VOSH-Honduras
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| San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Permanent Clinic |
Ruth Berkling This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
See VOSH-Indiana |
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| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Jan 16-24, 2010 | Kieth Herrick, OD Natalie Venezia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Examined 2200 Report |
| Grenada WI, with VOSH-MI | Jan 22-29, 2011 | Natalie Venezia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | This was approximately the 12th consecutive VOSH mission to Grenada (all previously led by VOSH Michigan). The group was hosted and strongly supported financially, physically and socially by the Rotary Club of Grenada East. They are looking forward to continuing hosting annual VOSH missions to Grenada. Our Vosh group included: Dr. Sandra Bury (IL), Dr. Mitch Dobrzelewski (MI), Dr. Keith Hedrick (IL), Dr. Sol Tannebaum (IL), and Dr. James Vaught (IL). Also Ferris State University Michigan College of Optometry students Keri Baker (MI), Kreeshna Rana (MI), Whitney Presto (MI), Pam Reckow (MI). Also optician Linda Terborg (IL) and lay volunteers Jim Gwillim (IL), Vicki Hedrick (IL), Ling Lerdvoratavee (IL), Jeff Lichty (MI), Janet Muchnik(IL), Mel Muchnik(IL), Annie Sager (IL), Mary Sloan (MI), Marilynn Tannebaum (IL), and Heather Vaught (IL). Mission Leader: Natalie Venezia (IL). The team traveled by bus to a different clinic site every day. Number of Patients: Sauteurs 352, Grand Bras 364, St. Davids 308, Victoria 234 We referred 84 patients for cataract or pterygium surgery. The Rotary Club of Clarkston, MI (through Mary Sloan and Jeff Lichty) provided a generous grant to help purchase glasses and Jim Gwillim donated substantial funds for glasses and sunglasses. The Rotary Club of Grenada East provided the team with transportation, customs assistance, lunches, several dinners and an entertaining last evening, as well as support at each clinic site. |
| Nicaragua | Feb 19-2011 | Tracy Matchinski, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Total patient count was 1,479. We distributed over 2,000 pairs of glasses. We also disturbed 750 pairs of sunglasses and over 150 magnifiers and telescope to patients with visual impairments. We also dispensed many therapeutic eye drops for glaucoma, infection, inflammation, allergic conjunctivitis and dry eye syndrome. Our main referrals included glaucoma, cataract and diabetic retinopathy. Not as many ptyergium were seen, but we did see toxoplasmosis, nystagmus, optic atrophy and achromatopsia. REPORT |
| Oak Lawn Pads |
April and Nov 2011 | Sandy Bury OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |
| Hessed House | 6/15/11 | Ron Weingart OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |
| Barranquilla, Colombia | September 17-26, 2011 | Natalie Venezia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | treated 1730 patients over 4 clinic days, the majority of which were children or elderly. |
| Cocepcion, Bolivia |
Feb 11-19, 2012 | Natalie Venezia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | optician and lay volunteers needed |
| Cusco, Peru | May 25-June 3, 2012 | Jimmy Gwillim This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Esteli, Nicaragua | Nov 3-11, 2012 | Tracy Matchinski, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Return trip hosted by the Lions Club |
*VOSH-Indiana
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| Nairobi, Kenya (4th clinic) |
Nov 20-Dec 10, 2010 | Jeff Marshall, OD
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317-357-8534 |
Examined 2200. Next Kenya clinic Nov 2013 |
| San Pedro Sula, Honduras with VOSH-Honduras (40th clinic) |
Feb 20-27, 2011 | Jeff Marshall, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Examined 3335 patients. Team included 3 students from UMSL in St Louis and 2 from The Netherlands |
| Tela Honduras | Feb 8 to 15, 2012 | Jeff Marshall, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |
| San Pedro Sula Honduras |
Feb 16 to 23, 2013 (Tentative) | Jeff Marshall, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | |
| Nairobi Kenya |
Nov 23 to Dec 4, 2013 | Jeff Marshall, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| VOSH-Iowa |
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| Estali, Nicaragua | Jan 24- Feb 1, 2009 | Ruth McAndrews, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
examined 1267, refrred 78 |
| Bungoma, Kenya 4th return |
Dec 25,2009 Jan 6, 2010 |
Ralph De Haan, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and 641-780-2092 |
In the Western Province of Kenya from 12/25/09 to 1/6/10 our team examined 1,739 Kenyans in the 5 days of clinic. Of that group, I estimate 1600 received reading glasses or prescription eyewear that we had with us. Another 8 patients has unusual prescription needs that we fabricated in the US and mailed to them from the US later in 2010. Among the 1739 patients we had approximately 65 cases of Glaucoma and 45 bacterial eye infections that we were able to treat. Each glaucoma patient received approximately 6 month supply of therapeutic prescription eye drops. Each of the glaucoma patients was instructed to seek follow-up care with optometry or ophthalmology. Approximately 40 patients were diagnosed with debilitating cataract in one or both eyes, and were referred to ophthalmology. The remote nature of our clinic work (about 6 hours drive west of Nairobi) makes it impossible to estimate how many of the patients referred were able to act on that referral. |
| Kakamega, Kenya | Dec 27, 2011 Jan 7, 2012 | Ralph De Haan, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and 641-780-2092 |
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VOSH-Kansas |
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| San Carlos, Panama with Rotary Club |
Feb 20-Mar 1, 2010 | Don Kuehn, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
examined 2400 |
| Castro, Chiloe Island, Chile, hosted by Rotarians from this city and District 4350. | Feb 28-Mar 5, 2010 | Ellis Potter, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
examined1670 |
| Puerto-Penasco, Mexico | Mar, 15-18, 2010 | Dale Cole, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | examined 250, dispensed 200 glasses |
