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.
Thanks to a generous donation from Bombas Socks

Thanks to a generous donation from Bombas Socks

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...
Lecture series hosted by Sights on Health

Lecture series hosted by Sights on Health

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...
Making an Impact

Making an Impact

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...
2024 Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission Cuzco, Peru Recap

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,...
Thank you LATAM Airlines

Thank you LATAM Airlines

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...
2024 Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission Cuzco, Peru

2024 Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission Cuzco, Peru

We are in Peru, doing what we do best – providing quality, compassionate care for those whose geographical and/or social status limits their access to medical care. Our team is busy at work so stay tuned for updates from Cusco Peru! SOH is a dedicated group of physicians & healthcare...
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...
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-...
Sights on Health raises > $24,000 for campaign to feed our NY Frontline Heroes during Covid -19 Pandemic

Sights on Health raises > $24,000 for campaign to feed our NY Frontline Heroes during Covid -19 Pandemic

Imagine 3,576 healthy tasty meals appearing day and night in various New York area ICUs, emergency departments and hospital floors overflowing with critically ill covid-19 patients and their hardworking caregivers. We hope you can because that’s exactly what you were a part of! When you answered our call and gave so generously...
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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...
Press Release - SOH Celebrating Their Ten-year Anniversary, Returning to Peru

Press Release – 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...
NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine

NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine

Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health, Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour.  Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will...
NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine

NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine

Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health, Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour.  Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will...
Virtual Board Meeting Recap

Virtual Board Meeting Recap

Thanks to Dr Ng, he worked his magic and brought us all together last night ( Wednesday Nov. 10,) for Sights on Health’s annual open board meeting. check out his photos… It was a productive meeting. Thank you to  all of the attendees for their comments & insights as we plan our outreach strategy for 2022. More to...
Participant Profile: Patricia Morris

Participant Profile: Patricia Morris

This past year has been so difficult and sharing our experiences with each other will give inspiration to continue through these difficult months that still lie ahead. To keep our Sights on Health, we have asked our participants to answer three simple questions in regards to what their experience has been like in the past...
Keeping our Sights on Health

Keeping our Sights on Health

Sights on Health assists the elderly of Peru who are suffering for lack of medications.  The pandemic has stretched the already thin medical resources in this country beyond the breaking point. Dr. Francisco Morales whom we have had the privilege of working with down in Peru has reached out for support for his elderly patients in...
Best Wishes for Happy Holidays

Best Wishes for Happy Holidays

Despite this year’s challenging times, Sights on Health, Inc. has been able to offer support to those in need in Peru, New York, and Native American reservations in South Dakota & the Southwest. As a result of your generosity Sights on Health’s gift giving fundraising drive has purchased $5,000 worth of fingertip pulse oximeters; 200 devices have been delivered...
Consider a gift to aid Native Americans hard hit by Corona virus

Consider a gift to aid Native Americans hard hit by Corona virus

As we give thanks for all we have this holiday season, we are aware of how devastating 2020 has been for so many people worldwide. It has been frustrating for Sights on Health not to deliver medical care in person despite the need being so great. We are working to find ways to assist those...
Consider a gift to aid Native Americans hard hit by Corona virus

Consider a gift to aid Native Americans hard hit by Corona virus

As we give thanks for all we have this holiday season, we are aware of how devastating 2020 has been for so many people worldwide. It has been frustrating for Sights on Health not to deliver medical care in person despite the need being so great. We are working to find ways to assist those...