himalayan cataract project 2012 annual report

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

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HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT’12 ANNUAL REPORT

Contents Contents

Letter to Our Friends 1

Programs: Himalayas 2

Programs: Asia 7

Programs: Sub-Saharan Africa 8

Programs: Procurement 13

Programs: Training 14

Noteworthy 18

Financials 20

Support 23

In-Kind Support 31

Affiliations 32

Leadership 33HCP Co-Founders Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin

PHOTO: MICHAEL AMENDOLIA

I never lose my excitement for that moment [when an eye patch is removed], especially [with]people who have no idea they are going to regain their sight. There’s disbelief and recognitionand emotion. It makes me so excited to be a doctor, every time.“

— Dr. Geoff Tabin

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Dear Friends,

It is with pleasure that we take this time to reflect on theaccomplishments of 2012 and thank all of our generousdonors. Together with our partners, HCP contributed to theexamination and treatment of over 701,000 patients andprovided over 46,000 surgeries, a substantial increase overour efforts (400,000 screened and 40,000 operated) in 2011.

As always, our work is amplified through partnerships withaffiliated medical institutions and INGOs working to alleviateneedless blindness. In 2012, the impact of these partnershipswas apparent throughout all of our programs, but particularlyat a high-volume event in Ethiopia. In May, with partnersfrom three continents, we managed a high-volumecataract event in Woldiya, Ethiopia that provided over1,100 sight-restoring surgeries in 6 days. While thesurgical volume is impressive and life changing for thethousands of patients and caregivers who were directlyinvolved, the power of the event was the collaboration withpractitioners and trainees, both former and current. Theevent was also noteworthy as it was Co-Founder Dr.Sanduk’s Ruit’s first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Ethiopia event is one example among many includingpartnering with London Vision Clinic Foundation andUSAID/ASHA to establish the Refractive Surgery Unit atTilganga; working with ORBIS International to improvepediatric eye care in Ghana; collaborating with SightLife toenhance eye banking in Ethiopia and Nepal; partnering withacademic medical centers, first and foremost the John A.Moran Eye Center, to host and train ophthalmologists; andproviding procurement services to The Fred HollowsFoundation, the LDS Humanitarian Division and others,expanding our reach to 26 countries.

We would like to share that Dr. Ruit is increasing histeaching efforts in Asia and has been elevated to theposition of HCP’s Founding Director. While no longer avoting member of the Board, Dr. Ruit remains integral toall of our programmatic work and is particularly focusedon training the next generation of master surgeons. Weare also pleased to announce that Adrienne Graves, PhD,joined the Board in November. Dr. Graves is a visualscientist by training and a global industry leader inophthalmology.

Finally, we would like torecognize and honor David OliverRelin who passed away inNovember. David was a bestsellingauthor, award-winning journalist,and human rights advocate whotraveled extensively in theHimalayas and Sub-Saharan Africato write Second Suns, his finalbook that chronicles the journeysof our co-founders. As wecelebrate the book’s release (June 2013), we are remindedof David and his tireless efforts to champion our work.

On behalf of the people we serve, the partners withwhom we work, and the entire Board and Staff ofthe Himalayan Cataract Project, thank you for all ofyour help.

Geoffrey Tabin Job HeintzChairman Chief Executive Officer

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ToOurFriends

Geoffrey Tabin and Job Heintz

Striving for Sustainability at TilgangaThe Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) and its main partner, the Tilganga Institute ofOphthalmology (TIO), are working together to enhance TIO’s financial sustainability in orderto further its mission of eradicating treatable blindness. Tilganga generates revenue frompatient fees, sales of intraocular lenses manufactured in their facility, and tuition fromspecialized ophthalmic training programs.

Modern Refractive Surgery Unit Exceeds Expectations!In its first year of operation, the Refractive Surgery Unit (RSU) provided over 700 lasersurgeries – 200 more than projected. The new state-of-the-art facility serves patients fromNepal, India, Tibet, Bhutan and the Middle East. The project was funded by TIO, HCP,USAID and London Vision Clinic (LVC). Revenues from RSU operations are used to subsidizecataract care and other operating expenses associated with Tilganga.

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NEPAL

NEPALTilganga Institute ofOphthalmology

SCREENING

Hospital Based Screenings 194,355

Outreach ScreeningsHetauda Community Eye Hosp. 50,633OMECs 33,020Community Eye Centers (11 CECs) 103,082Screening Eye Camps 10,791

Outreach Total 197,526Total Screenings 391,881

SURGERY

Tilganga Hospital Based Surgeries 15,227

Outreach SurgeriesHetauda Community Eye Hosp. 3,311OMECs 6,717CEC Minor Surgeries 426

Outreach Total 10,454Total Surgeries 25,681

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Both the new refractivesurgery unit and the mainophthalmic hospital areoutstanding and couldeasily fit in any ‘firstworld’ environment.“— Glenn Carp

OphthalmologistLondon Vision Clinic

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Tilganga’s Training Program ExpandsEducating eye care providers at all levels – ophthalmic assistants, medical students,ophthalmology residents, and ophthalmologists – is one of Tilganga’s highestpriorities. Tilganga’s internationally respected ophthalmologists and ophthalmicassistants serve as their faculty and manage the Institute’s sought-after skills transferprogram. The hands on training that takes place in outpatient clinics, operatingtheatres and outreach work ensures that trainees not only become proficient in theirspecific focus area but also understand the model for delivering high-quality,high-volume, affordable eye care.

In 2012, Tilganga trained more than 100 eye care personnel in a full range ofofferings including:

• 51 ophthalmologists from 11 different countries

• 5 ophthalmology residents

• 19 theatre nurses

• 5 management trainees

Eye Banking Advances in NepalTilganga, HCP and SightLife increased their efforts to improve cornea care in Nepal.In 2012, Tilganga hired an Eye Bank Director and 5 grief counselors to work athospitals throughout Nepal to gain consent from donor families, resulting in a50% increase in the amount of successful cornea transplantations.


