How your donations were used :

The following items were donated to the Eye Clinic of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in 2014 and 2015:

Ophthalmic supplies:

• Surgical instruments
• Glaucoma drainage devices
• YAG laser
• ICare tonometer
• Perkins tonometer
• Intraocular lenses
• Miochol
• Vision blue
• Needles
• Surgical tape
• Surgical gloves
• Diagnostic lens
• Cauteries
• Ocular prostheses
• Bulbs to ophthalmic instruments
• Direct ophthalmoscopes
• Vitrector heads
• Sutures

Medications:

• Antibiotic/antifungal combination drops
• Dilating drops
• Mitomycin
• Triamcinolone injection
• Vancomycin
• Cefuroxime

Other supplies:

• Extension chords
• Power strips
• Surge protectors
• Miscellaneous electrical supplies
• Diesel fuel to generator
• Printer
• Paper and other office supplies
• Batteries

The following donations were made during our Kpandai/Wulensi/Salaga 2013 eye-mission trip:

• The entire outreach was sponsored by Right to Sight and Health with the exception of transportation. All the supplies were brought by us. We also paid 3 ophthalmic nurses for 5 days each who did the prescreening of cataract patients at each location, and 3 other ophthalmic nurses who participated in the outreach.
• Part of the leftover supplies were donated to the local ophthalmologist including eyedrops,eye-ointments, sterile disposable drapes and intraocular lenses (AC and PC IOLs)

The following donations were made during our Ourossogie, Senegal 2012 eye-mission trip:

• 1 Endure operating microscope with 7 spare bulbs and hard case
• 700 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids, Fluress)
• Eye-ointments
• 1direct ophthalmoscopes with spare bulbs
• 1 Topcon slit-lamp with spare bulbs
• 3 complete sets of cataract surgical instruments
• Sutures for cataract and trachoma surgery
• Intraocular lenses (AC and PC IOLs)
• Viscoelastic
• Surgical scrubs
• Sterile disposable drapes
• Lidocaine
• 1000$ to the hospital of Bakel

The following donations were made during our Bakel, Senegal 2011 eye-mission trip:

• 1100 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• 16 pairs of aphakic glasses
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids, Fluress)
• Eye-ointments
• 1 direct ophthalmoscopes with spare bulbs
• 1 indirect ophthalmoscope with spare bulbs
• 2 complete sets of cataract surgical instruments
• Sutures for cataract and trachoma surgery
• Intraocular lenses (AC and PC IOLs)
• Viscoelastic
• Surgical scrubs
• Spare bulbs for operating microscope
• 1 book: “Eye surgery in hot climates” in French
• 1000$ to the hospital of Bakel

The following donations were made during our Cameroon 2011 eye-mission trip:

• 500 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids, Fluress)
• Eye-ointments
• Ophthalmology books and DVDs
• Surgical blades
• 1 direct ophthalmoscope with spare bulb
• 1 automated blood-pressure machine
• Sutures for cataract and trachoma surgery
• 4 boxes of sterile surgical gloves
• 20 bottles of Lidocaine
• Syringes and needles
• Surgical scrubs
• 2 fans
• 1500$ to the Catholic Hospital of Tonga 

The following donations were made during our Tambacounda, Senegal 2011 eye-mission trip:

• 1200 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• 21 pairs of aphakic glasses
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids, Fluress)
• Eye-ointments
• 2 direct ophthalmoscopes with spare bulbs
• 1 indirect ophthalmoscope
• 2 complete sets of cataract surgical instruments
• Sutures for cataract and trachoma surgery
• 1 78D diagnostic fundus lens
• 1 20D diagnostic fundus lens
• 1 autoclave
• Surgical scrubs
• 10 chairs
• 2850$ to the hospital of Tambacounda

The following donations were made during our Ghana 2010 eye-mission trip:

• 1500 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• 5 pairs of aphakic glasses
• 50 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids)
• Eye-ointments
• 2 direct ophthalmoscopes with spare batteries and bulbs
• Miscellaneous surgical instruments
• Sutures (20 boxes of 20 sutures for trachoma surgery)
• Surgical gloves
• 1 slit-lamp
• 1 78D diagnostic fundus lens
• 2 blood-pressure cuffs and 2 stethoscopes
• 40 bottles of Lidocaine
• 50 pounds of clothing
• 700$ to the medical clinic of Assin Praso
• 1700$ to the medical clinic of Adjoube
• 1500$ for outreach pediatric mission organized by Dr Kennedy Opoku

