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Success Stories
ORBIS: Eliminating Blindness in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Artist Victor Mendoza Castillo of Peru lost his sight not once, but twice. Fortunately an ORBIS training program enabled a local ophthalmologist to learn the skills necessary to give Victor a corneal transplant. Now Victor can again bring beauty to people's lives through his paintings. Read more...
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As a premature infant, Mathias Bonilla spent his first eight days in an incubator. Although the intensive care he received saved his life, it didn't guarantee he would see. An ORBIS partnership in Peru made that possible. Read more...
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Dr. Michael Vrabec, an ORBIS volunteer faculty member, urged his local Rotary Club to donate funds for desperately needed retinal equipment in Peru. Now little Liza, born with retinopathy of prematurity, and others like her can see. Read more...
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A droopy eyelid obscured most of Cristofer Leandro Serrano’s left eye, obsructing his vision, wiping out his depth perception and giving him an odd appearance. All that changed, though, when he had eyelid surgery. Read more...
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Retinoblastoma patient Sol Mendoza Corrales typifies the challenges and successes of pediatric ophthalmology in Costa Rica. Sol just had surgery to remove her cancerous left eye. She’s now cancer-free and will be monitored for new malignancies. Read more...
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