16 | EYEWORLD | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
ASCRS NEWS
by Evelyn Morales
ASCRS Foundation
Program Manager
"I just wanted to tell you all how much I appreciate
you helping me get cataract surgery. Everything went
awesome. I have never seen more clearly and am now
able to drive at night again. It's amazing being able to
wake up and see!"
–Sandra, Operation Sight patient
O
peration Sight was launched by the
ASCRS Foundation 5 years ago to
meet the needs of American pa-
tients like Sandra. Through Opera-
tion Sight, the ASCRS Foundation
has created a national network of
volunteer surgeons and ophthalmic
staff members who give their time and exper-
tise to treat needy cataract patients who have no
other option.
The growth of the program was evident
during the fourth National Sight Week (Octo-
ber 20–26), where the Foundation's network of
remarkable volunteer surgeons and ophthalmic
staff provided more than 300 sight-restoring
surgeries to needy Operation Sight patients.
Among those was the program's milestone
4,000th free surgery, made possible by John
Bell, MD, of Dean McGee Eye Institute.
Hundreds of patients see clearer
during National Sight Week
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