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In 2012, the Nepal Eye Bankgot off the ground and weanticipate doubling ourcapacity in 2013.“— Dr. Reeta Gurung, Tilganga

Deputy Medical Director

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Trainer Profile:Dr. Reeta Gurung

Dr. Reeta Gurung isthe Deputy MedicalDirector at Tilgangawhere she hasworked since 1994.Among her manyresponsibilities atTilganga, Dr.Gurung works as a

corneal specialist, supervises andmentors trainees and conductsOutreach Microsurgical Eye Clinics(OMECs) in remote areas of Nepal aswell as internationally.

In March 2011, Dr Gurung receiveda Distinguished Service Award fromthe Asia-Pacific Academy ofOphthalmology for her contributionto eye health in Nepal.

Corneas 2011 2012 % increase

# harvested 299 163 83%# utilized 224 150 50%

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Joyful patients at the Dolakha Mini Outreach MicrosurgicalEye Clinic in May. Dohakha is one of the 4 HCP supportedCECs that provided care to 37,093 patients in 2012.

Tilganga’s 12 Satellites Expand Care in Rural NepalTilganga manages one Community Hospital and eleven Community Eye Centers (CECs) throughout rural Nepal. The HCPdirectly supports four of the eleven Community Eye Centers and the HetaudaCommunity Eye Hospital (HCEH) that was established in 2007. In 2012, HCEHexperienced considerable development. With two full-time ophthalmologistsonsite and a staff of 27, it provides quality eye care to the ruralcommunities of Makwanapur and surrounding districts. In 2012, 35,297people received care – 68% at the hospital and 32% during outreachevents. HCEH also supports an additional Community Eye Center inChattiwan, which expanded its services to include telemedicine, anorthoptics clinic, and a research and training office.

Increasing Care in PhapluIn 2012, there was a 29% increase in the numberof patients served in the small, one room PhapluCommunity Eye Center in the Solukumbo region.The construction of a new, stand-alone eye clinicis scheduled to be complete in 2013 with the helpof longtime HCP supporter the Nancy AllisonPerkins Foundation.

Phaplu Community Eye CenterPatient Care Since 2004

Cataract patients receiving post-op instructions in Mangahr, UP.

Providing Care and CriticalTraining in Uttar PradeshHCP supported two high-volume outreach microsurgicaleye clinics in Mangahr, Uttar Pradesh. Tilganga’s vitreo-retina specialist, Dr. Govinda Paudel, led both outreachevents continuing with the ongoing cataract surgicaltraining for eye care personnel from Kripalu’s two charityhospitals. In March, Dr. Paudel hit a new milestoneduring the workshop – performing 247 high qualitycataract surgeries in one day. This is the highestnumber of surgeries that a single surgeon has performedin all of Tilganga’s work.

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[New PatientWing andOngoing Carein SikkimHCP continues to supportthe Jomgon Kongtrol EyeCentre in Kalimpong,Sikkim. In 2012,milestones included theconstruction of the newwing pictured above anda 15% increase in thenumber of patientsscreened.

INDIAJomgon Kongtrol Eye Centre

Kalimpong

SCREENING 2012 2011Total Screenings 16,605 14,449

SURGERYTotal Surgeries 783 609

Kripalu Charity Eye HospitalUttar Pradesh

OUTREACH MICROSURGICAL EYE CLINICS

2012 2011

Outreach screenings 4,650 4,200

Outreach surgeries 1,646 1,252

Bhutan: Focus on the Sub-SpecialtiesSince 2000, HCP has supported sub-specialty training for 8 Bhutanese ophthalmologistsand dozens of paramedical staff in addition to providing over 8,500 sight-restoring eyesurgeries. HCP has supported sub-specialty fellowships in pediatric ophthalmology,corneal disease, oculoplastics and vitreo-retina to reduce the number of patients beingreferred outside the country.

Highlights from 2012:

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Pediatric ophthalmologists Drs. DechenWangmoand Daniel Karr examine patients in the clinic.

PHOTO: DANIEL KARR

Himalayas:

• HCP Volunteer ophthalmologistsDrs. Daniel J. Karr and BobHoffman provided training forBhutan’s first pediatric ophthal-mologist, Dr. Dechen Wangmo.

• HCP Volunteer ophthalmologistsDrs. Michael Morley and PaulBernstein, both retina specialists,provided additional training toHCP Fellow Dr. Bhim Rai. Drs.Bernstein and Rai performedthe first retina surgeries everconducted in Bhutan.

• Dr. Deki began a twelve-monthfellowship in glaucoma inAustralia.

• Mr. Sonam Dorji, an ophthalmicassistant, started a one-yeardiploma course in Thailand.

• Mrs. Pema, an ophthalmicassistant, was sent to Tilgangafor a three-month vitreo-retinalclinic.

• Head of Ophthalmology Dr. NorTshering, and OphthalmicAssistant Mr. Sangay Dorjiattended a seven-day eye bankorientation in Sri Lanka.

• Dr. Phuntsho Wangdi enrolled inthe three-year ophthalmologyresidency program at Tilganga.

• Eye care professionals at alllevels attended ContinuingMedical Education courses.

BHUTANPrimary Eye Care Programme

CATARACT OPERATIONS

2011 2012Hospital Based Surgeries 1,337 958

Outreach Surgeries 472 551

Total Surgeries 1,809 1,509

Goal is 5,000 surgeries in 2015

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Tilganga Expands Further EastIn 2012, with support from HCP donors, six Indonesianophthalmologists and eight nurses received specializedtraining at Tilganga and at two workshops in Indonesiamanaged by Dr. Ruit and a team from Tilganga. Duringthe two workshops, 3,500 patients were screenedand 1,449 cataract surgeries were provided. In addition to the training, the surgicalteams also received basic surgical equipment for their home institutions.

Since 2010, Dr. Ruit has been working with A New Vision, a Singaporean NGO, to trainIndonesian ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses to build capacity to serve theircountries’ eye care needs.

The joy of sight restoration inMedan.


Dr. Ruit and Indonesian trainees after a busy day in Padang Sidumpuan.


