Post operative cataract patients in Mekelle, Ethiopia ...

2009 Annual Report

Post operative cataract patients in Mekelle, Ethiopia. PHOTO: Paul Jorizzo

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ContentsLetter to Our Friends 1

Program Highlights 2

Noteworthy 12

Support 15

In-Kind Support 20

Financials 21

Affiliations 24

Leadership 25

Vision screening. Globally, the need for cataract operations is at least 30 million per year, butonly around 10 million cataract operations are performed annually. (Foster, Eye, 1999)

Photo: Ace Kvale

Approximately 90% of visually impaired people

live in developing countries.

Unless otherwise noted, worldwideblindness facts & statistics fromWorld Health Organization (WHO).

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iendsDear Friends,

We are most grateful for this opportunity to share high-lights of the Himalayan Cataract Project’s work in 2009.Together with our partners, the HCP contributed to theexamination and treatment of over 371,600 patients,including 31,900 surgeries — the vast majority at low orno cost. We also provided extensive training to over 40eye care providers from 13 different countries and under-took significant infrastructure investments that have further expanded our ability to reach the unreachable.

In the Himalayas, 2009 will be remembered for the inauguration of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology(TIO) in Kathmandu. Serving as our nexus for eye careservices and training, it was a thrill to join the NepalesePrime Minister, numerous foreign dignitaries and the USambassador to Nepal in throwing open the doors! Weare also very proud to report that USAID-ASHA agreed toprovide a $700,000 grant towards our $1.1 millionrefractive surgery center at Tilganga — a key to costrecovery and an important step in developing a success-ful model for addressing refractive error in the develop-ing world. We are excited about this new collaborationwith USAID, Medical Eye Center (Oregon) and LondonVision Clinic.

This year, as in years past, our growth has meant wereach a greater number of patients in an increasing number of locations. Nowhere is this more evident thanin Africa, where we seek to establish systems to improve

eye care in the Sub-Saharan region. Through our collaboration with the Earth Institute and the MillenniumVillages Project, we are bringing quality eye care to someof the poorest places on earth and assessing the impactof sight restoration in these areas. Our eye care interven-tions in the Villages (seven of twelve completed to-date)have led to partnerships with promising local providers,providing training opportunities and ultimately develop-ing improved eye care infrastructure — all of which isunderway in Ghana, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Training remains central to our work throughout the world. Ophthalmologists from Nepal, India, Ghana,and Ethiopia pursued advanced training in sub-specialtyeye care in the United States, as Freeman Fellows. HCP is building surgical training capacity in Ghana andEthiopia.Volunteer US faculty, including HCP BoardMembers, traveled extensively, providing training, mentoring and direct care.

None of this would be possible without our strong partnerships and without the support of our extensivenetwork of friends, for whom we are most appreciative.Thank you.

Best wishes,

Geoff Tabin, Job Heintz & Emily Newick

Nepal: Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology Inaugurated

In April, HCP representatives joined colleagues in Nepal to celebrate the inauguration of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu, a basefor developing surgical skills and perfecting eye care delivery systems for Asia and the developing world.

Tilganga is developing into a center of excellence in eye care providing a full rangeof services in the region and training programs for teams of providers fromthroughout the developing world. The expanded facility is designed to handle anincreased patient load and educational opportunities in hospital and non hospitalclinical care. HCP continues to work with Tilganga and a range of key partners ontransitional plans for management and long-term sustainability.

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In addition to spearheading this expansion effort over thelast 7 years, Dr. Tabin continues to seek out eye careproviders from the developing world for placement in theeye centre's training programs, and serves as the majorconduit for American ophthalmologists to work, teach and train at Tilganga.”

—- The Honorable Nancy Powell, United States Ambassador to Nepal in her opening remarks

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HCP’s Geoff Tabin and Job Heintz with USAmbassador to Nepal Nancy Powell.Photo: Rex Shore

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Plaque atTilganga recognizingpartners anddonors. Photo: Rex Shore

The newly inaugurated TIO looms overother buildings in the Gaushala regionof Kathmandu, including the originalclinic on the far left. Every day approximately 900 people — the poor and wealthy alike — arrive for outpatient treatment.Photo: Rex Shore


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HCP & Tilganga to Develop RefractiveSurgery ProgramUSAID-ASHA agreed to provide a $700,000 grant towards our $1.1 millionrefractive surgery center at Tilganga — a key to cost recovery and an impor-tant step in developing a successful model for addressing refractive error in thedeveloping world. HCP will be working with London Vision Clinic and MedicalEye Center in Oregon on the refractive program at Tilganga.

Child Blindness ProjectThrough A2Z, the USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project, HCP issupporting expanded pediatric services at Tilganga and throughout Nepal. Theproject aims to deliver high quality eye care and to train personnel to screen,treat and refer as necessary. In 2009, over 337,000 children were screened foreye disease, over 10,800 children treated for refractive error and over 900 surgeries were provided. Over 450 community volunteers and health postmanagers from rural districts were trained to recognize childhood eye disease.

HimalayasTilganga Screens Over 275,000

Patients in 2009

Tilganga Patient Screenings 2009 1994

Hospital Based Screening 152,268 13,409

OutreachOutreach OMECs 30,806 7,236Hetauda Community Eye Hosp. 32,483 0Community Eye Centres 48,350 0Screening Camps 11,523 1,645Outreach Total 123,162 8,881

Grand Total 275,430 22,290

Tilganga Surgeries

Hospital Based Surgery 9,581 654

OutreachOutreach OMECs 4,871 980Hetauda Community Eye Hosp. 1,519 0Screening Camps 632 94Outreach Total 7,022 1,074

Grand Total 16,603 1,728

Since its establishment in 1994, Tilganga has screened over 2 million patientsand provided over 138,000 surgeries in Nepal. In 2009, Tilganga screened over152,000 patients and provided over 9,500 surgeries in the new hospital whilescreening an additional 123,000 patients and providing surgery to an additional7,000 patients through its extensive network of Community Eye Centres, theCommunity Eye Hospital in Hetauda and regular outreach work in rural districts.On average, with HCP support, Tilganga manages 18 outreach microsurgical eyeclinics (OMECs) each year. Through this network, hundreds of thousands ofpatients are receiving quality care.

