“Siloam will Lead the Way”
Raising Medical Standards & Social Awareness.
OVERVIEW
From our earliest days the Siloam Eye Hospital has sought to send out a medical staff for medical missions overseas to developing countries to help combat blindness and perform eyesight recovery operations. We have been providing free eye examinations and treatment, sharing medical expertise, and
support for infrastructure assisting the blind to 14 neighboring countries, like China, the Philippines, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, among many other countries.
Additionally, we have been extending invitations and sponsoring doctors & nurses from partner hospitals overseas for 2-3 week Siloam International Ophthalmology Training program. Visiting our Siloam Eye Hospital in Seoul in person to observe eye operations,
transfer advanced medical technology, and learn operating theory training, to enhance our ophthalmology field capabilities.
For our outreach to be truly successful we believe it is vital for medical personnel and hospitals in our neighboring countries to gain expertise from our specialists and also receive the latest medical equipment that they might perform the latest procedures
successfully themselves. To this end we have also been donating various medical equipment to each of these affiliated hospitals.
TANZANIA
- Treated 516 local residents
- Provided free eye surgery to 53 patients
- Donated medical equipment :
surgical microscope, A-SCAN Slit lamps, Lensmeter, Indirect Ophthalmoscope, Ark, Sterilizer - Supported Eye Disease Prevention campaign for local residents distributing 1000s of brochures, & 100 posters
- Trained local ophthalmic specialists
Hospital with current affiliation & official MOU with SILOAM
CHINA
- Treated 2,485 local residents
- Provided free eye surgery to over 1,074 patients
- Provided medical equipment for treatment & operation rooms
- Sponsored ophthalmic specialists to train at Siloam in Seoul, Korea
UZBEKISTAN
- Treated 513 local residents
- Provided free eye surgery to 81 patients
- Donated medical equipment:
Retinal Surgery Laser, Lenses for retinal surgery, Laser Probe, Strabismus Surgery equipment, established Wet Lap laboratory - Sponsored ophthalmic specialists to train at Siloam in Seoul, Korea
PHILLIPINES
- Treated 1,757 local residents
- Provided free eye surgery to 177 patients
- Provided medical equipment: 2 medical refrigerators, 1 OR bed, 77 Specialized Instruments, 35 cataract surgical materials, 110 Intra-Ocular Lenses
- Invited & sponsored ophthalmic specialists to train at Siloam in Seoul, Korea
LAOS
- Treated 89 local residents
- Provided free eye surgery to over 89 patients
- Donated medical equipment:
1 Phaco, 500 Intra-Ocular Lenses (IOL), 500 Injectors - Invited 7 ophthalmic specialists to train at Siloam in Seoul, Korea
VIETNAM
- Treated 250 local residents
- Performed eye surgery on 39 patients
CAMBODIA
- Treated 491 local residents
- Performed eye surgery on 21 patients
KENYA
- Treated 218 local residents
- Performed eye surgery on 5 patients
BENGLADESH
- Treated 33 local residents
- Performed eye surgery on 33 patients
NORTH KOREA
- Donated mobile Eye Hospital [46-passenger converted bus fully equipped with Ophthalmic surgical devices and operating room] & 1 mini bus for eye doctors to visit and treat those living in rural and remote areas
- Donated medical supplies for eye health — treatment and preventive care.
BRAILLE TEXTBOOKS
SPECIAL ED TRAINING
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar