Category Archive: cataract removal surgery
Nov
27
Eye Camp Of October 2010 Providing Free Cataract Surgeries
Photos of eye camp of Touching Souls International in Rangamati, Savar, Bangladesh, which was held in October 17th, 2010. Around 600 patients were screened for their eye problems. 300 patients got eye medicines. 70 patients received eye glasses. 25 patients were taken to Mymensingh BNBS Eye hospital to get their cataract surgeries. On October 19, …
Nov
18
Save The Cataract Blind living in a Third World Country
Blindness, especially relating to cataracts, creates a primary issue in any third world countries. Bangladesh, as one of the developing countries, has a large number of blind persons requiring cataract removal surgeries. Cataract is the reason for 80% of adult blindness and there are currently anywhere in the region of 750,000 men and women who …
Nov
10
Some Opinion About The Eye Camps Of Touching Souls International
Mehdi Bin Samad Says: Working at the latest EYE CAMP at Jahangir Nagar University, Bangladesh, organized by Touching Souls International, has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Firstly, their idea of organizing an eye camp, thus, providing a form of specialized medicare, while not a novel concept but is rarely practiced …
Nov
03
What More Someone Can Ask From A Philanthropic Organization?
Blindness due to cataract presents an enormous problem in Bangladesh in terms of economic loss and social burden. Although cataract blindness is curable by cataract removal surgery there are many barriers for it for the disadvantaged people of Bangladesh. Such as financial reasons, distance from the health care facility, fear, lack of service awareness, lack …
Oct
31
My Views About Touching Souls International A Nonprofit Orgaization
I help Touching Souls International in organizing Eye Camps with main intention to find out the elderly people who are visually disabled for cataract. Touching Souls International, a nonprofit organization sponsors all the expenses required for cataract surgery. The very poor segment of the society in a least developed country like Bangladesh (where there is …
Oct
21
Please Write A Review About Our Organization If You Really Like Our Work
Supporters around the globe are sharing stories about nonprofits like ours that are making a difference in their communities through disability services and support. In honor of Disability Awareness Month, Great Nonprofits has partnered with GuideStar, ABILITY Magazine, American Association on Health and Disability, CURE International, Disabled World, Independence First, Exceptional Parent, Smart Kids with …
Oct
17
Eye Camp Providing Free Catarct Surgeries For Cataract Blind
Today, October, 17th, 2010, we had our eye camp in Rangamati, Savar, Bangladesh. About 600 people were screened for their cataract. 300 patients got their free eye medications. 70 patients got their free eye glasses. 25 patients were selected for cataract removal surgery. These patients have been taken to BNBS Mymensingh Eye Hospital for their …
Oct
14
Acknowledge The Precious Gift of Sight By Providing Sight To Cataract Blind
Touching Souls International, a nonprofit organization acknowledges the precious gift of sight by providing sight to cataract blind in their free eye camps in different districts of Bangladesh. They are getting ready for their next eye camp of October 17th, 2010, in observance of the World Sight Day which is an annual day of awareness …
Oct
10
Helping The Cataract Blind in A Developing Country
Blindness, specially associated with cataracts, presents a significant problem all around the developing countries. Bangladesh, as one of the developing countries, has a significant number of sightless individuals looking for cataract removing surgical treatment. Cataract makes up about 80% associated with grownup loss of sight in the nation there are anywhere in the region of …