IndiaHCP efforts in India have gradually expanded beyond generalsupport for the Jomgon Kongtrol Eye Centre in Kalimpong,West Bengal to include training and equipment support for theVivekananda Mission Ashram Eye Hospital in Purba Medinipur,West Bengal and training and outreach support at Kripalucharity eye hospitals in Uttar Pradesh. Tilganga ophthalmologistDr. Govinda Paudel has led the training and outreach efforts inthe Mangarh and Barsana districts of Uttar Pradesh, organizingthree outreach eye clinics in 2009 and providing critical trainingto local eye care teams.

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Cataract surgical workshop, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 2009, over 60,000patients in the Himalayas were screened in OMECs and over 7,800 surgeries were provided in the field. / Photo: TIO

HimalayasResearchResearch plays an important role in both clinical and programmatic activities. HCP ophthalmologists, affiliates, partners and past and current fellows are leadingresearch efforts to improve eye care delivery in the developing world. The following is a selection of researchpapers published in 2009 from partners in Nepal:

Avoiding Complications during Small Incision CataractSurgeryGurung R.Highlights of Ophthalmology 2009; 37: 6

Keratometry in Eyes with Bilateral Pediatric Cataract atTertiary Eye Care Center in Nepal: A Preliminary Report Shrestha UD, Shrestha MK.Nepal Med Coll J 2009; 11(3): 203-204.

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in Young Women: RareCases with Oral Contraceptive Pills as a Risk FactorThapa R, Paudel G.Nepal Med Coll J. 2008 Nepal Med Coll J 2009; 11(3): 209-211.

Prospective Randomized Comparison of ExternalDacryocystorhinostomy With and Without Silicone IntubationSaiju R, Morse L J, Weinberg D, Shrestha M K and Ruit BMCBr. J. Ophthalmol 2009; 93: 1220-1222, doi:10.1136/bjo.2008.147819

A retrospective study on the causes for evisceration atTilganga Eye CentreLimbu B, Saiju R, Ruit SNepal Med Coll J. 2008 Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2009), Vol. 7, No. 2, Issue 26, 115-119

Ocular telemedicine between Nepal and the USA: prevalence of vitreoretinal disease in rural NepalUlrich J N, Poudyal G, Marks S J, Vrabec T R, Marks B, Thapa A B S, Shrestha M K, Ruit S, Federman J L.

Br. J. Ophthalmol. 2009; 93; 698-699.


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BhutanThe HCP and the Royal Government of Bhutan continue to work in partnershipto provide eye care services as an integral part of the country’s primary healthcare. Dr. Tabin spent time with HCP Fellow Dr. Nor Tshering in September, providing training in corneal diagnostic and surgery technique. Dr. Ruit and ateam from Tilganga participated in an outreach cataract workshop in October,providing over 200 surgeries. HCP continues to provide training opportunitiesand ongoing support for outreach care.

TibetIn collaboration with Tilganga, HCP provides ongoing support to the LhasaInstitute of Eye Care (LIEC). In July, HCP Medical Advisory Board Member Dr.David Chang visited LIEC and managed a phacoemulsification cataract work-shop, demonstrating the technique to local doctors. In August, a team fromTilganga led by HCP Co-Director Dr. Sanduk Ruit traveled to Tibet for outreachwork, providing more than 170 cataract surgeries with the team from LIEC.

HCP-Supported Eye Centers

INDIAJomgon Kongtrol Eye Center (JKEC)Outpatient Screening – Clinic 9,404Outpatient Screening – Outreach 5,702Surgeries – Clinic 302Surgeries – Outreach 433Total Surgeries 735

Vivekananda Mission Ashram Eye HospitalSurgeries – Hospital 1,115Surgeries – Outreach 178Total Surgeries 1,293

Uttar Pradesh – Outreach Microsurgical Eye Cinics (OMECs)

Jagadguru Kripalu Charitable Hospital, Managarh, UPMarch & September OMECs

Outpatient Screening 2,556Surgeries 683

Kripalu Charitable Hospital, Barsana, UPJanuary OMEC

Outpatient Screening 1,200Surgeries 250

Total UP Surgeries 933

BHUTANStudents examined 50,680Glasses distributed 1,246Surgeries – Hospital 1,100Surgeries – Outreach 251Total Surgeries 1,351

TIBETLhasa Institute of Eye CareOutpatient Screening 7,893Surgeries – Hospital & Outreach 1,694

Cataract patients from an OutreachMicrosurgical Eye Clinic (OMEC) celebrate the morning after surgery.Together with our partners, the HCPis committed to reaching the mostunreachable patients who typicallyreside in settings that lack electricityand potable water. Photo: TIO

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GhanaHCP is in the midst of a five-year $1.5 million project in Kumasi, Ghana toestablish a center of excellence in eye care for West Africa at the KomfoAnokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The project includes infrastructure, education & training and outreach efforts. The new facility, integrated as partof the hospital, will serve as a training site for ophthalmologists and eye carespecialists. Project partners include KATH, HCP, USAID-ASHA and LDSHumanitarian Division.

HCP provides training support for medical personnel in Ghana, as well assupport for outreach work. In 2009, 832 surgeries were provided at KATHand 366 surgeries were provided through OMECs. In addition, with twoportable operating microscopes donated by the HCP, teams from KATH pro-vided services in remote areas that have eye clinics and ophthalmic nurses,but no resident ophthalmologist. HCP provided support for Dr. Amos Aikinsto pursue a retina fellowship at the Moran Eye Center as an HCP Fellow.