The following donations were made during our Senegal 2010 eye-mission trip:

• 1200 pairs of glasses (reading glasses, distance glasses and sunglasses)
• 20 pairs of aphakic glasses
• 50 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Eyedrops (antibiotics, steroids)
• Eye-ointments
• 20 Surgical scrubs to wear in OR
• Miscellaneous surgical instruments
• Sutures (10 boxes of 30 sutures for trachoma surgery)
• Surgical gloves
• 50 bottles of Lidocaine
• 1 laptop computer
• 1 blood-pressure machine
• 30 flashlights (mechanical, without battery)
• 2 stethoscopes

The following donations were made during our Ghana 2009 eye-mission trip:

• Autoclave – small and fast, to sterilize ophthalmic instruments
• 2 sets of cataract surgery instruments (30 pieces each)
• Miscellaneous surgical instruments
• Perkins tonometer
• 2 eye laser lenses
• 3 ophthalmic diagnostic lenses
• Direct ophthalmoscope
• 800 pairs of glasses
• 40 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Intraocular implants
• 50 syringes of visoelastic
• Intraocular antibiotics
• Eye-surgery blades
• Eyedrops
• Patient information material
• Surgical scrubs
• Sutures
• 1000$ to the Presbyterian Hospital of Dormaa-Ahenkro
• 5000$ for repair of the nursing quarters

The following donations were made during our Ghana 2009 medical mission trip:

• Compression stockings 50
• Otoscope, Welch Allyn 5
• Ophthalmoscope Welch Allyn 5
• MAP Medicine pack 5 (125 pounds of medications, including antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, antidiabetics, asthma-medicine, antiallergics, topical ointments, vitamins, etc)
• Ambulance car
• Blood sugar machines 15
• Flat Screen computer  complete 1
• EKG machine 1
• Defibrillator  4
• HP Duplex Ultrasound machine 1
• Surgical trays 5

The following donations were made during our Senegal 2009 eye-mission trip:

• Miscellaneous surgical instruments
• 1 ophthalmic diagnostic lens
• Direct ophthalmoscope
• Indirect ophthalmoscope
• 600 pairs of glasses
• 15 pairs of aphakic glasses
• 50 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Eyedrops
• Patient information material
• Surgical scrubs
• Sutures

The following donations were made during our Cambodia 2008 medical mission trip:

• MAP Medicine pack 5 (125 pounds of medications, including antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, antidiabetics, asthma-medicine, antiallergics, topical ointments, vitamins, etc)
• Antithrombotic medications  (low molecular weight heparin)
• Anticoagulation monitors for fingersticks
• Anti-venum
• Hewlett Packard US machine 1
• 200 + vascular  catheters
• 100 assorted catheters for percutaneous insertion
• Complete defibrillators 4
• Cambodian medical student semester of tuition (3 students)
• Pay per day for  Cambodian student translators
• Blood pressure cuffs 10
• Blood sugar machines 10
• EKG machines 2
• Otoscope, Welch Allyn 4
• Ophthalmoscope Welch Allyn 5
• Computers with monitors 2
• Dell Laptop 1
• Cameras for Cambodian school 50
• Stethoscopes 10
• Equipment for construction project for children living with AIDS
• Urologic catheters
• Surgical set- up for urology suite
• Acuson duplex Ultrasound machine 1
• Memory sticks for Cambodian physicians for continuing medical
• Education course 50
• Donation to Sihanouk hospital for ancillary services for
• Continuing medical education course

The following donations were made during our Ghana 2008 eye-mission trip:

• 2 direct ophthalmoscopes
• 2 blood-pressure machines
• 2 stethoscopes
• 2 otoscopes
• 900 pairs of glasses
• 50 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Eyedrops
• 10 bottles of lidocaine
• Patient information material
• Surgical scrubs
• Sutures
• 50 syringes of visoelastic
• Intraocular implants
• 1000$ donation to the local clinic

The following donations were made during our Senegal 2008 eye-mission trip:

• Cataract surgical instruments
• 1 ophthalmic diagnostic lens
• Direct ophthalmoscope
• Indirect ophthalmoscope
• 600 pairs of glasses
• 10 pairs of aphakic glasses
• 50 pounds of medications (antibiotics, antihypertensives, analgesics, antihelmintics, etc)
• Eyedrops
• Surgical scrubs
• Sutures
• Patient information material