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2 Eye Diseases I Hope You 2 Eye Diseases I Hope You Never Experience (and 1 You Never Experience (and 1 You
Probably Will)Probably Will)
Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Presbyopiaand Presbyopia
Which are you almost Which are you almost guaranteed to be afflicted by?guaranteed to be afflicted by?
Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Presbyopiaand Presbyopia
Which are you almost Which are you almost guaranteed to be afflicted by?guaranteed to be afflicted by?
Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Presbyopiaand Presbyopia
Which are you almost Which are you almost guaranteed to be afflicted by?guaranteed to be afflicted by?
Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Presbyopiaand Presbyopia
Which are you almost Which are you almost guaranteed to be afflicted by?guaranteed to be afflicted by?
SightFirst InitiativesSightFirst Initiatives
Project for Elimination of Avoidable Childhood Project for Elimination of Avoidable Childhood BlindnessBlindness– 35 centers around the world to deliver care to 100 35 centers around the world to deliver care to 100
million kidsmillion kids
Lions Eye Health ProgramLions Eye Health Program– Community-based education program in the US and Community-based education program in the US and
industrialized countriesindustrialized countries
River Blindness/Trachoma ControlRiver Blindness/Trachoma ControlSightFirst China Action ProjectSightFirst China Action Project– Over 5 million cataract surgeries performed in rural Over 5 million cataract surgeries performed in rural
China and TibetChina and Tibet
Since 1980, SightFirst has:Since 1980, SightFirst has:
Awarded $232.5 million for 956 projects in 100 countries Awarded $232.5 million for 956 projects in 100 countries Provided 7.6 million cataract surgeries Provided 7.6 million cataract surgeries Prevented serious vision loss for 30 million Prevented serious vision loss for 30 million Improved eye care services for hundreds of millions Improved eye care services for hundreds of millions Provided 131 million treatments for river blindness Provided 131 million treatments for river blindness Built or expanded 300 eye hospitals/clinics/wards Built or expanded 300 eye hospitals/clinics/wards Upgraded 372 eye centers with equipment Upgraded 372 eye centers with equipment Provided management training for 115 facilities Provided management training for 115 facilities Trained 345,000 ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses, other Trained 345,000 ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses, other professional eye care workers and village health workers professional eye care workers and village health workers Launched world's first-ever initiative to combat childhood Launched world's first-ever initiative to combat childhood blindness in partnership with the World Health Organization. blindness in partnership with the World Health Organization. The 35 pediatric eye care centers established or strengthened The 35 pediatric eye care centers established or strengthened have impacted the lives of 100 million children have impacted the lives of 100 million children
Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Presbyopiaand Presbyopia
Which are Lions helping to Which are Lions helping to eradicate?eradicate?
Trachoma Trachoma
Is the leading cause of blindness from Is the leading cause of blindness from infection in the world todayinfection in the world today84 million people WW are infected (WHO)84 million people WW are infected (WHO)8 million are visually impaired8 million are visually impairedCaused by Chlamydia trachomatis Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis bacteriabacteriaPrimarily affects the world’s poor where Primarily affects the world’s poor where hygiene and environmental factors hygiene and environmental factors proliferate the bacteriaproliferate the bacteria
How Does it Spread?How Does it Spread?
A bacterial infection that spreads among A bacterial infection that spreads among children and to their caregiverschildren and to their caregivers
Environment makes repeated infection Environment makes repeated infection likelylikely
Disease causes discharge from the eye Disease causes discharge from the eye that easily infects others through incidental that easily infects others through incidental contactcontact
What Does Trachoma Do?What Does Trachoma Do?
Initially causes Initially causes conjunctivitis with conjunctivitis with redness, swellingredness, swelling
With repeated re-With repeated re-infection, causes eyelid infection, causes eyelid scarring and corneal scarring and corneal damagedamage
Ultimately causes the Ultimately causes the eyelashes to turn eyelashes to turn inward and severely inward and severely damage the corneadamage the cornea
How is Trachoma Treated?How is Trachoma Treated?
Very Easily! (if caught Very Easily! (if caught early enough)early enough)
A single dose of A single dose of Zithromax (donated by Zithromax (donated by Pfizer) wipes out the Pfizer) wipes out the infectioninfection
Surgery is needed to Surgery is needed to reconstruct the eyelid in reconstruct the eyelid in advanced Trachomaadvanced Trachoma
Severe corneal damage = Severe corneal damage = permanent vision losspermanent vision loss
How is Trachoma Prevented?How is Trachoma Prevented?
Treat the active cases Treat the active cases with antibioticwith antibiotic
Face washing to Face washing to reduce disease reduce disease transmissiontransmission
Environmental Environmental changes to increase changes to increase access to clean water access to clean water and improved and improved sanitationsanitation
What Lions Are Doing To Help What Lions Are Doing To Help Eradicate Trachoma?Eradicate Trachoma?
Partnership with the Carter Center, Pfizer, Partnership with the Carter Center, Pfizer, WHO, and others to treat and educateWHO, and others to treat and educate
A comprehensive plan to eliminate the A comprehensive plan to eliminate the disease by 2020 has been createddisease by 2020 has been created
In 2008, the 10 millionth dose of Zithromax In 2008, the 10 millionth dose of Zithromax was distributedwas distributed
Projects in Ethiopia alone have received Projects in Ethiopia alone have received more than $7 million in fundingmore than $7 million in funding
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Is the 2Is the 2ndnd leading cause of leading cause of blindness from infection blindness from infection in the world todayin the world today18 million are infected18 million are infected300,000 are blind from 300,000 are blind from the diseasethe diseaseCaused by parasitic worm Caused by parasitic worm transmitted by bite from transmitted by bite from black flyblack flyWorm can live for 15 Worm can live for 15 years in the human bodyyears in the human body
What Does River Blindness Do?What Does River Blindness Do?
How Is It Treated/Prevented?How Is It Treated/Prevented?
A single annual dose of a drug A single annual dose of a drug manufactured and donated by Merck manufactured and donated by Merck called Mectizancalled Mectizan
What Lions Are Doing To Help What Lions Are Doing To Help Eradicate River Blindness?Eradicate River Blindness?
Partnership with the Carter Center to treat Partnership with the Carter Center to treat and educateand educate
Supported more than 114 million Supported more than 114 million treatments in Africa and Latin Americatreatments in Africa and Latin America
Work in 12 countriesWork in 12 countries
Eradication targeted in Latin America by Eradication targeted in Latin America by 20102010
Why Can’t I Read the Paper Why Can’t I Read the Paper Anymore?Anymore?
What Causes Presbyopia?What Causes Presbyopia?
One Option…One Option…
Photo by Ben Ward, Flickr
Multi-focal LensMulti-focal Lens
RestorTM lens – Alcon Labs
Accommodating lensAccommodating lens
CrystalensTM – B&L
Thank You!Thank You!