Rotary International 2001-2002 Avoidable Blindness Task Force
Rotary International 2001-2002Avoidable BlindnessTask ForceSeptember, 2001"Next to life itself, God's mostprecious gift is sight - Protectit, Save it, Restore it."Freedom From Cataract BlindnessGeneral ChairmanPRIP Frank J. DevlynEmail: devlynf@devlyn.com.mxFAX: 52-5-2624120Assistant General ChairmanO. Doyle Dannenberg, O.D.Email: doyled@nctimes.netFAX: 1-760-746-0204Inside this issue:Avoidable BlindnessGrant on Way toEvanston2Eye Camp Established 2in EcuadorNew Website for Information on AgeRelated MacularDegeneration3Rotary Club Host Pro- 4-5ject’s Pilot Phase BigSuccessThought for September - “Friendship”5The estimates of worldwide blindnesspared to 12 mm of conventional cataractare disturbing and the fact remains that the surgery. There are several advantages tonumber of needlessly blind people in thethis method; the small incision healsworld continues to increase. Cataracts acfaster, rest period required is less, lesscounts for nearly 70 % of all blind peopleredness & inflammation, glasses can bein the world. Control of Cataract blindness procured within a week’s time etc. Thiswill remain only surgical. Unfortunately,is a great boon to poor patients who earnIndia has 1/4th of the world’s blind (10on a day-to-day basis and can not affordMillion people).to rest more.Many cataract blind people living inAvoidable Blindness being a Thrustbackward areas of the developing worldArea, Rotary District 3050 had taken upare unaware that they can be helped. Cata- many cataract projects for the benefit ofract blind maypoor patients duringhave limited or nothe last Rotary Yearaccess to the availunder the leadershipable specialisedof its Governor, Dr.service because ofShashank Rathod.geographical andDr. Rathod himselfsocial isolation.is a leading OphThe majority ofthalmologist & Lathem are elderlyserologist in the citypeople who areof Ahmedabad andunable to travel tohe, to his credit, hasdistant hospitals.carried out thouDr. Rathod with operated patientsCost of medicalsands (more thancare is very high,6000) of free catahence the poor people find it beyond theirract operations in rural areas for poor pacapacity. Increasing population in develtients by Phaco Emulsification techniqueoping countries is a major factor for theat his well-equipped clinic.increase in blindness.Different clubs in different areas ofthe District have taken up the AvoidableCataract Removal by Phaco EmulsifiBlindness projects during the year 2000cation MethodThis is the latest technique in the cure01. A total of 15 Clubs are working treof cataracts. In this method the cataract ismendously for the implementation of thefirst broken into parts which are removedprojects, which are supported by thewith the help of Ultra-sound probe by suc- Avoidable Blindness Pool of The Rotarytion and then the Intra-occular lens is inFoundation as well as few clubs from outserted. The cut is as small as 3 mm comside India. (Continued on page 3)
Page 2“ . . . giving sight tosomeone for 12.50is a very appealingidea.”Avoidable Blindness Grant on way to EvanstonThe following is a letter from ToddLindley, Assistant Governor District6060, to Dr. Umesh Shivappa Megur ofDistrict 3160 regarding a matching grantapplication:I met with District 6060 GovernorBill Schuck today for the signing of yourmatching grant. As you know it is amatching grant with your home RotaryClub of Bidar, India in District 3160agreeing to provide 25 % or 11,250 andmy district 6060 providing 25% or 11,250. We hope to gain approval fromthe Trustees of The Rotary Foundationfor the remaining 50% or 22,500. Thiswill provide funds to purchase suppliesfor 1,500 eye surgeries.I made several copies of the grant.The original is on its way to Evanston,being mailed at 4 PM this afternoon. Itshould arrive on Monday or Tuesday nextweek, the 20th or 21st. One copy is in themail to DG Bill Schuck for his recordsand another copy is being sent airmailback to you for your records.I can tell you have a lot of experiencein writing these grants. Every questionwas answered and all attachments andletters were just perfect. Thank you foroffering your assistance to DG Dr.Reddy. I'm sure he is very busy with hisGovernor duties, but I do hope the application will find its way to me very soonfor the next 1,400 surgeries.With both of these grant applicationsin place and being funded by our currentDDF, Governor Bill and I are going tobegin promoting the concept that eachRotarian in our district should take advantage of this exceptional opportunity togive sight to another human being. Sinceit requires approximately 12.50 in current Annual Programs Fund giving toproduce 7.50 in DDF, we are asking thatevery Rotarian donate 12.50 ABOVEhis/her regular giving to the Annual Programs Fund. (Our APF goal is 100 perRotarian) Bill and I believe this idea ofgiving sight to someone for 12.50 is avery appealing idea.Dr. Megur, thank you very much foryour speedy work on preparing this application and all it's attachments. Our hopesare now that it will arrive and be actedupon while there are still funds availableto provide matching moneys.Eye Camp Established in EcuadorThe following is taken from a letterwritten to Chairman Devlyn and Assistant Chairman Dannenburg:A team of 12 people. . . performed 130operations.We are all excited about having agreat year combating avoidable blindnessaround the world. I attended the TaskForce meeting at Newark, NJ recentlyand met with the Zone Coordinators fromZones 31 and 32. We mapped out somestrategy for the coming year.I would like to appoint Ken Garrett asthe Vice Area J Coordinator. Ken is aPast District Governor and is very interested in avoidable blindness. He will be agreat asset to our team.Also, I wanted to let you know aboutan exciting Avoidable Blindness programthat a team from Dist. 7390 and Dist.6380 from Michigan carried out. I wasactively involved as the Coordinator forthis project.A team of 12 people went to SantoDomingo De Los Colorados, Ecuador,established an eye camp, and performed130 operations. This included 105 cataract operations and 25 operations on children with strabismus. These people werevery poor and desparately needed the surgery. It was fascinating that a group ofCotopaxi Indians were brought in from10 hours away, from the ChimbarozoMountain region to have surgery. Thisgroup consisted mostly of children.When the mission was over I wasmore proud that ever to be a Rotarian andto be involved in the Avoidable Blindnessprogram that you have promoted and putto the forefront.ALBERT A. ALLEY M.D.Area J CoordinatorAvoidable Blindness Task Force
Freedom From Cataract Blindness (Continued)In all around 3000 poor patients will begiven sight by operating upon them forcataract removal in District 3050.Out of 29 Matching Grants obtainedby Dist. 3050, 14 projects are for Avoidable Blindness. Many Rotarian Doctors(Ophthalmologists) are voluntarily involved in the projects besides nonRotarian Ophthalmologists. The Diagnostic camps are conducted at the doorstepof villages and patients are brought to theClubs involvedwell-equipped eye hospital for operation.‘Lesser we do but in better way done’ isthe principle we follow.Needless to say that medical care suffers the most because medical care is metonly after the requirements of food, clothing and shelter are fulfilled. Charity forall essentials for the blind is much morethan what it will cost the society to givehim sight.Supported byNo. of operationsCost US DehgamRC Tigre of D-48201303200GwaliorAB Pool of RF2004000RC Highton and D-978080020000Jaipur Mid TownAB Pool of RF1002500GandhidhamAB Pool of RF1002500VijapurAB Pool of RF1002500PatanAB Pool of RF1002500JaipurAB Pool of RF1102750ChittorgarhAB Pool of RF1002500IdarAB Pool of RF1002500BeawarAB Pool of RF2005000NagaurAB Pool of RF50012000Dist-63801604000AB Pool of RF2005000
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