Asia:We are trying to set up amodel of how you canconduct a very high qualityprevention of blindnessprogram at a low cost andmake it sustainable. If youcan do it in Nepal, it canbe done anywhere inthe world.“

— Dr. Sanduk Ruit

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Indonesia 2012

Patients Screened 3500Surgeries Provided 1449Number of Trainees 14

Partners Unite in WoldiyaWith partners from three continents, HCP managed a high-volume cataractevent in Woldiya that provided over 1,100 sight-restoring surgeries in 6days in a region with one of the highest rates of bilateral blindness. Four operat-ing tables were in constant use from dawn until dusk. The clinical team includedlocal eye care professionals from three institutions in Ethiopia; Dr. Sanduk Ruit andhis outreach team from Nepal; and HCP’s Drs. Geoff Tabin and Matt Oliva and ahost of assistants. The event was part of a research initiative aimed at assessingthe costs of blindness and the economic impact of cataract surgery. Please seethe related story on page 10.

More Partners, More CareHCP continues to provide critical support to the Quiha Zonal Hospital (QZH) inMekelle, and has been increasing its number of partners – all with a focus on high-

quality cataract delivery and training for ophthalmologistsand mid-level eye care personnel.


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Drs. Ruit and Oliva examine post-operative patients inWoldiya. This was Dr. Ruit’s first trip to Sub-SaharanAfrica.

PHOTO: JEFF CUNNINGHAM

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Institution Region Total Screenings Total Surgeries

Aira west 12,565 2,008

Arbaminch south 16,418 1,070

Gondar northwest 20,759 2,620

Jimma central 31,317 5,360

QZH north 9,035 4,809

Woldiya north 3,784 1,304

93,878 17,171

In 2012, HCP supported six Ethiopian eye care institutions infive different regions. Collectively they screened over 90,000 patients

and provided 17,171 sight-restoring surgeries.

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Training through ServiceIn 2012, HCP supported six cataract events in Ethiopia whereby HCP volunteer ophthalmologistsvisited local partners at their home institutions to provide ongoing training in specialized surgicalskills, while providing critical care in regions with high rates of blindness.

Specialized Training Highlights• Dr. Wossen Mulugeta Zewdu of Gondar University hosted Drs. Tabin and Oliva in April,attended the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting in Chicago inOctober and began SICS training in Nepal with a fellow nurse in December.

• Dr. Yewubnesh Hailu Somega completed a 12-month cornea fellowship in July and receivedadditional training in Arbaminch with volunteers Drs. Doug Holsclaw and Fasika Woreta inOctober.

• Dr. Jafer Ababora of Jimma University attended AAO in Chicago in November and started a3-month cornea fellowship at 4 different US partner institutions.



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ETHIOPIA

2012 Cataract Training Workshops

Date Location Local Volunteer # of cataractPartners Ophthalmologist surgeries

January Arbaminch Dr. Somega Drs. Holz, Dimmig 355January Mekelle Dr. Kiros Dr. Jorizzo 422February Mekelle Dr. Kiros Dr. Imperia 400February Aira Dr. Bora Dr. Imperia 159May Woldiya Drs. Kerie, Kiros Drs. Ruit, Tabin, Oliva 1,100December Debre-Tabor Dr. Assefa Drs. Tabin, Holz 629

Total: 3,065

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The most extraordinarypart of the trip was in themornings after a long dayof surgery (we usually did80 surgeries a day) whenwe got to take the patchesoff of all the patients.Many of them werebilaterally blind for yearsand were able to see forthe first time in years.“— Dr. Jason Dimmig,

a volunteer whoparticipated inthe January 2012HCP workshop inArbaminch, Ethiopia

Ground Breaking ResearchThe HCP contracted the RAND Corporation to carry out a three-year research study to understand the costs of blindness in thedeveloping world and to measure the cost-effectiveness of sight-restoring cataract surgery, both at the household level. In 2012, fieldsurveys were conducted to assess baseline conditions of three groups of people from the North Wollo District of Ethiopia: 1) operable

cataract blind; and as controlgroups, 2) inoperable blind;and 3) non-blind. Thesituations of blind adults wereexamined – before the MayWoldiya surgical interventionorganized by HCP – relativeto their activities, socialparticipation, physical andemotional health, changes inliving arrangements, and thesubjective impacts of visionloss on the blind person. In2013, a follow up survey willbe administered and weexpect the findings to form apowerful policy tool that willenhance global understandingof the impact of blindness,and suggest how resourcescan be targeted to improveeye care wherever resourcesare limited.

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Volunteer ophthalmologist, Dr. Douglas Holsclaw, deliverscorneas donated by SightLife to Dr. Yewubnesh HailuSomega at Arbaminch.

PHOTO: DOUGLAS HOLSCLAW

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Dr. Yewubnesh Hailu Somegaperforms a cornea transplant.

PHOTO: DOUGLAS HOLSCLAW

Confronting Cornea BlindnessIn 2012, 128 cornea transplants were performed in Ethiopia as part of the five-yearproject between HCP, SightLife and ORBIS International.



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Construction: October 2012.

GHANAReplicating the Tilganga Model at KATH –Construction nears CompletionHCP partnered with Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana in 2006 to replicate the“Tilganga” model – that has been so successful in the Himalayas – in Sub-Saharan Africa. Theconstruction of the new 27,000 square foot Eye Care Center of Excellence was 90% complete in 2012.

New Support from USAIDIn October, HCP secured its third USAID/ASHA grant for the KATH Eye Center. The$500,000 grant is part of a $960,000 project and includes funds for a 20kw solarinstallation, non-incineration medical waste management, and additional ophthalmicequipment for the new facility.

Increased Focus on Pediatric TrainingPediatric cataract surgery requires specialized care and advancedtraining for practitioners. HCP has been working with partnersat KATH, the Moran Eye Center and ORBIS to increase KATH’spediatric capacity.

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KATH ophthalmic nurse, Yaa SerwaaAmaniampong, applying eye dressing toa child after surgery at Lions AravindInstitute of Community Ophthalmologyin India during a three-month pediatricophthalmology training program.

