Friday, February 13, 2015

SDA News - Thai Eyecare

"A Seventh-day Adventist university in Thailand recently hosted a group of volunteer ophthalmologists who offered free eye care for more than 250 nearby elderly residents in need.Patients were diagnosed with cases of cataract, pterygium, and other eye-related conditions. The surgeries for most cases took five to 10 minutes to complete, while more challenging cases took up to an hour.
The clinic served underprivileged elderly from five districts—Muak Lek, Nhong Kae, Khaeng Koi, Wihan Dang and Wang Muang.
"We praise God for an opportunity to take part in this project," said Diana Riesenberger, a university spokeswoman.
The Princess Sirindhorn Mobile Eye Surgery Clinic was established in 1995 to commemorate Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 40th Birthday. The project has advanced to be a surgical mobile unit to provide free eye treatment for people with cataracts, glaucoma and disease of eyelids. So far the project has provided treatment for more than 158,000 people and performed operations for 40,000 patients."
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And they departed, and went through the towns,
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