Happy post-operative patients in Tamale, Ghana.Photo: Margaret Laws

Geoff Tabin monitoring surgery in Tamale, Ghana.Photo: Margaret Laws

Training local ophthalmologists and establishing regional centers of excellence are at thecore of HCP’s current and future initiatives in the region. HCP endeavors to support andestablish modern training facilities that will increase the number of eye care personneland broaden access to quality eye care.

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalKumasi, Ghana

Surgeries – Hospital 832

Outreach Microsurgical Eye ClinicsSunyani Hospital 302Knust Hospital 63Bekwai Hospital 75Agoroyesum Hospital 26Hwidiem Health Centre 16Jetiase Health Centre 10

Total Outreach Surgeries 366

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EthiopiaHCP is supporting further development of the Quiha Zonal Hospital in Mekelle,Ethiopia with an emphasis on high-volume, high-quality modern cataract surgery and atraining program for mid level eye care professionals and ophthalmology residents.Quiha is one of the highest volume cataract surgical centers in Ethiopia and will be animportant training center for East Africa. HCP has joined a Spanish NGO, ProyectoVision, in supporting the expansion of Quiha into a new facility that is under construction with a planned opening in 2010/2011. As part of this partnership, HCP committed over $200,000 in equipment support to Quiha in 2009. In addition, HCPsupported two high-volume cataract programs, one in January providing 907 surgeriesand one in November providing 598 surgeries. The January program was featured in acover story of National Geographic Adventure in December 2009/January 2010 (seeNoteworthy section). HCP has committed to training eye care personnel from Quihaand throughout Ethiopia. In 2009, Quiha’s ophthalmologist, Dr. Tilahun KirosMeshesha, trained in the US as HCP Fellow studying cornea, and additional ophthalmologists are scheduled for training in 2010.

HCP’s Matt Oliva examinesa patient (left) and patients

await visual screening atthe Quiha Zonal Hospital in

Mekelle, Ethiopia. HCP isworking with both Quihaand the Tigray Regional

Health Bureau to improveeye care in northern

Ethiopia through extensiveoutreach and training oflocal eye care personnel.

Photo: Paul Jorizzo

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Quiha Zonal HospitalMekelle, Ethiopia

Surgeries – Hospital

Major surgery 2,185Minor surgery 273

Surgeries – OutreachMajor surgery 2,719Minor surgery 3,380

Total Surgeries 8,557

Outpatient Screening 15,907

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Millennium Villages ProjectIn partnership with the Millennium Villages Project, HCP is overseeing eye care interventions for approximately 60,000 people in 12 villages across 10 countrieswith the goal of assessing the impact and cost of community-based screeningand treatment initiatives on the burden of avoidable blindness in Sub-Saharan Africa. The interventions include community wide mobilization, screeningand therapeutic measures for the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness.

In addition to the village interventions, HCP has managed high-volume cataractprograms in the cluster or region to treat those outside of the research village andto work with local eye care personnel on high-volume delivery. Through this effort,thousands of additional sight-restoring surgeries have been provided.

To-date, HCP has managed interventions in Bonsaaso, Ghana; Koraro, Ethiopia;Ruhiira, Uganga; Sauri, Kenya; Pampaida,Nigeria; Mayange, Rwanda; andMwandama, Malawi, screening over 20,000 people and providing cataract surgeryto over 800 people. In addition to patientsserved, HCP has trained surgical teams of doctors and nurses in each location.Credit: Millennium Villages

Vision screeningin Pampaida,Nigeria.Photo: Ryan House

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Pampaida, Nigeria2,536 people screened • 218 cataract surgeries

Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Linda Lawrence managed the intervention in Pampaida, Nigeria in cooperation with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) and ABU Teaching Hospital in Zaria, Nigeria. Dr.Elsie Samaila, Chair of ABU’s Ophthalmology Department led the local team of doctors, nurses andresidents. Through the intervention, 2,536 people were screened. The team provided basic treatmentfor infection, reading and distance glasses, pterygium and lid surgery and 69 cataract surgeries.

In addition to the village intervention, Dr. Tabin spent time at the ABU Teaching Hospital in Zaria, providing lectures and demonstrating cornea surgery. Following the cornea work, he oversaw threedays of cataract surgery whereby 149 cataract surgeries were provided. There is a second MillenniumVillage in Nigeria, Ikaram, where HCP will manage an intervention in 2010/2011.

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Mayange, Rwanda2,000 people screened • 122 cataract surgeries • 21 corneal surgeries

In collaboration with HCP Fellow Dr. John Nkurikiye (see Interview Highlights, p. 11) who is based inKigali, HCP managed the Mayange intervention, screening 2,000 people and providing 122 cataractsurgeries. Surgical treatment was also provided for pterygia and corneal scarring, refraction was performed and eye medications distributed.

In addition to the village intervention, Dr. Tabin provided cornea training at the King Faisal Hospital inKigali with donated tissue from SightLife. Dr. Tabin and Dr. Nkurikiye performed a total of 21 cornealtransplant surgeries.

HCP is working with Dr. Nkurikiye to establish a surgical training center in Kigali, similar to our facilityin Ghana.

Millennium Villages Project, cont.

Let’s not just do an intervention, let’s transfer ourknowledge, train local people, and create centers of ophthalmic excellencethat can change eyecare in Africa.”

—Geoffrey Tabin, Co-Director, on eye care interventions with the Millennium Villages Project

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Enhancing Cataract Skills WorldwideHCP is honored to work with fantastic trainees from around the worldwho will lead blindness alleviation for years to come. With HCP support, in 2009, teams from Afghanistan, China, North Korea, India,Nicaragua and Rwanda trained at Tilganga, in addition to manyHimalayan eye care providers training in modern microsurgery techniques. Ophthalmologists from Nepal, India, Ghana, Rwanda andEthiopia pursued advanced training in sub-specialty eye care in theUnited States, as Freeman Fellows. Finally, Board Members and volunteer US faculty traveled extensively, mentoring eye doctors, providing crucial training and delivering key lectures on cornea, glaucoma, pediatrics and cataract.