KATH: Increasing Capacity in 2012

Activity Base Hospital Outreach Total

Number of patients screened (OPD) 21,826 4,486 26,312

Number of surgeries performed 845 468 1,313

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Training: Surgical Team ProfileTraining Profile: Small IncisionCataract Surgery – Doctor/NurseTeamManual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) with anintraocular lens implant continues to be the most efficientprocedure for reducing cataract blindness in the developingworld. In 2012, Tilganga trained 24 ophthalmologists (upfrom 10 in 2011) and 19 nurses in SICS.

I had a good time in Nuwakot with Dr. Ruit, we didmore than 250 cataract surgeries in 4 days – all witha very good outcome. I am sure the GondarUniversity Department of Ophthalmology isgoing to become an even better place to learnophthalmology for our residents and medicalstudents that we teach, and a better place to get agood quality eye care service for the people that wetreat, because of HCP’s support.“

— Dr. Wossen Mulugeta Zewdu

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Ophthalmologist, Dr. Zewdu and her assistant, Sister Lelise, fromGondar University in Ethiopia, performing cataract surgery togeth-er at an outreach event in Nepal during a four-week SICS trainingcourse at Tilganga.

Ethiopian trainee Dr. Wossen Mulugeta Zewdu with Dr. Ruit at anOutreach Microsurgical Eye Clinic in Nuwakot, Nepal.


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Procurement: 26 CountriesIncreasing Impact through the Provision of Ophthalmic SuppliesThe Technology and Procurement Division was established in November 2011 to fill an expanding need for ophthalmic technologyexpertise. In addition to sourcing ophthalmic equipment for our partner institutions, the new program provides consulting toother international blindness alleviation groups including the LDS Humanitarian Division, The Fred Hollows Foundation of Australia,and ORBIS International.

In 2012, HCP procured over $1,200,000 in ophthalmic equipment and supplies. Forty-seven percent of these goods supportedHCP's ongoing programs, and 53 percent were for other INGOs, expanding our reach to 26 countries.

ArmeniaBhutanBosniaChinaColombiaEcuadorEritreaEthiopiaGeorgiaGhanaIndonesiaKenyaLaos

MoldovaMongolia

NepalNicaragua

PeruPhilippines

RomaniaRwanda

South SudanUgandaUkraine

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Training Enhancing Cataract &Ophthalmic Skills Worldwide

Sub-Specialty Fellowships

Trainee Country Home Type of Training Locationof Origin Institution Training

Jafer Ababora Ethiopia Jimma Cornea Moran Eye Center, UtahUniversity Medical Eye Center/SightLife/NW

Eye Surgeons/Kaiser Permanente

Ben Limbu Nepal Tilganga Oculoplastics Moran Eye Center, UtahMoorefields Eye Hospital, London

Yewubnesh Ethiopia Arbaminch Cornea Tilganga Institute of Opthalmology, NepalHailu Somega Hospital Medical Eye Center, Oregon

Fellowships for sub-specialty training include three months of academictraining and surgery observation at an academic medical center, typicallythe University of Utah’s John A. Moran Eye Center, or a comparable facility,followed by an additional three to twelve months of training in Nepal orIndia. Specialties include pediatrics, cornea, retina, glaucoma, oculoplastics,and uveitis. Each Fellow is paired with a professor who prepares thespecific course of study, appropriate to each Fellow’s background andobjectives. Accommodation and living stipend are provided.

Training local providers continues to be a cornerstone ofHCP’s work.

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The experience I have is tremendousand I can say it is the best experienceI have ever had. My contributionduring the training as such is nothingbut after this training I am sure itwill have a great impact on theprevention of blindness in SICS andcornea.“

— Dr. Yewubnesh Hailu Somega

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This training has enhanced mysurgical skills and knowledge aboutoculoplastic surgery and I will try mybest to utilize every tips of my trainingto benefit patient care and to spreadthe skills to other colleagues in mycountry. At last, this kind of training ishelping us to take all the standardprotocol for patients managementwith updated surgical skills back to adeveloping country and to providebetter opportunity for our patients toreceive quality eye care services.“

— Dr. Ben Limbu



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ProgramsShort-Term Training Fellowships

Trainee Country Home Institution Type of Training Training Locationof Origin

Ashkan Abbey USA Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Pediatric Quiha Zonal Hospital, EthiopiaSrijana Adhikari Nepal Tilganga SICS cataract Iladevi Cataract and IOL Reseach Center, IndiaYaa Serwaah Akwaboah Ghana KATH Pediatric nursing Aravind Eye Hospital, IndiaZahra Ali USA independent SICS cataract Tilganga and Geta Eye Hospital, NepalNahome Ayalew Ethiopia independent Glaucoma Moran Eye Center and UNMC, United StatesSharma Beena Nepal Tilganga Oculoplastics Moran Eye Center, United StatesWilliam Brize USA Moran Eye Center Cornea Tilganga, NepalKaren Elizabeth USA Vanderbilt Eye Institute Primary Eye Care training Tilganga, NepalLeterbrhan Aregay Gebremichael Ethiopia Quiha Zonal Hospital Ophthalmic Equipment Maintenance Tilganga, NepalRozalina Loebis Indonesia Airlangga University Pediatric Tilganga, NepalFred Mensah Ghana Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Hospital Administration Moran Eye Center, United StatesGrant Morsheri USA Moran Eye Center SICS with IOL Tilganga, NepalDev Raj Paneru Nepal Geta Eye Hospital Eye Banking Tilganga, NepalOpi Rana Nepal Geta Eye Hospital Eye Banking Tilganga, NepalLelise Rikitu Ethiopia Gondar University Theater nurse Tilganga, NepalRabindra Shrestha Nepal Tilganga Hospital Administration Moran Eye Center, United StatesYujowala Shrestha Nepal Tilganga SICS with IOL Iladevi Cataract and IOL Reseach Center, IndiaSudha Sudesh USA Kaiser Permanente Phaco, cornea Kenyatta Hospital, KenyaFasikaWoreta USA Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Cornea Menelik II Hospital, BiruhVision, andWGGAVision, EthiopiaPema Zangmo Bhutan Regional Referral Hospital Theater nurse Tilganga, NepalWossen Zewdu Ethiopia Gondar University SICS cataract Tilganga, Nepal

Short-Term Training Fellowships include an intensive four-six week course in a particular field of study, ranging from small incision cataract surgery (SICS) to hospitaladministration.

