s dose: treat 1 child $11, need 10 @ $110
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Zithromax 500 tabs $150
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Zithromax for children: treat 10 children $30, need for 40 children @ $120
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Keflex 100 tabs $10
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Keflex for children 1 dose $20, four children $80
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Cipro 500 tabs $50
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Tetracycline 1000 tabs $50
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Fluconanzole 100 tabs $20
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Levaquin 100 tabs $20, need 200 @ $40
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Bactrim 500 tabs $30
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Bactrim liquid 12 bottles $25
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Flagyl 1000 tabs $40
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Nystatin liquid 5 doses $10
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Zovirax 500 tabs $35
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Diflucan 100 doses $20
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ANTIPARASITICS:

Albendazol 500 tabs $40
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Ivermectin 100 tabs $15
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Mebendazol 1000 tabs $25
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Permethrin 1 treatment for 1 person $10, need 20 @ $200
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ItchB Gone 1 treatment $35, need 2 @ $70
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MEDICATIONS TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:

Lasix 1000 tabs $15
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Zestril 1000 tabs $15
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Lopressor 1000 tabs $25
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Terazosin 100 tabs $20
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TOPICAL CREAMS:

Hydrocortisone 20 tubes $30
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Vitamin A & D 144 tubes $10, need 288 @ $20
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White Petrolatum 144 tubes $10
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Antibiotic 12 tubes $23
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Antifungal 6 tubes $15
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Antifungal 10 tubes $20
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CARDIOVASCULAR:

Aspirin 1000 tabs $10, need 10,000 @ $100
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Metoprolol 10000 tabs $20
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Terazocin 100 tablets $20
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VITAMINS/MINERALS:

Folic Acid 1000 tabs @ $25
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Infant Multivitamin for 30 children $130
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Children’s multivitamin 5000 doses @ $80
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Pre- Natal Vitamins 2500 doses @ $100
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Iron supplement 2000 doses @ $20
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Vitamin A 1000 doses @ $70
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DENTAL HYGIENE:

Toothpaste 100 tubes @ $25, need 500 tubes @ $125
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Day 5: Ecuador Mission 2025

Sights on Health — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:22:34 +0000

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 otherwise.

The surgical team operated on 16 patients today… one of them the 7 year old cousin of the 14 year old. The best the 7 year old could do was see shadow of fingers and blind in the other eye and that eye could not be fixed. Of course we were nervous about operating on his one eye where he could at least see shadows. After multiple consultations amongst ourselves, arguing the pros and cons of performing the sight restoring surgery, we felt strongly we could give the child a chance to see again. So much could go wrong… infection, pain, loss of the eye.

Post-op day 1… he was now able to see 20/100. Mom was committed to giving the child eye drops every 2 hours until it was deemed stable. Fingers crossed that he would continue to get even better.

I hope that this years successes and pictures help everyone seeing and reading these posts understand how much need is out there and how much your and donations are needed to take care of our fellow neighbors. It is only with our friends, family, and supporter’s help that we are able to provide the care that people desparately need.

Everyone that we touch is someone’s father, mother, son, or daughter. Everyone deserves a chance to have better health and to regain independence and see again.

Please consider helping SIGHTS ON HEALTH so we can do this again next year! Contribute here.

lecture series 2024

Sights on Health — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:00:48 +0000

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.

Making an Impact

Sights on Health — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:57:17 +0000

Sights on Health was able to have a significant effect on so many people’s lives on this past mission to Cuzco, Peru. One story that comes to mind that had all of us so touched was about a 30-year-old patient. Due to a childhood illness he was deaf and in his early teenage years he developed bilateral cataracts. His world had become so isolated between being deaf and blind. Dr Michael Sable, SoH’s surgical director examined him and performed cataract surgery the first day we arrived to work at the Ceprece clinic in Cuzco. As he read the eye chart the first day after his surgery, there was not a dry eye in the clinic. All of the SoH team shared in his joy. On the last day of the surgical mission, Dr. Sable performed surgery on his second eye. Today, he has his sight restored to both eyes. He was once again able to read the eye chart and he is able to sign with his family again now that he is able to see. Changing the life of not just one person, but of his two young children and his wife who is also deaf.

In this video, you will see our ophthalmic tech performing the visual acuity test on the post op visit after the first surgery.

An account by Joseph Ng, MD

2024 Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission Cuzco, Peru Recap

Sights on Health — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:20:52 +0000

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 pediatric patients, and the medical team was able to help diagnose and treat a variety of illnesses and diseases. That’s over 325 lives we’ve been able to impact because of the Sights On Health team, the FNE International team, and the Asociación Wiñaypaq Pro Desarrollo Humano team. We have had a collaborative effort between our nonprofit organizations since 2012.

