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- EIN 58-1463010
- (901) 379-0405
- 521 Erin Dr 772897 Memphis TN 38117-4249 USA
- http://www.worldcataract.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Disabilities, Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments, Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments Research, Health, Surgical Specialties
Mission: To restore sight to those who are blinded by cataracts though teaching, service and research.
Programs: Combatting blindness in developing third world nations primarily by providing low-cost intraocular lens implants to treat cataracts; radial kertotomy for vision correction. Patients served in year ending 6/30/17: 858+
training in intraocular surgical techiniques and procedures in radial keratotomy for physicians from third world nations, including living assistance while visiting u. S. To participate in training program. Four medicals trainined in year ending 6/30/17
contribute to local research