| Jamaica | Mar, 2010 | Ellis Potter, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
VOSH-Kentucky
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| Quetzaltenango Guatemala with Lions |
Feb 6 -15, 2009 | Greg Hagedorn, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
VOSH KY just returned from Guatemala last night. We lost the exact count.... but it was very close to 2,000. We had an OMD with us who did minor surgeries/med attention... perhaps we will return [another time] for cataract surgeries. |
| Rivas, Nicaragua | Dec 12-20, 2009 |
Greg Hagedorn, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Examined 1000 |
| Grano de Oro, Costa Rica | Mar 22-25, 2010 | Greg Hagedorn, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Examined 474 |
| Quetzaltenango Guatemala | Feb18-26,2012 | Greg Hagedorn, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
VOSH-Michigan
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| Coya, Peru | Jan 15-25, 2010 | Heidi Schefferly, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Examined 669 Report |
| Grenada | Jan 22-31, 2010 | Mitch Dobrzelewski OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Examined 1193 Report |
| San Carlos, Mexico | Mar 19-28, 2010 | Jill Cole This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 616-283-7282 |
The hotel is very nice and there are 3 R&R days during the trip, it's a great mission to bring friend/family along to share in the experience. |
| LaEsperanza, Honduras with Lions | Mar 21-25, 2010 |
Robert Foote, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Grenada with VOSH-IL | Jan 23-30, 2011 | Natalie Venezia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
See VOSH Illinois Report |
| San Carlos, Mexico | Mar 18-27, 2011 | Jill Cole This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 616-283-7282 |
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| Clinica Kausay Wasi in the sacred valley of Peru |
June 17-26, 2011 |
Mark Cook, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
I am in need of optometrists and support staff. We will be providing full scope optometric care in a very functional clinic setting and be staying in modern accomodations in Coya. We will see 600-800 indigenous patients in a four day clinic. |
| Dominica, West Indies | Jan 14-24, 2012 | Dan Wrubel, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
18th Annual Mission |
| La Esperanza, Honduras | Mar 9-18, 2012 | Robert Foote, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
optometrists and opticians needed |
| San Carlos, Mexico | Mar 23-Apr 1, 2012 | Jill Cole This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 616-283-7282 |
in need of OD's and support people |
| Valmiera, Latvia | May 4-15, 2012 | Thomas Doyle, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Our fifth trip in conjunction with the local Lion's club and local hospital. Good accomadations and food, great atmosphere and great people. Cost approx. $2,000.00 includes airfare, hotel, and most meals. |
*VOSH-Minnesota
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| Montero, Peru | June, 2010 |
Greg Friederichs, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 320-243-7612 |
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| Teacapan, Mexico | Jan 8-15, 2011 | Kirk Thomas, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
I want to thank everybody involved with the program in Teacapan, Mexico. It was absolutely astonishing the amount of people in three countries and the man hours it took to put the program together. On our end..VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) it takes us hundred of man hours just to sort, neutralize (read the power of the lenses) and categorize the 7,000 pair of donated eye wear we brought down to Teacapan, Mexico. The official number of examination RX's that we counted including the ones the Lions Club printed up was 1,789. We were so busy that I know we did not collect all of the RX slips when the people came through the system so I rounded it off conservatively to 1800 patients during the three days of work. Plus we fitted 1,500 pair of brand new sunglasses and 150 pair of donated used ones totaling 1,650 pairs. Working with my connection Linda Taylor at her home in Arizona and when she went to Teacapan weeks ahead of time and putting the team together here in Minnesota, I wrote 474 emails and received back 460 for a total 934 emails over a number of months. All the work everybody, everywhere did, proved with a tremendous amount of communication and working out logistics to the smallest detail, a eye care program could come together and accomplished everybody's goals. But the true winners and heros were the 1,800 people whom we had the privilege to serve. I personally thank all the people in Canada, the United States and Mexico who made the mission to Teacapan a perfect success. I will forward this e-mail to our International office to put on their web site to encourage other state chapters to follow up with another eye-care program to Teacapan. Now that everybody is on board, it would be a breeze for another state to have a mission to Teacapan, Mexico. Kirk R. Thomas |
| Coron, Philippines Ministry of Health | Nov. 8 - 16, 2011 | Dr. Jim Hess ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) | We saw 1,100 patients and dispensed 1,013 pairs of glasses. We worked in an area that didn't have a referral network, so didn't couldn't do any referrals, but did have 2 ophthalmologists along who treated mostly lid problems and other minor issues. No cataract surgery. It was an unusual trip for us in that of our group total of 14, 7 were doctors, 2 MDs and 5 ODs |
| Jamaica, |
Feb19-27,2011 | LarryMorrison,OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
VOSH-Missouri
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| Latacunga and Salcedo, Ecuador with Rotary |
Feb 24-Mar 7, 2009 | Bud Falkenhain, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
We worked in 4 villages: Latacunga, Salcedo, Cusubambo, Santa Lucia. exams: 2,964, Patients getting glasses: 2,060 , Referred for surgery: 137. Relerrals for: cataracts, pterygiums, ectropion, glaucoma, diadetic retinopathy, lasik enhancements ( yes). Some of the 2,060 patients getting glasses were given 2 pair |
| Sri Lanka | July 8- 25 2011 | Bud Falkenhain, OD This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |