Dominican Republic
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Our partners in the Dominican Republic are dedicated to increasing the number of surgeries but lack resources like equipment and infrastructure. Cataract surgery costs 100,000 pesos ($1,745 USD)—a cost beyond the reach of the working class.
Likewise, high room rental costs in private clinics further limit eye care outreaches. We need your support to make a difference.
Our primary focus in the DR. is screening school children. We need glasses donations and portable equipment for outreaches to increase the number of students we screen. Another focus is partnering with local doctors to provide cataracts
Hospitals are in lousy condition, and insurance doesn’t cover eyecare. Ophthalmology is bad. It is hard for a government hospital to provide eye insurance or have a waitlist of 8 months.
how can we build the infrastructure for ophthalmology because their government doesn’t give adequate eye care?
That’s where our local QuieroVer program, Essilor, local doctors and local
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CharityVision partners with private clinics and provides portable equipment and glasses to help them organize outreaches in the most vulnerable places. It and we also provide consumables (cataract kits) to our partners that help reduce the cost of cataract surgery. We are also working on a mobile clinic to reach remote parts of the country.
-Strategic partnership with local NGOs that serve underserved communities.
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Hospital El Buen Samaritano
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago Utesa
The Cardio Neuro Ophthalmological and Transplant Center (CECANOT)
Fundación para una Mejor Visión
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Essilor OneSight
Asociacion Dominicana de Optometria with Dr. Mariano
Dominican
Republic Annual Report
2023
See all annual reports here.
Surgeries Performed:
572
Glasses Donated:
931
Outreaches:
140
Patients screened:
15,310
Our Team
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Spencer Lexy
CARIBBEAN DIRECTOR
“Working at CharityVision is not an ordinary job to me—it means so much more. Mainly, it provides service opportunities for my people and my country. It makes miracles happen and it feels good to be part of a cause that’s greater than myself. More than co-workers, we are a big family that changes Haitian lives through vision. I love our mission and our commitment to it.”
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Valerín Ortíz
D.R. COORDINATOR
“Over the years, I have served my country in various ways, so choosing to work for CharityVision was a no-brainer. I help those in need and establish corporate relationships, promoting unity. It feels great to serve God's children."
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