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InFOCUS is currently collecting new and used glasses for the vision needs in Haiti. This effort is being led by the eye doctors of Houston, Tx. Please consider a donation or sending in any eyeglasses you are collecting.
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Glasses are starting to arrive at the Houston, Tx Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC). Area eye doctors have been collecting new and used eyeglasses for the purpose of getting them on eyes in Haiti. Dr. Chike Mordi, a Houston based optometrist, has led the way by coordinating collections within Houston.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Workshop April 19-20th, 2010 
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NEXT
UP...
Our next Primary Eye Care & Missional
Training Workshop will take place on Monday-Tuesday April 19-20th, 2010. This course
is popular with people who
wish to add Eye Care to their
existing Ministry or those
anticipating a short-term
Mission Trip. Our last class in February had missionaries from Colorado, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Texas. The countries they will be serving are: Haiti, Nicaragua, Hondoras, Uganda, Malawi and Kenya.
The
Course will be held in the Woodlands at Woodsedge Community Church. The cost is
$75 per person. Call 1-866-398-7525
to register today! |
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DOMESTIC
MISSION
In
the United States, InFOCUS trains health and social
service providers and community volunteers to promote
preventive practices, assess vision, and refer patients
to qualified practitioners for eye exams. InFOCUS helps
its program partners set up Vision
Stations offering low-cost, quality eyeglasses
to individuals who could otherwise not afford them.
InFOCUS also trains and equips clinicians and volunteers
to offer eye care on short term mission trips. |
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INTERNATIONAL
MISSION
In
other countries, InFOCUS provides technology, clinical
training and logistic support to help communities provide
for their own eye health and vision care needs. Community
eye care providers measure refractive errors, dispense
glasses, and use the proceeds of spectacle sales to
defray operating costs. |
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PROGRAM
PARTNERS
InFOCUS
works with program partners to:
- Establish
and sustain Vision Stations
- Provide
an appropriate standard of care
- Refer
patients with serious eye conditions to appropriate
medical resources.
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InFOCUS
19728 Saums Rd. PMB #136
Houston, TX 77084
Main phone 281-398-7525; Fax 281-398-7428
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