Cataract Surgery

On June 14th, 2019 lead ambassador, Haluk J Yavas, launched a GoFundMe project called “Help Them See with a Cataract Surgery”. His goal was to collect $1000 of donations and cure 10 kids in Mali. Haluk collected more than $2,200 in less than two weeks. Surgery’s completed at Clinic Planet Vision in Bamako Mali.

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Cataract is a progressive disease of the eye that causes blurry vision and eventually complete blindness. Due to the lack of access to proper healthcare, almost 800,000 people suffer from cataracts in Mali, Africa and are forced to live in isolated darkness Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness. It is estimated that cataract is responsible for 51% of world blindness, which represents about 20 million people.