One-time project
2016 - Miragôane, Haiti2016
Miragôane, Haiti
From April 26th to May 3rd 2016, IRIS Mundial volunteers went to the Miragoâne Ste-Therese Hospital in Haiti to provide eye care to this community. The project was a great success. A dynamic team of twenty eight Canadian and Haitian volunteers (ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, nurses and assistants) provided eye care to 1700 of the disadvantaged patients in the area. They all received a thorough eye exam, prescription glasses, sunglasses and/or ocular drugs. In addition, 20 people among the patients will able to receive cataract surgery during the next months and thus regain sight, thanks to IRIS Mundial.
What a joy to see her smile when she discovered the distant and close letters. It was like a ray of sunshine
Results
- Eye examinations : 1715 patients
- Medical examinations : 150 patients
- Sunglasses: over 1750
- All people requiring prescription eyewear and ocular or systemic medications were able to get it.
Partners
- Comité national de Prévention de la Cécité (National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness), Haiti
- Fondation pour le Développement économique et social (Foundation for Economic and Social Development), Haiti
- Ste-Therese Hospital in Miragoâne, Haiti
- Collaboration Santé Internationale (medical donation)
- Alcon Foundation (medical donation)
You can leave the hand of your daughter; she can walk alone now