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In the Volta region of Ghana, 1 in 20 people are blind. Of these blind people 80% have preventable or treatable causes for their blindness, with cataracts being the major cause. In communities such as this, those that are blind are not only unable to care for themselves but are also a considerable burden on their families such that family members who must care for blind relatives are unable to work for food.
In July of this year, 6 doctors and 8 nurses are flying out to Ghana from the UK on a charitable expedition named 'Project Touch of Light'. We will be based in Ho, within the Volta region of Ghana. In this place there has been no resident Ophthalmic Surgeons for over 2 years, the nearest hospital with functioning eye care facilities is over 2 hours away by poor roads and is not accessible to many of the poor and blind from this region. The extent of severe untreated eye disease present will be significant. Our aim is to restore sight to as many individuals within a 2 week period as possible, predominantly by performing cataract surgery.
Unfortunately much of the equipment which is required to assess patients before and after cataract surgery as well as equipment necessary to make the surgery more safe and predictable will not be present. It is our hope that we will be able to purchase this equipment soon. For this reason we would be incredibly grateful for any financial help that you are able to provide towards this very worthy cause. Please give generously.
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