{"id":309,"date":"2019-08-28T19:19:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2019-11-05T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:29:22","slug":"global-partners-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/about-us\/giving-back\/global-partners-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Partners Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"309\" class=\"elementor elementor-309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe6857d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe6857d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a1a6e\" data-id=\"25a1a6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0fe0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac0fe0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Partners Program<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699e2526 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"699e2526\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a70ea7c\" data-id=\"1a70ea7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b562eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b562eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>IMPROVE YOUR VISION. CHANGE A LIFE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468ae79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468ae79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you choose LASIK at Medical Eye Center, you\u2019re partnering with us to provide life-changing cataract surgery for a blind person in need. We call it our Global Partners Program. For every LASIK surgery performed, your surgeon will personally sponsor one sight-restoring cataract surgery in Nepal, Ghana, or Ethiopia, through the Himalayan Cataract Project.<\/p><p>Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, accounting for more than 18 million needlessly blind. While most global health challenges cannot be easily cured, cataract blindness is a striking exception. Cataract blindness can be cured \u201covernight\u201d with a 10 minute procedure, for as little as $25 per eye. This is why the World Bank has called cataract surgery \u201cone of the most cost-effective public health interventions available.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>The Facts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Life expectancy for the blind is only one-third of that for age-matched peers<\/li><li>90% of blind individuals can no longer work<\/li><li>50% report loss of social standing and decision-making authority<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74cf6e39\" data-id=\"74cf6e39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56728e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56728e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Ghana-eye1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6805\" alt=\"Group of Ghana patients removing eye bandages\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97443d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97443d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Oliva-group-myanmar3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6819\" alt=\"Medical Eye Center&#039;s Dr. Oliva volunteering in Myanmar\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff37a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff37a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73df7cd\" data-id=\"73df7cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e37c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e37c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>GIVE SIGHT, GIVE LIFE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da3eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da3eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Partner with Medical Eye Center to give sight to the blind. When you do, you\u2019ll not only be giving sight, you\u2019ll be giving life. Read stories of those who have had their sight and lives restored through the Medical Eye Center Global Partners Program.<\/span><\/h2><p><em>\u201cI felt useless, nothing but a burden to everyone. I will always be grateful to the doctor for restoring my sight and giving me my life back.\u201d \u2014Eskedar Haji, 15, Ethiopia<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9125cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f9125cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STORY OF ESKEDAR HAJI<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2611\"><p><span>PROFILES \u2013 EYE ON THE WORLD<\/span><br \/><span>Himalayan Cataract Project<\/span><br \/><span>December 12, 2016<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6794\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Eskedar-Haji-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Eskedar-Haji-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Eskedar-Haji.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p><p><span>Fifteen year old Eskedar Haji faced insults, bullying and discrimination after he became blind 6 years ago.<\/span><\/p><p><span>When we talked to Eskedar the day he regained his eyesight. \u201cI couldn\u2019t go to school since there are no schools for blind children like me,\u201d says Eskedar. \u201cI was not able to walk alone and also not happy that I had to depend on my brothers and sisters to move from place to place when I needed. I felt useless. Nothing but a burden to everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>Eskedar was one of 40 children who underwent surgery during a cataract campaign in Harar. Working with local partners, the team provided over 1200 sight-restoring cataract surgeries in six days.<\/span><\/p><p><span>\u201cIt took me for a while to believe that I can see. I thought I was dreaming. I am so very happy,\u201d said Eskedar,. His father, overwhelmed by happiness, was shouting from a distance saying, \u201cThis is a special day in my life, I will consider it his new birthday.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>Dr. Matt Oliva oversees the Himalayan Cataract Project\u2019s Ethiopia program. Dr. Oliva left a strong impression on Eskedar. \u201cI can\u2019t thank enough the ferenji (foreign) doctor who operated on me and all the hospital team. I will always be grateful to him and the others for restoring my sight and giving life back.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>With many other patients laughing and singing in the background, Eskedar realized his life would be different from now on. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to join other children at school now. I willl walk among them with pride. I will study hard and become an eye doctor.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>Dr. Oliva has noticed the increased interest<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2612\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2612\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STORY OF NUNU WELEYE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2612\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2612\"><p><span>PROFILES \u2013 EYE ON THE WORLD<\/span><br \/><span>Himalayan Cataract Project<\/span><br \/><span>December 16, 2016<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6795\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Nunu-Weleye-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Nunu-Weleye-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Nunu-Weleye.