| Feature Story
- Baby John Jalo, born
blind to poor teenage parents.
- His father partially blind gets
a second chance in life for his son.
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| The Gift of Sight Project
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You can
change a blind person's life.
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Make a difference by giving the Gift
of Sight.
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| Upcoming
Events
- To Be Announced - Feature in the NewFilipina.org
- To Be Announced - Public TV Show Channel 7
- To Be Announced - Feature in the Philippine News
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Restoring Sight International (RSI)
- Established
in 1996 to provide financial support for ophthalmic missions to restore
the sight of the indigent blind .
- A not-for-profit
organization dedicated to the prevention of blindness
through the delivery of quality eye care and treatment
services, together with training of eye care workers
in underserved communities throughout the world.
- Through partnership with the Ophthalmological Foundation of the
Philippines (OFPHIL), RSI has focused its resources and activities
on the Philippines - a country where the need is enormous.
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| Ophthalmological
Foundation of the Philippines (OFPHIL)
- Founded in 1989 by a group of civic-spirited citizens of the
Philippines, Japan and the United States.
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Its mission is the
prevention and treatment of blindness among needy Filipinos who have no access to eye care.
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Incidence
of Blindness in
The World
- 0.7 % of world population blind
- 37 million people in the world are blind
- Cataracts cause 47 % of blindness
Incidence of Blindness in
the Philippines
- 0.8% of the population is blind
- 902.678 cases of blindness
- 502,860 blindess caused by cataracts
- 60 % of population live in poverty
Track Record
From 1989 to Present
- 42,000 patients served
- 6,500 surgeries done
- Conducted over 30 eye missions
A Tribute To Aaron
RSI/OFPHIL mourns the loss of Aaron Keehn
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