PROVIDING EYE HEALTH TO THE ENTIRE GUATEMALAN POPULATION

Community Outreach in La Mesilla, Huehuetenango

Eye care for the older adult in La Mesilla, Huehuetenango and surrounding communities. The objective of the activity is to provide eye care to groups of people with little accessibility to eye health. During the activity, evaluations were carried out and cases of cataracts were detected. During the evaluations more than 15 operations were scheduled, which will be performed in January during the Surgical Day. We also had the opportunity to donate eyeglasses to children in the community, from our program Ventanitas de Luz (Little Windows of Light).

Community Outreach in Mataquescuintla Jalapa

In coordination with CREI, a care day was held for children of the national education system, teachers and family members of the community of Mataquescuintla, Jalapa. Cases of refractive defects and ocular pathologies were detected in children, as well as retinopathy, glaucoma and cataract in adults who were referred to Guatemala.

The outreach was held in the multipurpose and sports hall of Adelanto, Jutiapa, the evaluations were focused especially on the elderly and children of the community, thus contributing to eradicate preventable blindness in our country.

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