Training

HCP FellowsSanjib Banerjee, MD,INDIA

Subspecialty:Cornea and anterior segment

Current hospital:Vivekananda Mission Ashram/Cornea Clinic

John Nkurikiye, MD,RWANDA


Current hospital:King Faisal Hospital

Indira Rupakheti, MD,NEPAL

Subspecialty:Glaucoma

Current hospital:Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

Tilahun K. Meshesha, MD,ETHIOPIA


Current hospital:Quiha Zonal Hospital

Amos Aikins, MD,GHANA

Subspecialty:Retina

Current hospital:Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital


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John Nkurikiye, MD

Why ophthalmology? There is nothing moreexciting or satisfying thanrestoring sight. The smileon the first day after theoperation is priceless.

For your training experience supported by HCP, wheredid you go and for how long? LV Prasad Eye Institute, one month; Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, onemonth; Moran Eye Center, three months;SightLife, one week; Medical Eye Center,Oregon, one week.

What was the highlight of your training?Completing my first corneal graft surgery.

What aspect of your training helpedprepare you most for the work you’redoing today? The time spent in India exposed me to avariety of diseases that you cannot find anywhere else. After mastering the basics, I went to Nepal for practical training incornea transplantation, implementing whatI learned in India. In Utah, one-on-one sessions with Geoff Tabin provided a perfectculmination.

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Sanjib Banerjee, MD

Why ophthalmology? Ophthalmology is such ablessing, it can bringlight to the darkness. Ienjoy seeing the happyfaces just after removingthe eye pad in early postoperative period.

For your training experience supportedby HCP, where did you go and for howlong? I went to Moran Eye Center in Utah forthree weeks.

What was the highlight of your training? Observing super speciality corneal surgery.

What aspect of your training helpedprepare you most for the work you’redoing today? I witnessed a lot of modern ophthalmologyover there. I got a fair and clear idea about the management of difficult andcomplicated conditions.

Indira Rhupakheti, MD

Why ophthalmology? Thinking I could bringmany smiles, I chooseOphthalmology.

For your trainingexperience supportedby HCP, where did you

go and for how long? I went to Devers Eye Institute located inPortland, Oregon for 8 months. At thesame time, I had the opportunity to visitCasey Eye Institute, Moran Eye Centre andSwedish Eye Centre.

What was the highlight of your training?Observing how glaucoma is diagnosed andmanaged in America.

What aspect of your training helpedprepare you most for the work you’redoing today? The most important part of my training wasdiagnosing glaucoma and giving the post-operative quality care to my patients.

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HCP Earns Fifth Consecutive 4-Star Ratingfrom Charity NavigatorThe Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) was awarded its fifth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, which measuresthe fiscal responsibility of US charitable organizations.

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Co-Director Geoff TabinNamed “Unsung Heroof Compassion” inCeremony Featuring theDalai LamaDr. Tabin was among 49 people from 13countries to be celebrated in SanFrancisco in April for their service tosociety. “These individuals have beenselected as representatives of the tens ofthousands of people worldwide whoquietly serve the disenfranchised andwork to improve our communitiesthrough their personal efforts,” saidevent chair Dick Grace, founder ofGrace Family Vineyards and board chairof Wisdom in Action, the organizationhosting the event. “We don’t see themor hear about them in the daily news,but they exemplify a humanism andheroism to which we must each aspire.”

Event at SnowbirdRaises $50,000Co-Director Dr. Geoff Tabin and DavidOliver Relin, author of Three Cups ofTea, spoke at the SnowbirdRenaissance Center in Utah in March,as part of an evening to raise aware-ness of preventable blindness. Theevening generated $50,000 for theHimalayan Cataract Project.

Himalayan CataractProject Receives MajorEndowment GiftThe Himalayan Cataract Project receiveda major bequest from the EugeneCharlop Estate & Trust in late 2009 andearly 2010. Eugene Charlop was apatient of HCP Board Member Dr.Richard Litwin who would regale Genewith stories about his work overseasduring their visits. The HCP Board ofDirectors committed the funds to theHCP endowment in early 2010 whichwill provide for the long-term future ofthe organization. The Endowment’s purpose is to ultimately cover all administrative costs so 100% of fundsraised will go directly to programs. Weare most grateful for the gift.

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National Geographic Adventure Magazine Features HCP inDecember Cover StoryThe December 2009/January 2010 issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine featured Dr.Geoff Tabin on the cover and a full article on a January 2009 Himalayan Cataract Project cataractworkshop in Mekelle, Ethiopia.

The article was written by David Oliver Relin, author of the best-selling book Three Cups of Tea,and showcases photography by Ace Kvale. Along with local ophthalmologist Dr. Tilahun KirosMeshesha, Dr. Tabin and Dr. Alan Crandall operate on 907 patients in Mekelle. Relin weaves inHCP history while describing the high-volume workshop. Relin is currently working on a newbook, See How They Shine, about Drs. Tabin and Ruit and their quest to cure preventable blindness (see below).

December’s Outside Magazine Highlights Dr. Tabin and HCPOutside magazine included Dr. Geoff Tabin in its list of “ten people combining big ideas and boldadventures.” According to Outside, “Now, after 15 years and hundreds of thousands of eye sur-geries, Tabin is looking to bring the same high-quality, low-cost treatments to sub-Saharan Africa.His goal: to eliminate preventable blindness.”

To cure the blind. It sounds impossible. Biblical even. And that’s exactly why Geoff Tabin—climber, medical pioneer, human dynamo—is just the guy to do it.”

—David Oliver Relin

“For comprehensive coverage of HCP in themedia, please visit ourwebsite:http://www.cureblind-ness.org/news/media

Advance Press on See How They Shine by David Oliver Relin:There are similarities between Three Cups of Tea and See How They Shine. Like Mortenson, what Tabin and Ruit aredoing is improving people’s lives through a common sense, low-cost approach that empowers local people. A majorpart of the Himalayan Cataract Project involves training others to perform the surgery, and the work is done in placeswhere people don’t have access to regular medical care.”