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p><p><span>Eight-year old Nunu Weleye came to the cataract outreach campaign organized by the Himalayan Cataract Project in December 2016. She came with her father, traveling from the district of Kurta Challa, Ethiopia. Nunu was just one year of age when she lost her eyesight. At birth, both of her eyes were affected by congenital cataract, causing her eyesight to quickly deteriorate. She became completely blind as a toddler.<\/span><\/p><p><span>During this particular campaign in Harar, over 1200 people regained their eyesight and Nunu was one of 40 children who underwent surgery. Before her bandages were taken off, we asked her to tell us more about herself and what it was like to live in blindness. Nunu recall, \u201cI had to depend on my family to walk and move around. In most cases, I preferred staying at home the whole day. I had no chance to go out and play with friends. They would not let me play with them even if I wanted to because of my blindness. Everyone laughed at me.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>Young children with disabilities living in remote regions of the world often carry the additional burden of stigmatization. There is little to no infrastructure available to accommodate special needs, so many children are destined to live in isolation.<\/span><\/p><p><span>\u201cI was not given a chance to go to school because I am blind. No one bothered to help me. I used to cry every time I heard children talking about school and I was always worried about what will happen to me in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>Nunu\u2019s father stood by her side throughout the whole process. The morning after surgery, when her bandages were taken off, Nunu felt very confused. \u201cI couldn\u2019t figure out what I was feeling at first. At the beginning I was shocked, because I never thought I would see again. Now I am the happiest girl in the entire world and I can\u2019t wait to go back home and show all my friends that I can see just like they do. I know they will let me play with them this time. I also want to go to school. I am so excited.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>The blindness of a child is a hardship and burden for the whole family. Taking care of a blind child becomes another job and often requires another family member to care for that child\u2014detracting from the caregiver\u2019s ability to work or to attend school if they are a sibling. At her young age, Nunu already seemed very aware of this fact. \u201cMy parents suffered with me all this time. Now a time has come for me to pay them back. I am going to help them in every possible way from this moment on. I am so thankful to the doctor who gave me my sight back. Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2613\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2613\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STORY OF HENOK LEMA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2613\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2613\"><p><span>PROFILES \u2013 EYE ON THE WORLD<\/span><br \/><span>Himalayan Cataract Project<\/span><br \/><span>December 14, 2016<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6796\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MEC-Oliva-Ethiopia-Henok-Lema-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p><p><span>Since losing sight in his right eye several years ago, 13-year old Henok Lema from Kulbi, Ethiopia, had almost given up on his dream of becoming an engineer. His poor vision was holding him back in school and he was no longer able to perform as well as his classmates. Even his mother, witnessing the struggle, was discouraged and suggested that he leave school. Henok started to lose hope until something unexpected happened. Someone came to speak with his mother and told the family about an upcoming cataract surgical campaign\u2014something unimaginable for them.<\/span><\/p><p><span>\u201cWhen I learned that my mother was talking about a surgery event at Bisidimo Hospital in Harar, I had such a strong feeling that a time has come for me to leave my problems behind,\u201d said Henok.<\/span><\/p><p><span>We wanted to know more about Hedok\u2019s life and asked him about the difficulties he faced after he became blind in one eye. \u201cMy friends made fun of me because of my condition. They would call me \u2018One Eyed Boy.\u2019 Everyday I felt troubled and ashamed because I wan unable to see with my right eye. I had difficulty seeing from a distance and seeing objects on the right side.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>\u201cBecause of the bullying I lost interest in playing with my friends and did not like going to school anymore. My mother saw all this trouble and advised me to drop out of school. But I found it difficult to quit my dream to become an engineer so easily and I kept going. It wasn\u2019t easy to go to school being in such a situation, and sometimes, I was seriously considering my mother\u2019s advice.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span>The day after his surgery, as his bandages were taken off, Henok shared his excitement, and said he couldn\u2019t wait to find his friends and tell them the good news. \u201cI will regain the respect I had before becoming blind,\u201d Henok said. \u201cI am so grateful to my doctor and always love him for fixing the problem I had with my right eye. Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cd6da43 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7cd6da43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6069b80c\" data-id=\"6069b80c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad37349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ad37349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/wKjqD_u28NA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f17843\" data-id=\"50f17843\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4805f17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4805f17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT \u2013 ARBE MINCH, ETHIOPIA VIDEO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d4735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d4735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">This video shows a Himalayan Cataract Project outreach in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, capturing the moment patients realize their sight has been restored. Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world with an estimated 500,000 blind from cataracts. In all, 608 patients underwent sight-restoring surgery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dbefe1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dbefe1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e73f49\" data-id=\"2e73f49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42499e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d42499e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>You can also help by donating directly to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cureblindness.org\/get-involved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Himalayan Cataract Project<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0\u2014every donation makes a difference!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Partners Program IMPROVE YOUR VISION. 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For every LASIK surgery performed, your surgeon will personally sponsor one sight-restoring cataract surgery in Nepal, &#8230; <a title=\"Global Partners Program\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/about-us\/giving-back\/global-partners-program\/\" aria-label=\"More on Global Partners Program\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}