 |
 |
 |
Ophthalmologists
"Last year you performed cataract surgery on my mother...The surgery your group performed enabled her to enjoy her sight again and do what she loved best…she told me to tell you how much that surgery changed her life."
|
  What Ophthalmologists Are Saying
Robert Buys, MD "Our visit to Siliguri [India] was very memorable. Witnessing the volunteer efforts of not only the surgeons, but also of the nurses and support team was very heart warming. I always come back from charity clinics with new perspectives on humanity and how fortunate I am. I also enjoyed the comradeship with the other volunteers." Sam Yankelove, MD
Julio Narvaez, MD "This is why I do what I do...it is to bring to life an answer to their hopes and prayers... for the thousands who I have cared for - their lives continue to be filled with hardships and struggles and if I can share the gift of sight along with my love and compassion - for each person individually, and their families, the days to come will be a little brighter." Jeffrey Rutgard, MD
Howard Freedman, MD “I expected to see a great need, but it was even more overwhelming than I imagined.” Donald Shelley, MD “I am a foot soldier in the front line of the battle against preventable blindness in Africa. I am very happy with the prospects of working with others who are likely to make my work easier.” Thomas Tontie Baah, MBBS
Dianna Kersten, MD "... I and other ophthalmologists in our hospital can't find words describing the feeling of happiness and eagerness regarding the establishment of SEE clinic in Yemen." Najmalddin Ahmed Qamhan, MD |
|||||||||||||||||
    Copyright © 2010 Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International, Inc. All rights reserved.
WWHITEDESIGN  |
||||||||||||||||||
"The SEE expedition to Tonga was the most gratifying professional thing I’ve ever accomplished. I can’t tell you how much this trip meant to me."
"I have in the past organized an international humanitarian clinic once by myself together with a fellow ophthalmologist… it was a grueling experience. Working with SEE makes getting all the needed supplies quick and easy as they put together very complete kits. I have two young children, and I have to admit that I don't know if I would be able to make the time to organize getting all the needed supplies for this type of volunteer work without the support of SEE International."
“The highlight of each mission is seeing the results of the surgery. I was pleasantly surprised that almost all of the patients had complete corrections. “Perfecto” was the term I used with the patients. The kids and parents were really happy with the results and it really made me feel good that we could help them out so much. Straightening out the eyes makes such a difference in their lives.”
"The relative ease of getting health care and timely medical intervention in America is an advantage that those she sees in developing nations lack. Often eye diseases fester to a point of becoming untreatable. In many parts of the world there’s one ophthalmologist for a million patients. We really have an obligation; we have to give back to the world."