SEE’s Humanitarian of the Year Award honors the dedication and achievement of volunteer ophthalmologists and partner organizations that are committed to ending preventable blindness.
This June, we partnered with Alcon and Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progresso, Guatemala, to offer vital eyecare services and cataract surgeries to patients in need.
Steve Bunnell, head of communications at SEE International, interviews Dr. Madhavi Reddy, of Brownsville, TX.
June is Cataract Awareness Month, the purpose being to raise awareness about cataracts and what you can do to prevent losing your sight.
Angel was born with congenital cataracts – one of the most easily treated causes of blindness in infants.
Not too long ago, one of SEE’s volunteer doctors had a truly heart-warming experience in one of the premier coffee growing regions in the world.
SEE volunteer Dr. Helena Ndume of Namibia became the winner of the first-ever 2015 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize.
Read up on some eyecare tips that will help you through every season!
When I found out earlier this year that I would be taking part in one of SEE’s international programs in El Progreso, Honduras, I was ecstatic.
Dembi Dolo is in the Southwestern part of Ethiopia close to South Sudan. It’s a small town in the green hills dotted with coffee plantations.
During the first two weeks of July, SEE held a special expedition with NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo and the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, aimed at improving access to vision care in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In 2015, Dr. Ken Turley launched a new partnership with SEE International to support an eye care clinic at La Gaviota, a school for disabled children in Mexico.
When we first said “bula” to Pono Jesse, he and his family had traveled for hours by foot, car, and boat.
In 2013, Tes Pha, a Cambodian woman, became one of the first acid attack victims in Cambodia to receive a successful cornea transplant, thanks to SEE International’s surgical team.
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W. Sacramento, CA 95798-1263
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