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RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind

RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind. Restoring Sight International, Inc. Boston Projects Presented by Dr Roland E. Houle. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind.

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RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind

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  1. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Restoring Sight International, Inc. Boston Projects Presented by Dr Roland E. Houle

  2. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Background with MSEPS • I was MSEPS President 27 years ago • In 1979 Mr. Hid Welch was Executive Director. Through his efforts, MSEPS instituted the School Nurse Program.

  3. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Background of RSI • Because of limited time, we have skipped, thru the detail of accomplishments in the Philippines through our support of Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines (OPFHIL) and the Asian Eye Institute (AEI) both co-founded and is overseen by Dr. Tolentino, which you can read about on our web site • URL: http://www.restoringsight.org

  4. B O S T O N Current Projects Codman Square Boston, Massachusetts        Partnered with Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, which serves uninsured, indigent people in the Boston Area. Children Hospital Boston, Massachusetts       Established partnership with its Eye Department to promote clinical, research and educational endeavours in children’s diseases.        Promoting public educational drive to increase awareness of childhood eye diseases. New Projects School Nurse Program Boston, Massachusetts        Partner with Boston Public school to train nurses to screen children for eye problems. We aim to help uninsured children in the Boston Area. This program is a pilot program. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind

  5. Project Boston 1 RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Codman Square Community Health Center Codman Square Health Center Eye Clinic in Dorchester serves a large number of indigent patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds, 50-60 % of whom have no health insurance and many are diabetic. Lack of space and equipment have made waiting periods up to 4 months for a diabetic patient to have a diabetic retinopathy exam by a qualified ophthalmologist. RSI helped to equip an additional eye examination room by providing exam chair, stand, slit-lamp, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes, trial lenses, etc. RSI has been asked to identify licensed ophthalmologists to assist periodically.

  6. From left: Hillard W. Welch, Dr. Roland Houle, Erica Smith, Dr. David G. Hunter, Dr. Lucy Lee, Dr. Norman E. Fajardo,Gordon Massey, Brandt Henderson Project Boston 2 RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind International Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Children Hospital Boston Collaborate with the Ophthalmology Department of Children’s Hospital Boston (CHB) through its new chief, David G. Hunter, MD, Ph.D. Our goal is to promote clinical, educational and research endeavors related to children’s eye problems. RSI also pledged to work with Childrens Hospital Boston and its Foundation to promote public educational activities to increase awareness of childhood diseases and how they are best treated and appropriately referred. .

  7. Project Boston 2a RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Dr. Norman Fajardo (RSI Fellow) International Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Children Hospital Boston Funded international fellowship training for Pediatric Ophthalmology fellowship at the Children Hospital. Dr. Norman Fajardo from the Philippines was the first RSI sponsored International Pediatric fellow.

  8. Project Boston 2b RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Dr. Yonina Ron of IsraelCurrent International Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Children Hospital Boston Funded international fellowship training for Pediatric Ophthalmology fellowship at the Children Hospital. Dr. Yonina Ron of Israel is the current RSI International Pediatric fellow.

  9. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Dr. Jesse Caguiao (RSI Fellow Low Vision 2002) International Fellow in Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Funded international fellowship training for Low Vision Rehabilitation at the renowned Massachusetts Eye Infirmary. Dr. Jesse Caguiao, the first fellow in Low Vision, is now practicing at the Asian Eye Institute (AEI) in Low Vision and is serving as the Executive Director of the Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines (OFPHIL).

  10. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind RSI’s Standards of Excellence RSI is committed to build models of excellence in the eye health care delivery systems, to replicate these, and multiply the effectiveness of ophthalmologists through its educational projects.

  11. RESTORING SIGHT INTERNATIONAL,INC Our Mission: That No Person Should Be Needlessly Blind Thank You

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