I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to do hands on training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Tilganga. Thetremendous experience working with Dr. Ujjowala Shrestha and Dr. Srijana Adhikarahi has proven to be mind-opening into howinteresting pediatric ophthalmology can be.“

— Dr. Rozalina Loebis, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Airlangga University, Indonesia

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Programs US Faculty Exchanges

Faculty at Partner Institutions and volunteer ophthalmologists form the backbone of the HCP training programs. In 2012, 39 weeks ofcritical teaching and mentoring were provided to doctors from throughout the developing world.

Faculty Home Institution Type of Training Provided Training Hospital

Paul Bernstein Moran Eye Center Vitreo-retina JDWNR Hospital, BHUTANTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NEPAL

Matthew Bujak Unversity of Toronto Cataract, Cornea Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANAAlan Crandall Moran Eye Center Cataract, Glaucoma Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANA

Kenyatta National Hospital, KENYADuk Lost Boys Health Clinic, SOUTH SUDANTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NEPAL

Jason Dimmig Bend Ophthalmology Cataract Arbaminch Hospital, ETHIOPIAMichael Feilmeier University of Nebraska Medical Center Cataract Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANARobert Hoffman Moran Eye Center Pediatrics Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANA

JDWNR Hospital, BHUTANTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NEPAL

Douglas Holsclaw Proctor Foundation and UCSF Cataract, Cornea Arbaminch Hospital, ETHIOPIAHuck Holz Kaiser Permanente Cataract, Cornea Arbaminch Hospital, ETHIOPIA

Gondar University Hospital, ETHIOPIAPaul Imperia Medical Eye Center Cataract Aira Hospital, ETHIOPIA

Quiha Zonal Hospital, ETHIOPIAPaul Jorizzo Medical Eye Center Cataract, Glaucoma Quiha Zonal Hospital, ETHIOPIA

Gondar University Hospital, ETHIOPIADaniel Karr Oregon Health & Science University Pediatrics JDWNR Hospital, BHUTANMichael Morley Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Vitreo-retina JDWNR Hospital, BHUTANMatt Oliva Medical Eye Center Cataract, Cornea Arbaminch Hospital, ETHIOPIA

Quiha Zonal Hospital, ETHIOPIATilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NEPAL

Amanda Richards Langley Air Force Base Hospital Cataract Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANASudha Sudesh Kaiser Permanente Cataract Kenyatta National Hospital, KENYAGrace Sun Weill Cornell Medical College Cataract Mbola Eye Care Project, TANZANIAGeoff Tabin Moran Eye Center Cataract, Cornea Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology, RWANDA

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GHANATilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NEPALLV Prasad Eye Institute, INDIAGondar University Hospital, ETHIOPIA


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HCP Affiliated OphthalmologistRobert O. Hoffman, M.D.Sub-Specialty: Pediatric Ophthalmology

Chief, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Eye Muscle Disorders at JohnA. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah; and Professor of Ophthalmologyand Visual Sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine

Since 2005, Dr. Hoffman has worked with HCP in Africa and the Himalayas,training eye care professionals from Nepal, Indonesia, Bhutan, and Ghana inpediatric ophthalmology. He has also hosted trainees at the Moran EyeCenter in Utah. In addition to traveling four to five weeks per year withHCP and the Moran Eye Center, he is also Volunteer Faculty for ORBISInternational, with whom HCP recently partnered to enhance Ghana’spediatric ophthalmology program. In 2012, Dr. Hoffman worked with thefollowing ophthalmologists at HCP partner institutions:

� Dr. Peter Osei-Bonsu at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

� Drs. Srijana Adhikari and Ujjowala Shrestha from Tilganga, andDr. Rozalina Loebis from Airlangaa University (Indonesia), at TilgangaInstitute of Ophthalmology, Nepal

� Dr. Dechen Wangmo at JDW National Referral Hospital, Bhutan

The collaboration between the Himalayan Cataract Project, Moran’s International Division of Ophthalmology, andthe Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Nepal excels in combining resources to strengthen local ophthalmiccapacity in underserved areas. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to work with such great partners from allover the world who are motivated to improve pediatric eye care in their countries.“

— Robert O. Hoffman, M.D.

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Dr. Hoffman lectures in the Operating Theatre atKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH, in Kumasi,Ghana in April.

PHOTO:CAROLYNHOFFMAN

Volunteer Profile

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Dr. Hoffman pictured with Drs. Ujjowala, Srijanaand Rozalina Loebis at Tilganga during a 4-weekmentoring trip to Nepal and Bhutan in November.

PHOTO: CAROLYN HOFFMAN

HCP in the News:

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Noteworthy

Reuters article highlights Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s work in Asia and AfricaA Reuters article on Dr. Sanduk Ruit was featured on the websites of Good Morning America,Chicago Tribune, MSNBC, and Fox News. The story showcased Dr. Ruit’s efficient, high-quality,high-volume cataract surgery delivery system and his efforts to cure blindness for tens of thousandsof people in Nepal and other countries in Asia and Africa.

Dr. Geoff Tabin interviewed on CNNIn a March interview with CNN, Dr. Geoff Tabin discussed his international eye care work, including the December2011 visit to South Sudan where he helped provide over 300 surgeries in a remote village with no running wateror electricity.

