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Teen-run Nonprofit Covers Cost Of Cataract Surgeries
For the second year in a row, a group of teenagers helped provide free cata- ract surgeries for uninsured and underinsured Hawai‘i residents. It was all part of WikiVision’s 2022 Cataract Surgery Day, which took place on Sept. 3.
WikiVision is a nonprofit started by siblings Alec and Arabella Tan, who both at- tend ‘Iolani School. They started the organization to educate young adults about the importance of eye health and to give back to the community.
(From left) Dr. Kenneth Chang of Eye Doctors Hawai‘i, Dr. Vivien Tham of
Pacific Vision Institute of Hawai‘i and Dr. Kenneth Lee of Straub Medical Center participated in this year’s Cataract Surgery Day. PHOTOS COURTESY WIKIVISION
The WikiVision crew includes (from left) Tamara Lum, grade 10, ‘Iolani School; Adam Nguyen, grade 11, Punahou School; Alec Tan, grade 11, ‘Iolani School, WikiVision co-founder; Arabella Tan, grade 9, ‘Iolani School, WikiVision co-founder; and Caleb Lee, grade 10, Punahou School.
summer, including home- less shelters, local church- es and community centers,” states Alec Tan, WikiVision co-founder. “We are grate- ful to the community for their support in helping us
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One of their top priori- ties is organizing free cat- aract surgeries for those who cannot afford it. They teamed up with Dr. Vivi- en Tham of Pacific Vision Institute of Hawai‘i and
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65. If left untreated, it can lead to blindness.
raise funds to provide these free cataract surgeries and make an impact by chang- ing lives.”
cally costs between $6,000 and $10,000 for people without health insurance. More than 90% of people develop cataracts by age
“We screened for pa- tients for Cataract Surgery Day at different locations across Honolulu and the neighbor islands over the
For more information and to make a donation, visit wikivision.info.
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