Many thanks to all of your participates and supporters!

Thank you LATAM Airlines

Sights on Health — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:45:39 +0000

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 a portable medical clinic and portable operating room from NY to Cuzco. We thank LATAM & Daniel Rochefort Vuletin and Ambassador Maria Landaveri for supporting our important philanthropic work.

Thank you LATAM Airlines

Sights on Health — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:42:48 +0000

Medical Mission – 2018

Sights on Health — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:53:03 +0000

Our medical mission in Peru began Monday the 25th. Our team has six medical students from stony brook university, three medical students from UConn and a nursing student from Pace Univeristy. The physicians on the trip include a pediatrician, oncologist, nephrologist, pulmonologist, critical care physicians and a doctor of pharmacy. Our first day began in Maras, around 30 minutes from our home base of Urubamba. We saw approximately 100 patients and provided pediatric services, general medicine, and conducted ultra sounds. The UConn students tested patients for both H. pylori infections and diabetes. Patients who tested positive were then treated appropriately with medication and counseling. The next day was spent at Qotowuincho, where we saw around 120 patients. Between Wednesday and Friday, our team spent our days in the town of Ollantaytambo. We worked alongside the municipality’s ministry of health which provided us with tents and a trailer, as well as media advertisements to alert the populations of each town about our upcoming clinic. In Ollantaytambo we saw over 130 patients each day, many of whom were part of the indigenous population of Peru and only spoke Quechua. We had two translators who worked tirelessly to translate dialogue from Quechua to Spanish so that we could understand their complaints and do our best to treat these individuals.

Among pediatric patients the most common complaints were the common cold, parasite related illnesses, and parents were counseled on nutrition and dental hygiene for their children. Adult patients suffered from general body aches and many chronic headaches. Through speaking to our patients, we found out that many did not consume adequate amounts of water because of the inconvenience that it posed to them while they worked throughout the day.

This years medical mission was made a success by the amount of patients we were able to treat with both educational counseling and medications such as antibiotics and anti-parasitics. It was also a success based on the willingness to work hard and come together as a team displayed by all of our participants on this year’s Promise to Peru mission.

Medical Mission in Peru – 2018

Sights on Health — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:38:48 +0000

Second Mission: Medical Mission to Sacred Valley, Peru June 23-30, 2018

Sights on Health — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:37:48 +0000

It has been a very busy month for A Promise to Peru, Inc. After returning from our eye mission at the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota on June 9th, our team left for the Sacred Valley in Peru on June 23rd. Our team leaders – George Coritsidis, MD, Medical Director & Board Member of A Promise to Peru, Inc. and Mike Cipoletti, Executive Director of FNE International assembled a team of 17 people. Christina Rager, MD, Tracey Weisberg, MD, Carolina Pombar, MD, Saad Bhatti MD, Darren Triller pharmD, StonyBrook medical students Joshua Kogan, Hayley Scott, Jheison and Monica Giraldo, Courtney Balgobin, Alexandra Coritsidis, nursing student Maggie Triller, Graduate student Nicholas Coritsidis and three medical students from University of Connecticut.

During the first two days the team examined close to 250 patients in the towns of Maras and Ccothuncho! The last three days pop up tents were placed in the town square of Ollayatambo so that our doctors would examine patients and perform ultrasonography. The total amount of patients examined were 600. Our team was thrilled to work so hard and to take care of so many people in need. The last day of the mission, the Mayor of Ollayatambo, Elvis Flores Farfan and the Director of Education presented the key to the city as a symbol of their sincere appreciation for A Promise to Peru & FNE International’s successful medical mission. Many thanks to Mayor Farfan for his municipal support and Enrique Pollack for hosting the team at his home.

And a special acknowledgement to Dr Victor Rozas and the Peruvian American Medical Society (PAMS) for their continued support of our efforts in Peru. Every year, they work with us in order to obtain the necessary temporary medical licenses and documentation from the Peruvian Government and the Ministry of Health.

Pictured above are: Dr George Coritsidis, Dr Carolina Pombar, Mike Cipoletti, Mayor Farfan with other elected officials in Ollayatambo.

A Promise to Peru, Inc. and FNE International teams with their host, Enrique Pollack.

Below - Our pharmacist, Dr Darren Triller is pictured in this portable tent, dispensing medications ordered by the examining physicians. The pharmacy area was always one of the busiest in the clinic.