2012 Highlights

Paper published in Journal of Cataract &Refractive SurgeryA paper co-written by HCP Advisory Board Member Dr. David Changwas published in the August edition of Journal of Cataract & RefractiveSurgery. The purpose of the paper was to analyze the rate of intraoperativecomplications, reoperations, and endophthalmitis with phacoemulsifica-tion, manual small-incision cataract surgery (SICS), and large-incision extra-capsular cataract extraction (ECCE). The setting for the study was AravindEye Hospital, Madurai, India.

www.cureblindness.org/news/academicpapers

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This large retrospective study should help end the debateabout the appropriateness of teaching M-SICS as a firstprocedure to newly trained cataract surgeons in thedeveloping world.“ — Dr. David Chang

“In November, a multimedia article by MichaelAmendolia featuring Dr. Sanduk Ruit waspublished in The Global Mail. The article, “TheMan with 200,000 Eyes,” focuses on Dr. Ruit’sjourney to end preventable and treatableblindness in rural and remote areas.

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Noteworthy

Dr. Geoff Tabin

Dr. Sanduk Ruit

Dr. Geoff Tabin: Lifelong Vision Foundation AwardDr. Geoff Tabin was honored with the Lifelong Vision Foundation Award for hisinternational work. The mission of the Foundation is to improve and preservelifelong vision for people nationally and internationally by originating andadvancing vision research, providing community vision programs, and expandingvision education through school partnerships and public programs. Dr. Tabindonated the $10,000 award to HCP.

Dr. Sanduk Ruit: Arthur Lim AwardDr. Sanduk Ruit received the Arthur Lim Award at the Asia Pacific Academy ofOphthalmology meeting in South Korea. The Arthur Lim Award recognizesophthalmologists who have exhibited exemplary leadership in ophthalmology,leading to substantial improvements in ophthalmic teaching and training in theirregion and beyond.

Dr. Sanduk Ruit visits the VaticanDr. Sanduk Ruit attended a special congress at the Vatican focused on blindness,where he delivered a lecture. The congress was attended by ophthalmologists,associations for the blind, and leaders of pharmaceutical and biomedicalcompanies from around the world. They discussed the newest research towardsfinding treatments for blindness and the effect they would have on medicine, theeconomy, and society at large.

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cials Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2012

ASSETS

Current Liabilities:Accounts Payable $233,324Deferred Revenue 153,228

Total Liabilities 386,552

Net Assets:Unrestricted

Designated (see sidebar) 4,865,926Undesignated 2,579,850

Total Unrestricted 7,445,776

Temporarily Restricted 36,256

Total Net Assets 7,482,032

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $7,868,584

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Designated Net Assets

In 2012, the HCP Boarddesignated two new funds tosupport training and educationwith academic partners, andto ensure uninterruptedcontinuation of programmaticand administrative operations.

Education & Training . $500,000

Contingency. . . . . . . $1,557,368

Endowment. . . . . . . $2,808,558

Total. . . . . $4,865,926

The Statement of Activities and theStatement of Financial Position for theYear ended December 31, 2012 havebeen drawn from audited financialstatements. To obtain copies of thecomplete 2012 audited financialstatements, please contact us [email protected].

Current Assets:Cash and Equivalents $1,729,720Investments 5,931,710Receivables 109,772Prepaid Expenses 42,054Other 27,437Security Deposits 700

Total Current Assets 7,841,393

Noncurrent Assets:Property and Equipment Net ofAccumulated Depreciation 27,191

Total Noncurrent Assets 27,191

TOTAL ASSETS $7,868,584


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Statement of Activities for Year Ended December 31, 2012

Revenue:Federal Grants $814,159 $ – $814,159Foundation and Other Grants 265,500 72,500 338,000Contributions 2,232,948 6,650 2,239,598Net Investment Income 283,789 0 283,789Technology and Procurement Program Revenue 568,646 0 568,646Other Income 105 0 105Net Assets Released from Restriction 78,810 (78,810) 0

Total Revenue $4,243,957 $340 $4,224,297

Expenses:Program Services:

Eye Care and Education 3,669,522 0 3,669,522

Total Program Services 3,669,522 0 3,669,522

Support Services:Management and General 329,914 0 329,914Fundraising 91,598 0 91,598

Total Support Services 421,512 0 421,512

Total Expenses $4,091,034 $0 $4,091,034

Change in Net Assets: 152,923 340 153,263

Net Assets – Beginning of Year: 7,292,853 35,916 7,328,769

Net Assets – End of Year: $7,445,776 $36,256 $7,482,032

TemporarilyUnrestricted Restricted Total

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Revenue and Expenses FY 2012

90% of all contributions go directly to programs.

Patients waiting for post operative exams inEthiopia.


ExpenseAllocation

A

ContributionsRevenue by Source

Program Expenseby Region

A: Individuals 46% $1,567,648B: Foundations 10% $338,000C: Government 24% $814,159D: Gifts in Kind 20% $671,950

Total: $3,391,757

A: Program 90% $3,669,522B: Mgmt. & General 8% $329,914C: Fundraising 2% $91,598

Total: $4,091,034

A

B

C

Himalayas: 38%Sub-Saharan Africa: 61%United States: 1%

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The Himalayan Cataract Project extends its sincere thanks to the many individuals,foundations, organizations, and businesses that support our work.

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2012 Contributions

$500,000+Nancy Allison Perkins FoundationUnited States Agency for International

Development's (USAID)Division of American Schools and HospitalsAbroad (ASHA)

$100,000–$499,999Gordon and Betty MooreStarr International Foundation

$50,000–$99,999Luanne Lemmer and Eric VeachThe Nick Simons FoundationThomas and Ancella ToldrianJohn and Marva Warnock

$25,000–$49,999The Altschul FoundationBenjamin FergusonPeggy FossettFreeman Foundation

$10,000–$24,999Brent & Bonnie Jean Beesley

FoundationJeffrey and Cheryl ClarkJuan Guillermo CoboThomas DenteExotix LimitedGlobal Giving U.K.Art and Joanne HallDouglas HarnessLifelong Vision FoundationThomas and Lisa LigouriMaine Eye CenterMary J. MellonDouglas MillerMatthew Oliva and Davis WilkinsRamya Raghavendra

Mohammad RamezaniRaynier Institute & FoundationSimonetta SambataroJon SchotzThe Scoob Trust FoundationGary Sosa and Winnie WoodfordDennis VelezRichard and Patricia Warren