—Jeff Baker of the Oregonian

Former USAID-ASHADivision Chief Joins HCPAdvisory BoardGeorge Like, former USAID-ASHADivision Chief, joined the HCP AdvisoryBoard, where he will share invaluableexpertise in international development.HCP is thrilled to have Mr. Like’s involvement and experienced counsel.

David Chang DeliversBinkhorst Lecture Dr. David Chang, HCP Medical AdvisoryBoard Member, delivered the BinkhorstLecture at the American Society ofCataract and Refractive Surgery(ASCRS) Symposium in San Francisco inApril in recognition of his outstandingcontributions to the understanding andpractice of cataract surgery.

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George Like visits Tilganga in 2005 during sitework.Photo: HCP

Hugh Taylor Wins HelenKeller PrizeHCP Board Member Prof. Hugh Taylorwas the first Australian to win the HelenKeller Prize, an international award forvision research. He was recognized forhis work fighting diseases such as trachoma in developing countries andindigenous Australia. Prof. Taylor alsobecame treasurer of the InternationalCouncil of Ophthalmology (ICO) in early2009 and serves as Vice President of theInternational Agency for the Preventionof Blindness (IAPB).

Eagle Eyes FeaturesHCPLong-time HCP supporter, friend andcelebrated photographer, Dr. MichaelLewis, published Eagle Eyes, a fasci-nating combination of photographs and storyline told from the perspectiveof caregivers.

Matt Oliva ReceivesAcademic AppointmentHCP Board Member Dr. Matt Oliva wasappointed to the faculty at OregonHealth Sciences University and CaseyEye Institute as Associate ClinicalProfessor in the Division of InternationalOphthalmology. Dr. Oliva also serves asAssociate Medical Director for SightLifeeye bank with a focus on internationaleye bank development.

Matt Oliva with a patient in Ethiopia.Photo: HCP


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Christine DurnanJoy DybeckJames EdmistonMarcia EdwardsSarah EichstedtG. Thomas EilermanSarita EisenstarkPatricia ElmyJessica EmeryHoward EndeSarah EricksonErlinda EstradaThomas EvansEye Institute of Utah, Inc. Marilyn FarinaCarol Faron and Gerald WulkowiczGretchen Farrar and Jonathan SternbergStephen FeinBrian FeltovichFirst Congregational Church of Hopkinton Morgan and Helen Fitch 5 Point Film Festival Mike FloranceBrian Flynn and Nancy BakerGary FoltzJim ForbesDavid ForemanCharlotte Fox

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The Himalayan Cataract Project extends its sincere thanks to the many individuals, foundations, and

businesses that support its work.

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2009 Contributions

$1–$999

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Thank you to the following businesses,organizations and institutions:

Advance TransitAlice Peck Day MemorialHospitalAndrea’sAstronics Corporation / Luminescent SystemsBank of AmericaBlack River ProduceBoard and BasketBruno AssociatesButton Automotive GroupCabot CreameryCavendish Game BirdsCedar Circle FarmChittenden BankCobb Hill CheeseComputacConcepts ETICo-op Food Stores

Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterDomus, Inc.Edgewater FarmEmlen Co.Four Corners FarmHaynes & Garthwaite ArchitectsHyperthermKendal at HanoverKilldeer FarmKing Arthur FlourKleen, Inc.LaValley Building SupplyLake Sunapee BankLeadership in MedicineLebanon Chamber ofCommerceLebanon Property ManagementLedyard National BankMarceau’s Fine Foods/Inn at IdlewoodMascoma Savings BankNewport Sand and Gravel

Northeast Environmental Education AllianceOrganic Valley Family of FarmsPoverty Lane OrchardsProvisions InternationalRedpath & Co. RealtorsResource Systems GroupRH Scott AssociatesRio Blanco Corp.Shepherd ConstructionSmith and Vansant ArchitectsStave PuzzlesSunrise Organic FarmSVE Associates/ORWTeleAtlas North AmericaTimken AerospaceTrumbell-Nelson ConstructionTwo Rivers-OttauquecheeRegional CommissionUpCountry CardsUpper Valley Food CoopVermont Law SchoolVermont Smoke and Cure/The

Farmers DinerWellcroft Fence SystemsWells River Savings BankWolf Tree Naturals

Our heartfelt thanks to the following individuals:

Anonymous (12)Bonnie Acker and John DavisElizabeth and Clay AdamsFran and John AdamsLinda and Rocco AddanteBrooke and Jim AdlerSteve AikenheadElizabeth and Bill AldrichBonnie Allard and Clint SwiftEva and Arthur AllenGinia and Huntly AllisonSusan AlmyJane and Bruce AltobelliSandra Anderson and Reeve Williams

Support

Peter and Lynda FoxRonald FrankFiona FraserRaymond FrederickJared Freeman and WendyWeinbergLisa FreemanRoger FriedbergAmanda FrostOlive Gallagher, Gallagher Family TrustMark GardnerGeorge and Margaret GaughanJoan GaughanDanielle GaymanJoshua GelerisBarbara GermainAlan Gevins and Lita VaragsThe Gibney Family Foundation Alexander GilbertJack GogginChristopher GordonAlexander GoveKimberly GowingsCarol GrahamLawrence GramboMargie Grant-CaplanKatherine GreenChristopher GreerMike GrossPaul and Sallyanne GrossoB GrovesJane HadfieldIan HaleyAimee HalperinLindsey HammackDavid and Karen HarperToinette Hartshorne

Sarah HarwellRobert and Terry HauptmanHelen HeatherlyJo Ann HedrickRandy and Michelle HejzaSandy HendricksonTiffany HengesbachKaren HickeyLeeann HilfmanJaya HobbsTera HodgeJohn HofferWilliam and Donna HoltzLeo and Alida HoogenboomKimberly HooksSandra HopperJohn HornerSteve and Katherine HorowitzJulia and Andrew HoseaGordon HowardJerald Howe and Jill HabermannLinda and Michael HoweKenneth HowellSharon HuberStayc HummelBarbara HuntCasey HusarJudith and Jock HuttonIBM Employee Services Center Tammy IversonSusan JacobsonPhillip JaegerVivek JainRajneeshand Shireen JaiswalMark JaneczekRandolph JanisMilan JanmejaGretchen JehleWilliam Jenkins

