Dr. Cathy Schanzer was invited to speak at Unite for Sight's Third Annual Conference held at Yale University on April 1 and April 2, 2006. She gave a presentation to a gathering of doctors, Peace Corps volunteers, and other healthcare activists about her mission to build an ophthalmic surgery center in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Her presentation discussed the various steps involved in buildling an eye clinic from scratch and how she is working to help overcome vision problems in third world countries. An ophthalmologist who attended the meeting has already approached Dr. Schanzer and requested an opportunity to perform surgery and clinical care in the new Southern Eye Clinic in Sierra Leone, West Africa, later this year.

Unite for Sight is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. To learn more about this incredible program, please visit their website at www.uniteforsight.org.

Click here to read more about the Southern Eye Clinic in Africa,
or read the story of Dr. Schanzer's mission trip in 2005.