European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. May 9. 19bb the stars and stripes Page 9 flying clinic saves sight worldwide i i i Vul sit Mudica writer i it a Jim tin lion lip Menlow to is tie k adm a Tum. A tit j is Wick i m Funk Fini to i Iti re i Nirav Hie a 1,1 1 ii Sci a soils h hit him Torvi in ruin h Llu i i"i1ii n ii Nii it univ i ill a Iii l 1 in vat Tuul. If we pm ii a i unc Iii r i ru1 Opi Radium thai is i Iii r than Iron in i nil he Viu at a non i in or. Due 1 Rdby at inc 1 Rankl Ute inner Niolion in Piip in. Much of tin Ini Inin is dont with a or i Kil Matij scope that at lems to i him Tami w an Ipi rat win at the san a Linc. one ran Leach and inc Oiler learn. Audiovisual equipment Alivn a Ralph Visi Itira to View Ilia Oak nation from of list pans of the plane. Tin International team includes pc Doc Lori. Nurs. Ech Nicias and Anim i -�o1ngivts from Lac United staler China a. End ind. Ireland. Hugo Sluhu and Singapore. The full time Rcw i paid. Hut Volunteer ophthalmologists work ill Fikaris for Short periods. Medical director Steven j. Lnu Kailis said he k it i lucrative Eye practice in Houston Yesav lit urk fur i projector Bis ii years ago. He first As asked to Jinn the it Ani he Cutie of his Skuk sur cry hut lie enjoyed tile Toiv so much he chose Tosta in. E uti fils ure re Jyril and Dii Clurs Are rain til in Ilii Ter Bunard i run Sokhis spi Rialls l i ill Hll a Laiu. Int eating one twentieth of what f a making in Texas my 1 like this much he sail. Nurse Anna was work my at the Royal Eye l of Ipi Al in Man Chester England a Fin the Naurang Dirac Tor asked her if she would of interest Din joining pm decl okh1s. Since january she has travelled to Sudan nigh in. Mali and Tunisia. Her experiences have not been disappointing. It s great very challenging she said. Sokhis travels 10 countries on govern ment invitation. The three week mis Sions arc tailored to fit the needs of a particular country depending on Llic health in african countries Jehu Sudan or Mali May suffer from disease such As River blindness Cau red by a Para site As nutritional Disori lers such As Vita min a in fid nay said i3r. Keith Tel an ophthalmologist from Rochester. ,aukui1is said some countries May hate laser machines available hut the doctors Don t know How to use them or the machines Are in disrepair. Doctors May be Well trained Hul arc not Noble to learn the latest techniques and advances in. Their own such As Spain or the soviet Union where the least visited last year May want to Advance their already High level Lech tucs and share ideas. The learn spends 80 percent of its Lime in developing countries and 20 percent in countries where ophthalmology i quite advanced. Project obis was founded in i9s2hy or. Of vivid Talon an Rye Surg Eim from i ii tin. The team has completed mimis Sions in 51 count rates circling the t of Globe three limes and Saline ilk people. A private non nol Lical i Irani aim. Dru1s receives unc Llord of us Hue Luct front Llie United Stales Agency Lor inter National develop pm no. The rest of the project s financial support medical sup plies and equipment is donated by Cor rotations foundations and individuals from around inc world. The Volunteer pilots arc from 1 an american world air ways Usa Irand United airlines. Mobil donates inc fuel for the plane and flying figure re supplies the team with equip ment at 3 discount rate a pcs donated by United airline was transformed into a modern sophisticated Eye clinic by Lite trying Tiger straight Center it consists of an operating mom. Laser unit recovery room. Classroom and audiovisual studio for prod act pm of deadline films. left. Malta Anzalo Cauca use a or. Keith and nurse Laura Collins Itil Mhz i a Flat 1 Okinis Tain