Esther JenkinsJames JenkinsMarilyn JensenMichael and Wilhelmina JensenW Kinzy JonesGian JonesStephen JudgeJustin JungeR KabelJeffery and Priscilla KaiserVirginia and Robert KanePongkiat KankirawatanaAmit KarkiKarma Thegsum Choling New Jersey Duane KarrenAdam KasanofSuneel KawLynn KearnyJenny KeeneyDavid KempistyKatherine KennedyKermatdi Helene and Robert KettelhutMi Hyun KimJames KinkaidThomas KinneTheresa KippschullPhilip and Toni KleckleyRona KleinSuzanne KleinAndrew KnudsenSusan KolibabKhattiya KornLauren KupferschmidErica KwanJoan LackeyAlexis LacyReese Lakits

Jean Pierre LamyNicholas LangSandra LarkinKeith LauJohn and Helene LautnerRuth LawrenceMary LeaphartJennifer and Matthew Lee Robert LeeAudrey LeeYury LevinPaul and Linda LewisMichael and Valerie LewisAndrew Lindblade and Jennifer MacfarlaneAnn LinderDon LohffRobert and Gail LovemanMiral LukaFuo LuoTien-Der LuoGerald LutzkerClaire LuxfordKelley LyonsColleen MackeyBernadette MacmillanAbigail MacraeAkshay MalhotraDawn MartinOwen MaskiellPeter MasologitesPamela MathenySteve MayChika MbaBrenda McAfeeLeslie McCannDamien McCleodGina McDanielMichael McEndreeElaine McGrath

David McGuireAngus McIntyreKevin McKennaDonald and MartineMcLaughlinTimothy McNallSunish MehtaMehul and Ripa MehtaSaurin MehtaLorraine MellenArul MenezesDouglas MenySamuel MerrellTammi MessersmithGlobal Giving Steven MeyerJonathan and Kim MillerDaniel MillerSteven MisbinRizwan MithaniBruce MoioMoran Eye CenterEmployees Candace MorelandBonny MorescoJames and Gail MorrillHoward MortonFarokh MovaghariMarie MuirPeter and WendyMullenBrian MulreanyJames MurphyPeter MurthaJessica MustafaAnna and Walter MynarTodd NagengastPiers NashPatrick NaughtonEdward Neegan

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India

Thank you to the following businesses,organizations and institutions:

Advance TransitAlice Peck Day MemorialHospitalAndrea’sAstronics Corporation / Luminescent SystemsBank of AmericaBlack River ProduceBoard and BasketBruno AssociatesButton Automotive GroupCabot CreameryCavendish Game BirdsCedar Circle FarmChittenden BankCobb Hill CheeseComputacConcepts ETICo-op Food Stores

Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterDomus, Inc.Edgewater FarmEmlen Co.Four Corners FarmHaynes & Garthwaite ArchitectsHyperthermKendal at HanoverKilldeer FarmKing Arthur FlourKleen, Inc.LaValley Building SupplyLake Sunapee BankLeadership in MedicineLebanon Chamber ofCommerceLebanon Property ManagementLedyard National BankMarceau’s Fine Foods/Inn at IdlewoodMascoma Savings BankNewport Sand and Gravel

Northeast Environmental Education AllianceOrganic Valley Family of FarmsPoverty Lane OrchardsProvisions InternationalRedpath & Co. RealtorsResource Systems GroupRH Scott AssociatesRio Blanco Corp.Shepherd ConstructionSmith and Vansant ArchitectsStave PuzzlesSunrise Organic FarmSVE Associates/ORWTeleAtlas North AmericaTimken AerospaceTrumbell-Nelson ConstructionTwo Rivers-OttauquecheeRegional CommissionUpCountry CardsUpper Valley Food CoopVermont Law SchoolVermont Smoke and Cure/The

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Christopher NeffLinda NelsonDavid NelsonYin NgLeah NgocheBinh NguyenBradley NixYoshi NoroMargo ObermanAnita OgleJack OsborneErik OwensNithya PalanisamyHannah ParkVincent PasquarielloVisvas PatelDeepan PatelGhanshyam PatelTerrie PaulDavid PaulJoseph and Margaret PenkrotCarol Perez-SeguraKimberly PerryGobel PeterStephen PetersRandall PetersenMatthew PetersonLyn PetrieGeorge and Anne PettyLisbet PhillipsSupaporn PhunpiboonPiraveen PirakalathananCharles PlumlyLawrence and Rachel PollackLeon PollanderDaniel PoolePolly PottsDurga Pun

Tracey QuachJohn and Michelle QuickRichard QuimbyNirmala RamanPaul RamstadKrishnan RangachariErin RaskinGordon RayRuth ReedDavid Reed and Krysia Carter-GiezMark RehmeJohn RekeshMark and Diane RenzColin ReynoldsCathy ReynoldsMary RichardsThomas and Eunice RiemerJean RobinsonEva RocheJohn RodgerShirley RodriguesEdward and Donna RoethelLen and Barbara RogersRajeev and Manisha RohatgiAaron and Barbara RosenzweigJames and Natalie RoughgardenMichael RubensteinBonny RueJeremy RunyanJoseph RuszkowskiKarla RuzickaJames and Barbara RyanGeorge and Ruth RyanJames and Carol SalvinoMary SamsonKelly SandersonAdlington Sarah

