Center For Sight to Perform Free Cataract Surgeries as Part of National Mission Cataract Project

Sarasota, Florida (I-Newswire) May 16, 2011 - Center For Sight will perform more than 36 free cataract surgeries for people who have no insurance and no means to pay on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. in its Sarasota office. Most patients are from Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, with a few traveling from as far away as Jupiter and Daytona Beach, Florida. The surgeries are part of Mission Cataract USA, a nationwide project involving hundreds of eye surgeons throughout the United States. The surgeries will be performed by Dr. William Lahners, Dr. Joshua Kim and Dr. William Soscia.

Center For Sight was one of the founding members of Mission Cataract USA, and has committed to providing free cataract surgery to indigent patients through the program for more than 15 years. Center For Sight is one of only a few eye centers in the United States to continually offer this service.

“I feel strongly that people in our community should not have to lose their vision to a preventable condition such as cataracts due to the inability to pay,” said Dr. David Shoemaker, the founder of Center For Sight. “Offering this service is part of our responsibility as physicians, and we consider it an honor and a privilege to do so.”

To qualify, patients must have poor vision due to cataracts that is uncorrectable with glasses; no Medicare, Medicaid, or third-party insurance coverage; and no other means to pay for cataract surgery. The goal of Mission Cataract USA is to eradicate blindness due to cataracts in our country and bring as many people as possible from blindness to useful, productive lives. The goal is to have Mission Cataract USA surgeons in all 50 states so that no person in the country will go without needed cataract surgery due to finances.

Cataract surgery is microsurgery. It uses an operating microscope and is performed inside the eye through an incision. The surgeon removes the eye’s natural crystalline lens, which has lost its transparency, causing blurred or distorted vision. Today, modern cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure. With the advent of small incision cataract surgery, often stitches are not required. In most cases, the patient can use their eye soon after surgery and return home the same day.

About Center For Sight
With locations throughout Southwest Florida, Center For Sight is the nation’s leading multi-disciplinary physician group providing patients worldwide with advanced healthcare in ophthalmology, optometry, dermatology, cosmetic facial surgery and hearing services. Under the clinical direction of David W. Shoemaker, M.D., and William J. Lahners, M.D., F.A.C.S., Center For Sight has seven offices located in Sarasota, Venice, Bradenton, Englewood, North Port and Sun City Center. For more information, visit centerforsight.net

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