$5,000–$9,999Agnes J. Johnson Family TrustAyudar FoundationSean and Elizabeth CarneyBadal Choudhari and Reena AbrolEdward A. CorcoranAnne Coughlan and Charles JamesonGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramKate GreggJessica HeinOregon Community FoundationPhilip and Rebecca Hochman FoundationRehme Manufacturing, Inc.Straley Foundation

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Thank you to thefollowing businesses,organizations andinstitutions:

Advance TransitAlice Peck Day MemorialHospitalAndrea’sAstronics Corporation /Luminescent SystemsBank of AmericaBlack River ProduceBoard and BasketBruno AssociatesButton Automotive GroupCabot CreameryCavendish Game BirdsCedar Circle FarmChittenden BankCobb Hill CheeseComputacConcepts ETICo-op Food Stores

Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth Hitchcock MedicalCenterDomus, Inc.Edgewater FarmEmlen Co.Four Corners FarmHaynes & Garthwaite ArchitectsHyperthermKendal at HanoverKilldeer FarmKing Arthur FlourKleen, Inc.LaValley Building SupplyLake Sunapee BankLeadership in MedicineLebanon Chamber ofCommerceLebanon Property ManagementLedyard National BankMarceau’s Fine Foods/Inn atIdlewoodMascoma Savings BankNewport Sand and Gravel

Northeast EnvironmentalEducation AllianceOrganic Valley Family of FarmsPoverty Lane OrchardsProvisions InternationalRedpath & Co. RealtorsResource Systems GroupRH Scott AssociatesRio Blanco Corp.Shepherd ConstructionSmith and Vansant ArchitectsStave PuzzlesSunrise Organic FarmSVE Associates/ORWTeleAtlas North AmericaTimken AerospaceTrumbell-Nelson ConstructionTwo Rivers-OttauquecheeRegionalCommissionUpCountry CardsUpper Valley Food CoopVermont Law SchoolVermont Smoke and Cure/The

Farmers DinerWellcroft Fence SystemsWells River Savings BankWolf Tree Naturals

Our heartfelt thanksto the followingindividuals:

Anonymous (12)Bonnie Acker and John DavisElizabeth and Clay AdamsFran and John AdamsLinda and Rocco AddanteBrooke and Jim AdlerSteve AikenheadElizabeth and Bill AldrichBonnie Allard and Clint SwiftEva and Arthur AllenGinia and Huntly AllisonSusan AlmyJane and Bruce AltobelliSandra Anderson and ReeveWilliams

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$1,000–$4,999Richard AlcedoArthur AndersonEllen and Richard AndersonJanet BarrallMichael and Patricia BeardScott BermanPhil BienertJohn BlancoLorethia Brown and

Elbert DeanPaul and Shannon BurkeRay Cahnman and

Susan BermanAlan Calkins and

Sharon LammeCarl E. Kessler Family

FoundationChizek Family FoundationKevin and

Chin-Yin Hsu ChungAnne ClarkGeoffrey and Eileen CowellVishal DhuliaGisela DigginsMichael and Carol DonovanDominic and Melissa EisingerEmotion StudiosJames EpsteinHans and Marie ErnstJulie and Brad EstyEugene Charlop TrustStephen FeinGary and Sandy FencikMorgan and Helen FitchIlja FriedelInge GessnitzerTony and Sejal GhodadraGlaxoSmithKline Foundation

Carol GrahamDaniel HamiltonGail HarkerDavid and Karen HarperJames Heffron and

Barbara MichelsonJob Heintz and

Cristina PellechioPamela HeintzGordon HowardCasey and Vanessa HusarIBM Employee Services CenterPaul and Laura ImperiaIra J. Kaufman Family

FoundationDavid Jensen and

Mary JohnsonKaren JohnsonMarilee JonesJohn KernickPhilip KleinMarla KoesterJulie LamptonTerry LeeMichael and Valerie LewisPaul and Linda LewisLillian LiaoChris MacekMactaggart Third FundMassachusetts General

HospitalMcBride Family & Aspen

Business Center FoundationLeslie Kendall McKenzieMGN Family FoundationJeff ModisettSrivathsan NarasimhanThe Neal & Sherrie Savage

Family FoundationClifford Nivling

Stephen andDenise O'Donnell

Josh and Emily OlivaOptos Inc.ORBIS InternationalRonald Perkins and

Carol BruceNojanaj PongsupahtMichael and Linda PurvisLee Fisher Rosenberg and

Barry RosenbergRoy Rubinfeld and

Roxanne LittnerSaint Francis High SchoolKelly SandersonGerard SchmitzJames and Carol SchroederSerad Holdings LimitedMukesh and Parin ShahMark Siegel and Jean WilsonDonna and William StrattonThin Yarn TangVivian TeoVikas TewariLawrence and Lynn TornekHoang Dieu D. TrinhLisa and Dan TrislerVanderbilt Family FoundationVan der Wansem FoundationWalter and Leona Schmitt

Family FoundationEdward and Dia WeilTad WhitesideMichael and Karen Woollen

$1–$99921st Century Learning

ProductsJason AbbottJacqueline AdairStephen AdolphusRussell and Debra AgeeDeborah AgurusoAdam AhlquistAJL Photography LtdFrancisco AlamillaAlaska AirlinesMichael AlbaLisa AldermanMargot and

Mike AldermanJoseph AlfanoFarhana AliPatrick AllardAllen Design Associates

Ltd.Brandon AllportAlexandra AlmanzarJimena AlonsoChris AltmanJayakrishna AmbatiMichael Ammerman and

Colleen GanleyJohn and Renee AndersonConrad AnkerRob AranowNadia AronsonKate ArsenaultFrederick AshbyRyan AsheAssociation of British

Dispencing OpticiansA Terrible IdeaIrene Au

Howard AusdenFrancis Au-YeungGary Averbach and

Marilyn SusmanJason BaconAhmad S. BahramiVimal BahugunaElizabeth BaileyNancy Baker and