Carol SchafferJohn ScheelsTimothy SchermulyScheuerman Law Office, PC Todd Schlossberg and Christina BullardBarry SchoenfeldChris SchoolcraftBeth SchulmanDavid and Beth SchulmanJames and Patricia SchumannSchwartz & Egger Family Fund Dale and Christa ScottElaine SecklerChandra SekaranDaniel SeligmanSunil and Deepti SharmaAndrew SheldonDeborah ShewJohn SieberTsui Ka Kin SimonMarjorie and Bob SkiffBeth SmithJudith and Charles SmithDwight SmithThomas SmudaWilliam SnellingsMishri SomeshwarAnn SpiesRobert and Helen SpringNeil StahlTerry StephensonE. Angelina StockdonDebbra StolarikLaurie StoneLisa StreitSusan StriegelLoretta SturgisDevon Sullivan

Timothy SwanCamille SweetAnna Swenson and Mark KunkelMichael SymsWilliam SzetoZsolt SzollosiT & B Planning Shawn TabinGerald and Linda TagueChristopher and Delia TamGilbert TamMatt TaylorVince Taylor and Annie LebusDerek Teare and Katherine ReichertRobert TedescoVikas TewariJonathan ThatcherTrey ThompsonEdward ThompsonRon ThompsonCHS Family Charitable Fund Robert TollesSebastian TraegerVinh TranRocco TripepiPema TsheringJames and Heather TueffelKevin TwedtMichael TwidaleUnited Way California CapitalRegion Katherine Van AlstineCumbakonam VasudevanErik VaverisThomas and Katharine VillarsLinda VogelSong VolkLaura Wagner

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Jessica WalkerJohn and Sandra WalkerPaul WardPaul WareSamuel and Corinne WarsawskyRichard WegnerGreg WegrichDavid WeinsteinSusan WeldonDavid and Eileen WellsSandra WerrenKathy WesselsSteven WesslingChristopher WhartonRonald WheelerNicholas WiedmanTim WiedmanMary WielandGerald and Constance WienJames WilcoxNancy WildmanJaci WilkinsBill WilliamsSandy WilnerColin WongJanice WrightMarilyn WykoffQiuyang XuJake YoungSue YoungScott YoungBernard ZablockiCarol Zanella and Gregory KressAlbin Zuech

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$1,000–$4,999Richard AlcedoLisa AldermanEllen and Richard AndersonIrving BarrJanet BarrallJames BenderRona BennettScott BermanPhilip and RebeccaHochman Foundation Robert and Donna BowkerLorethia Brown and ElbertDean Kathy Buck and KevinPrelogerThomas and Mary BurtonJay CassellChizek Family Foundation Anne ClarkJo Ann ClutterUmesh DudaneyStephen DukeJoseph DuncanDominic and MelissaEisingerGary and Sandy FencikTony GhodadraGordon R. Ray Family Trust John and Bonnie GreerSusan and Richard HareFoundation Harvey Family CharitableFoundation Pamela K. Heintz

Chin-Yin and Kevin Hsu ChungTheodore and Selina HuberWilliam HutchinsonMarilee JonesDurwood JonesRichard JosephsonRalph and Katherine LandryTerry LeeSoke Leng LeongErico MacedoChris MacekThe Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Clifford NivlingStephen and Denise O’DonnellJosh OlivaRonald Perkins and Carol BruceRichard and Ann PowellLuke RoelofsRoy Rubinfeld and Roxanne LittnerGerard SchmitzWilliam SchwarzenbachMukesh and Parin ShahLalit ShahaniYuanyao Shu KuJohn and Lizabeth SnellAnton and Mary Jane StepanekDonna and William StrattonLawrence and Lynn TornekLisa and Dan TrislerAnn and Bill VanderbiltVanderbilt Family Foundation Mark WallaceKevin WaltzRichard and Doris Waring

Larry WeinsteinAlfred WilliamsJean Wilson and Mark SiegelCarey WrightDonald Yellon

$5,000–$9,999Ayudar Foundation Paul and Ann BernsteinBlackie Foundation Anne Coughlan and Charles JamesonMichael and Carol DonovanSteven and Elaine GlassMichael HaleRobert and Parul HarleyThe Scoob Trust Foundation Marla KoesterThomas and Lisa LigouriRichard and Judith LitwinO’Keefe Family Foundation Desiree Terrell-DavisPaul Van der Wansem, Van der Wansem Foundation

$10,000–$24,999Spitzer Family Foundation Cumming Foundation Hans and Marie Louise ErnstPeggy FossettRaynier Institute & Foundation Paul and Laura ImperiaKevin MattoMary MellonMatthew Oliva and Davis WilkinsRichard and Patricia Warren

Cost of life-changing cataract surgery in the developing world: $20


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A young patient in Rwanda. An estimated 1.4 million children are blind, 320,000 of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa.

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$50,000–$99,999Freeman Foundation Luanne Lemmer and Eric VeachThe Nick Simons FoundationSnowbird Renaissance Center

$100,000–$499,999A2Z/USAID Child Blindness and Eye Health Grants Fund at Academy for Educational Development Eugene Charlop Estate & TrustGordon and Betty MooreThe Fred Hollows Foundation United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA)John and Marva Warnock

$500,000 +Nancy Allison Perkins Foundation

$25,000–$49,999David and Victoria ChangC G Charitable Fund Deer Park Corporation Todd and Victoria HoffmanThe Altschul Foundation Thomas and Ancella Toldrian

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upport In-Kind Support

The generous financial support of HCP’s donors is enhancedby the invaluable services of volunteers who share theirtime, expertise and services, as well as businesses, organizations and individuals that provide consumablesand goods for its work. The medical volunteers assist in oureducational programs, teaching the next generation of

ophthalmologists from the developing world. The non-medical volunteers share their special expertise andpromote the organization. The Himalayan Cataract Projectgreatly appreciates the generosity of the following businesses, organizations and individuals that contributedin-kind support, totaling over $325,000.

