2,000 People’s Eyesight Restored

April 16, 2012

Eye Camps is a special operation aimed at restoring the eyesight of patients in developing countries which have no infrastructure for eye surgery. Israel sends a team of ophthalmologists who for two weeks perform cataract, oculoplastics, and sight-restoring surgical operations on dozens of patients.

The Israeli physicians also provide professional training and guidance to local teams engaging in ophthalmology. The locals are responsible for selecting the potential candidates for surgery and gathering them in a central hospital or any other suitable site. The equipment required for the operations and post-surgery treatments is purchased by MASHAV and flown to the different countries through diplomatic mail.

Source: Excerpts of an article by Itamar Eichner, Ynetnews

Photo Credit: www.israelimages.com/Raffi Rondel