In Thailand, Adventist university hosts mobile eye surgery clinic: Adventist News Network
In Thailand, volunteer ophthalmologists from Saraburi province’s Red Cross came to Asia-Pacific International University in Muak Lek last week to provide free eye surgeries for underprivileged elderly from surrounding districts. Phan Wannamethee, secretary general of the Thai Red Cross of Thailand, also attended the five-day event. [photo courtesy APIU]
A Seventh-day Adventist university in Thailand recently hosted a group of volunteer ophthalmologists who offered free eye care for more than 250 nearby elderly residents in need.
Patients were diagnosed with cases of cataract, pterygium, and other eye-related conditions. The surgeries for most cases took five to 10 minutes to complete, while more challenging cases took up to an hour.
The program was also supported by Dr. Varangkna Tongkamsai, an ophthalmologist for Nations Relief and Community Health Protection Society, who conducted the eye operations.
Organizers said the highlight of the five-day event was a February 4 appearance by Phan Wannamethee, secretary general of the Thai Red Cross Society and a representative of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Executive Vice-President of the Thai Red Cross Society.
The Princess Sirindhorn Mobile Eye Surgery Clinic was established in 1995 to commemorate Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 40th Birthday. The project has advanced to be a surgical mobile unit to provide free eye treatment for people with cataracts, glaucoma and disease of eyelids. So far the project has provided treatment for more than 158,000 people and performed operations for 40,000 patients.
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