Consumables &GoodsAfya FoundationAlcon Ashland Community Hospital BioGel Thomas FeyGlobal LinksHeartland Lions Eye BankMedical Eye CenterMicrosurgical TechnologyGene RomaskaStradis HealthcareSwedish Eye Center

Medical ServicesDr. Janet BarrallDr. Paul BernsteinDr. Karyn BourkeDr. Alan Crandall Dr. Roger FurlongDr. Robert HoffmanDr. Huck HolzDr. Paul ImperiaDr. Dan KarrDr. Linda LawrenceDr. Matt OlivaDr. Geoff Tabin

Non-MedicalServicesMichael AmendoliaPete AthansKristoffer EricksonAce KvaleSally Berg AdventuresSerac Adventure Films

A patient receives assistance in Ethiopia. In developed countries, foreach decade after the age of 40 there is a threefold increase

in the prevalence of blindness and vision loss (Taylor & Keefe, Br J Oph., 2001)

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sStatement of Activities for Year Ended December 31, 2009

Revenue:Federal Grants $598,656 $ – $598,656Foundation and Other Grants 161,193 376,631 537,824Contributions 2,136,563 47,010 2,183,573Investment Income 361,698 0 361,698Net Assets Released from Restriction 824,565 (824,565) –

Total Revenue 4,082,675 (400,924) 3,681,751

Expenses:Program Services:

Eye Care and Education 2,181,528 0 2,181,528

Total Program Services 2,181,528 0 2,181,528

Support Services:Management and General 171,100 0 171,100Fundraising 61,718 0 61,718

Total Support Services 232,818 0 232,818

Total Expenses 2,414,346 0 2,414,346

Change in Net Assets: 1,668,329 (400,924) 1,267,405

Net Assets - Beginning of Year: 4,473,798 749,156 5,222,954

Net Assets - End of Year: $6,142,127 $348,232 $6,490,359

TemporarilyUnrestricted Restricted Total

The Statements of Activities and Financial Position for the Year ended December 31, 2009 have been drawn from audited financial statements. To obtain copies of the complete 2009 audited financial statements, please contact us at [email protected].

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s Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2009

Current Assets:Cash Equivalents $1,649,428Investments 4,829,743Contributions Receivable 77,541Federal Grants Receivable 24,726Prepaid Expenses 18,670

Total Current Assets 6,600,108

Noncurrent Assets:Property and Equipment Net ofAccumulated Depreciation 1,336

Total Noncurrent Assets 1,336

TOTAL ASSETS 6,601,444

ASSETS

Current Liabilities:Accounts Payable $111,085

Total Liabilities 111,085

Net Assets:Unrestricted

Designated (see sidebar) 1,416,269Undesignated 4,725,858

Total Unrestricted 6,142,127

Temporarily Restricted 348,232

Total Net Assets 6,490,359

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 6,601,444

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

HCP EndowmentGrowing

In 2008, the HCP Boardestablished an endowmentwith the ultimate goal ofsupporting all administra-tive costs such that 100% offunds raised are directed toprograms. The value of theendowment as of December31, 2009 was $1,416,269.

HCP received gifts inDecember 2009 in theamount of $499,450 andJanuary 2010 in the amountof $374,170 that were designated to the endow-ment subsequent to year-end (see Noteworthy section).


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sRevenue and Expenses FY 200990% of all contributions go

directly to programs.

Vision screening. Annually, at least 25 millioneyes develop visual acuity <6/60 due to cataract.Photo: Ace KvaleExpense

Allocation

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Contributions Revenue by Source

Program Expenseby Region

A: Individuals 56% $1,853,910B: Foundations 16% $537,824C: Government 18% $598,656D: Gifts in Kind 10% $329,698

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A: Program 90% $2,181,528B: Mgmt. & General 7% $171,100C: Fundraising 3% $61,718

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56% of all contributions are from individuals.

Himalayas: 65%Sub-Saharan Africa: 32%United States: 3%

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Affili

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ns Affiliations

The Himalayan Cataract Project works in conjunction with a wide networkof organizations, institutions, companies and individuals whose sharedgoals of delivering health care to the underserved converge to strengthenour mission to eradicate preventable and curable blindness.

Affiliated Medical InstitutionsTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NepalJohn A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, United StatesAravind Eye Hospitals, IndiaGeta Eye Hospital, NepalKenyatta National Hospital, KenyaKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GhanaLondon Vision Clinic, United KingdomL.V. Prasad Eye Institute, IndiaMedical Eye Center, Oregon, United StatesQuiha Zonal Hospital, Ethiopia

Randall Olson, Director ofJohn A. Moran Eye

Center and HCP BoardMember, Job Heintz andJohn A. Moran celebrate

collaborative efforts tochange international

ophthalmology.

MembershipsGlobal Health CouncilInternational Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Vision 2020

Affiliated OrganizationsAvarind Eye Care SystemsThe Earth Institute at Columbia University & Millennium Villages ProjectORBIS InternationalProject VisionSeva FoundationSightLifeSightReach Surgical, International Eye FoundationThe Fred Hollows Foundation

International Division, John A.Moran Eye Center

The HCP works closely with theInternational Division at the Universityof Utah’s John A. Moran Eye Center tocoordinate fellowships for ophthalmol-ogists from the developing world.Visiting fellows spend one to threemonths in a subspecialty clinic at theMoran observing best practices and participating in the academic program.Moran faculty travel extensively in the developing world providing mentorshipto ophthalmologists.


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ipLeadershipBoard of Directors

Sanduk Ruit, Co-DirectorGeoffrey Tabin, Co-DirectorRichard LitwinMatthew OlivaRandall OlsonHugh Taylor

Advisory Board

Alfred Sommer, Honorary ChairmanDavid ChangGeorge LikeDaniel ReinsteinMichael Wiedman

Officers

Job Heintz, Chief Executive OfficerEmily Newick, Chief Operating Officer

Boards & Officers

A post-operative cataract patient.Photo: Ace Kvale

Please visit HCP’s website to see video from Ethiopia andother program sites:

http://www.cureblindness.org/news/#c8

video

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The Himalayan Cataract Project is at the forefrontof international organizations working towards theeradication of preventable and treatable blindness through high-quality ophthalmic care, education and the establishment of a world-class eye care infrastructure.

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