Children's Surgeries we've done last 2009

Childhood Blindness

We have done:

440 cataract cases

20 glaucoma cases

14 ROP cases

205 major surgeries 

180 minor surgeries

A TOTAL of 859 sight restorations done.

ROP Laser Program

We continue our partnership with Retina Specialist, Dr. Jose Melvin Jimenez who treats ROP cases.  For 2009 we were able to reverse blindness in 14 high risk premature infants.  These babies went through laser sessions in St. Luke’s Medical Center.  The costs are quite high and expected to double this 2010 but the benefit of preventing 1 child from going blind is all worth it.    

Big hug to all our pedia-ophthalmologist and pedia-inclined ophthalmologist partners who helped us make this happen. =)

Success story

Michel and Chris Ignacio of Quezon City, Philippines have been married for two years. Kris is a full-time housewife while Michel is a nursing student. Kris’ mother is presently supporting them financially. The couple was happy to have conceived twins, Kyle and Kyla. Unfortunately, Pearl developed premature labor prompting premature delivery of the twins. The babies were delivered by cesarean section in a nearby city hospital with subsequent referral to an ophthalmologist for ROP screening. Sadly, both babies developed threshold ROP on both of their eyes and were eventually referred for laser treatment.

The twins were born premature on July 25, 2007 at 31 weeks age of gestation. Birth weights were identical at 1.6 kilograms. They underwent Indirect Laser Treatment on both eyes under Topical Anesthesia at St. Luke’s Medical Center on September 1, 2007 as per Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ETROP) recommendations.

In the last follow up, the twins showed little improvement in both of their left eyes. Possible additional laser treatment was advised but overall, the Laser surgery was partially successful.