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UCEC Develops Improved Strabismus Surgical Technique
Dr. J. Mark Engel once again led a
pediatric ophthalmology trip to Latin America, this time to Anzaldo, Bolivia. Working
intensely for a week in a rural hospital serving a Quechua area, the Healing
the Children team of ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists,
operating room and recovery room nurses and administrative personnel operated on
59 children who otherwise would not have access to
needed surgery. Working closely with the Fundación Oftalmológica
Boliviana, we also taught Bolivian doctors techniques in
strabismus and ptosis surgery.
Healing the Children is
a non-profit non-denominational organization in the U.S. whose mission is to
obtain medical care for children who do not have access to care. The
international program organizes several medical trips yearly. HTC provides
all of the necessary equipment and supplies for these
surgeries.
In addition to donating their services far away from home, team members fund
their own travel expenses.
Since Dr. Engel began volunteering in 1997, he has been on ten trips to Ecuador, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Bolivia. His wife Isabel Kentengian has been the Trip Administrator on six HTC trips to Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Bolivia.
Healing the Children is able to help thousands of children each year on a very modest budget because of the large hearts of our donors and volunteers. To find out more about our regional chapter of Healing the Children call 973-38-7114 or click here: http://www.users.nac.net/htcmid/