The NGO "Visió Sense Fronteres" coordinated by Isabel Signes returns this week to Kenya to undertake a new campaign for the prevention and treatment of blindness. This NGO has been visiting Kenya since 2011 at least once a year with the aim of performing cataract surgeries and sometimes with the aim of training ophthalmological staff in the area.
On this occasion, the medical team made up of three ophthalmic surgeons, a nurse and three optometrists will travel to Makueni County in the south of the country, between Nairobi and Mombasa. The delegation is supported by local NGOs as well as the county govern or and Lukenya University.
The expedition departs on Friday and will remain in the area for ten days. It is planned to carry out surgical interventions already scheduled, in fact, the NGOs in the area have already screened 400 patients who are likely to undergo cataract surgery. It should be noted that Makueni County has a population of about one million inhabitants and only one ophthalmologist. As in previous editions, Calpe Town Council collaborates with Visió Sense Fronteres in its solidarity actions.
Visió Sense Fronteres is an association declared of public utility that works for the prevention of blindness in two of its most important causes, cataracts and uncorrected refractive error. Today, 300 associates and benefactors permanently support and finance Visió Sense Fronteres. The Visió Sense Fronteres team consists of more than 40 volunteers. In its 25 years of life, the NGO has helped more than 101,150 people, performed 8,353 cataract surgeries and donated more than 35,400 glasses.