Free Cataract Surgeries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Free cataract surgeries continue for people in impoverished and rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Free cataract surgeries continue for people in impoverished and rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past year, efforts have further reached Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Doctors operated on 842 patients with more than 2,850 people reviewed.
The initiative began in 2011 in collaboration with the Spanish NGO Visió Sense Fronteres. Ophthalmologists, optometrists and nurses from Spain volunteer to connect with medical and community service organistions in each country so they can reach people in slums and remote tribal communities.
As of today, they have performed more than 9,100 procedures and provided over 36,600 pairs of eyeglasses. The teams have also travelled to Burkina Faso and Zambia.