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.
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Support Our GoFundMe for the NYC Five Boro Bike Tour!

Support Our GoFundMe for the NYC Five Boro Bike Tour!

This May, 35 volunteer healthcare professionals will travel to Riobamba, Ecuador, to provide those in need with free cataract surgeries and medical (adult & pediatric) services. Since 2012, Sights on Health’s volunteer surgical team has performed more than 735 sight-restoring surgeries. This extraordinary mission also includes a volunteer medical team that examines adult and pediatric patients, diagnosing and...
Christina Carmi, RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering - Organizing Action!

Christina Carmi, RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering – Organizing Action!

  Christina Carmi – middle row, third from the left.   A big thank you to Christina Carmi (RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering) for organizing an NYC Pilates class that raised $600 for our Ecuador mission this upcoming May. And many thanks to SLT Studio (@sltnyc), the wonderful instructor Denita, and all the incredible women who joined...
Celebrating Generosity -  Thank you Dr. Jessica Czechowski

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’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...
Join our Team - 2025 Mission to Riobamba, Ecuador

Join our Team – 2025 Mission to Riobamba, Ecuador

We are preparing for our Cataract Surgical & Medical Mission 2025 Riobamba, Ecuador. Would you like to join our team? May 16-23, 2025 Flights: Round trip  JFK-Quito, Ecuador We are accepting donations to our paypal to cover the coast of airfare for the team. Volunteers needed Medicine team: they will travel to communities for 4 to...
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 Shelter in Riverhead, NY Thank...
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...
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...
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...
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...