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“Donate: Sponsor Cataract Surgery”
Cataract is one of the leading causes of preventable vision impairment. According to WHO Vision Report published in 2019 there are about 65 million people in the world who suffer…
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“Donate: Sponsor Retina Surgery”
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of permanent blindness. According to WHO Vision Report published in 2019 there are about 146 million people in the world who suffer…
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“Donate: Sponsor Medical Student”
Who 2019 Vision Report highlights accessibility remains our biggest challenge to alleviating preventable vision impairment. There are extreme inequalities in distribution of eye care providers, surgeon, and non-surgeons among developing…
TESTIMONIALS
Through the Adarsh charitable foundation, I have not only received an invaluable educational
opportunity, I also received the stepping stones for a fulfilling career in the field of optometry. I am truly
grateful for the scholarship opportunity. Now, I look forward to enriching the lives of my Belizean people
by providing much needed, primary eye care in a field that is lacking the requisite resources.
Jahira Vasquez
Optometrist - Belize Council for the Visually Impaired
Punta Gorda is the southern most part of Belize where a much needed optometrist was long awaited. Through the Adarsh Charitable foundation, I was able to pursue a technical course in optometry in Guatemala City for two and a half years which I am beyond grateful for. I am now the first optometrist in Punta Gorda where I am currently working and helping many people from Punta Gorda town and the rural villages with referrals and correcting refractive errors.
Daniel Choc
Optometrist - BCVI
It has been 4 years since this medical school journey has begun. The last two years have been spent doing in hospital work in different specialties which brought a new love for the practice and theory. The initial focus when I return to Belize will be pediatric screenings because this is where prevention starts. The knowledge I previously gained working with these visually impaired children fuel my need to go on in this career to one day see less children growing up with a once preventable blindness.
Norma Yadira Rios
Student