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August 2018
preventable cataract blindness in the
United States."
Since its launch in late 2014,
Operation Sight has delivered more
than 2,100 cataract surgeries to
patients free of charge. Here is what
you need to know to join in the
National Sight Week celebration.
Interested volunteers
Visit the Operation Sight Volunteer
Portal at ascrsfoundation.org/osvol-
unteer to learn more and to register.
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Associated Eye Care staff participating in National Sight Week
Source: Associated Eye Care
Staff at the Eye Institute of Utah during its Operation Sight Day
Source: Eye Institute of Utah
Virginia Eye Consultants staff at its annual Looking Forward Giving Back Day
Source: Virginia Eye Consultants
Registered volunteers
Are you a registered volunteer but
haven't completed a charitable
surgery through Operation Sight?
Contact Evelyn Morales, program
coordinator, to learn how you might
complete a charitable surgery during
National Sight Week. Are you an
active Operation Sight volunteer?
Check out the updated Volunteer
Toolkit at ascrsfoundation.org/
toolkit for more information on
promoting your Operation Sight
participation. New resources have
been added this year, including a
custom vinyl banner for your prac-
tice to display.
Volunteer Toolkit
The ASCRS Foundation staff wants
to make participation in the pro-
gram as easy and rewarding as pos-
sible, so it has pulled together some
useful resources in the Operation
Sight Volunteer Toolkit, including
FAQs and press release templates.
For more information on
Operation Sight or National Sight
Week, contact Evelyn Morales at
emorales@ascrs.org or at 703-788-
5786. EW
Contact information
Zundel: nzundel@ascrs.org
