Eye Samaritans International

2017
Medical Eye Care
Shreveport, LA, USA
Project Title: Eradicating ROP in Ukraine and Armenia Website: http://eyesamaritans.org

About the Grantee

Eye Samaritans International was formed in 2012, which now helps and advocates ROP treatment in nine countries including Russia. Money raised helps educate ophthalmologists, neonatologists, and nurses on how they can change the staggering statistics of blindness in children.

Purpose of the Grant

To support the training and equipping of doctors and nurses in the Ukraine and Armenia to diagnose, prevent, and treat potentially blinding Retinopathy of Prematurity in premature infants

Amount

$111,000

Term

12 months

Grant Regions

Europe, International