Brian FlynnNadeem BakhshGunther and

Dorothy BaldaufBarbara BallsieperChristopher BalonJoan Bancroft and

Harold EkernBank of America

FoundationLiung and Da-Hsien BaoMaureen and Irwin BardNancy L. BardoMaryl BarkerAlan BarlowRay and Shirley BarrallJohn BarrettKristin BarrettSusan BarronM P BarryLawrence Basha and

Debra RosenthalMark BavisHussein A. BayatiAdriana BazydloIrene Beardsley and

Dan BloombergJill BeauregardHelga BeckerNeal and Amy BeidlemanAnnette Belisle

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Irene BeardsleyBrian and

Angela BloomquistRick and Leslie BlountNancy L. BlumbergJon BoehnkerMarcus BoggisSteve BohrerDonald Bolin and Liz HallDavid BookerGabrielle BordwinRobert BorisLorry BorowitzWilliam and Deborah BottRich and Jodi BourquinEleanor BoxermanJason BoyceWendy BoydKathleen BoyleMichael Bramel

Jim Brandser andBetty Jones

Thomas BraunAnn Brennan and John

CantKelli BrickerDeanna BridgeJohn BriggsFay BriggsLeslie and Susan BrismanRoy BrodTerri BroderickGerald and Kristine BrooksBarb BrownDeborah BrownJohn BrownRonald BrownStephanie BryantDeborah BrownlowGerdi Bruns-GregerPatricia BuchananYelena BuchinJagadish and

Lakshmi BuddhavarapuRobert BuddyAshley BuerkettJames BuggyMilan BuhlerChristina Bullard and

Todd SchlossbergDouglas BurnsThomas and Mary BurtonBrandon ByrnsJan and Will ByronJose CabanillasJose Cabral and Ida OrtizJohn M. CahillJohn CalmaClayton and Teri CaltonCampbell Courte Condo

AssociationJohn Cant and Ann BrennanCarla CappsDenise CardelChris CardellCare2.comDarragh CareyAllen and Kimberly CarlsonDavid and Rebekka CarlsonJeffrey CarlsonIdo CarmelArthur CarotaJanine CarringtonGeorge and Katherine CaseyJay CassellPhilip CasselPeter CastoniaPeter CastroCA TechnologiesMarc CavanSuparna ChakrabortiAnson ChanDoreen ChanSuresh ChandrasekaranSavinay ChandrasekharNancy ChangDoug CharltonDarlene CharnecoAbel CharrowGrace ChauLawrence Chazen and

Linda ShultzHappy ChenHuei-Chia ChengRicky ChengGeorge ChiangAndrew ChildressGeorge ChogyojiMaria ChojnackaLen Christensen

CHS Family Charitable FundBrajesh ChughYukuen ChungCitytrip AGNaomi ClemenceCharles ClementCME Group Community

FoundationNancy CocroftM. CoffeeJoyce CoffeyJay E. CohenGeorge ColinardMari and Vin ConiglioneDennis and Bonnie ConnollyMary ContiCarol Conti-EntinJen CorlissG.B Correa Da Silva and

Beatriz EnglertAura Cortes RamirezMatthew CroninNikki Crowell-TayntonVilena Cruz-AngleroJames and Joyce CullenRaymond CullinsRobert and

Lynne CunninghamAnn M. CurranNancy CzeinerJuliette DahlDakota P.M. CorporationDan & Hoffman, M.D.Nagamani DandamudiAnna DaneggerRita DanksSimon DarkenJayanta DasPurkayasthaDavid DaviesDaniel Davisson

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Colleen and Joseph DeBernardo

Kenneth and BarbaraDecker

Mary DelaneyCaroline DelbertDellMargaret DemetriouRuth and Dennis DemmelJohn and Deborah DerwartReena DesaiJerry De SantiagoMadhavendra DhakalEdward and Carol DigardiRichard DimmigJeriel DisengomokaHoward DonelsonThomas W. DonnellyJoanne DonskyElizabeth DooleKate DowlingJoan DrechselWilliam and Susan DrechselKiran DubhashiUmesh DudaneyDumaual Family FundMichael DunnRobert DunnKarin DunneChristine DurnanDenis DurnanSusan DymeckiJames EdmistonEdward J. Thompson TrustNiels EékKimberly EganG. Thomas EilermanHarold Ekern and Joan

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Ellison Sunglass Co.Cecilia ElyHoward EndeDaphne EnglePaul EngleBeatriz Englert and

G.B Correa Da SilvaClifford and Julia EnglertThe Environmental

ConsumerAnne EpsteinJonathan EricksonJennifer ErrickSarah ErringtonMartin ErwinAlejandro EscribanoErlinda EstradaNorman and Ginger EtkindAlex EvansThomas EvansDianna EvattKami FaulknerChristina FengJenny FeiJohn FergusonAlexandra FilipowiczRaffaella FilipponiFirstgivingJade FloydBrian Flynn and

Nancy BakerGary FoltzDavid FooFelix FoongDaniel FoordJustin ForceBrent ForgeronTyler ForsytheJim FosterMatthew and

Sherry FourneyRichard and Jean FournierCharlotte FoxJohn FoxRon FrankDorian FrankelFiona FraserPatrick FraserRaymond FrederickColin FredericksJared Freeman and

Wendy WeinbergLisa FreemanRebecca FreemanBob FreyRoger M. FriedbergMarilyn FriedmanGregory Fritts and

Geraldine FooteDorothy FrommerMasatoshi FujinoNeide FujitaJames FungWilliam FurrAnders FurusetSimon Gagnon-AdamNancy GallPhilippa GallagherJoseph GallowayColleen Ganley and

Michael AmmermanBobbie Borowitz Garland

and Jeff GarlandDylan GarlandKevin GatelyAmanda GatioanGeorge and

Margaret GaughanJoan and William GaughanAdam Gaventa

Randy GaynesErik GeorgeJoseph GerkenJohn and Mary GersbachAlan Gevins and Lita VaragsThe Gibney Family

FoundationLaura GibsonPeter GilbertCatherine GilletteCarolyn GilmoreSarah GilmoreAndrew GiovanniGive with LibertyPaula GlazierAnna and Dawid GiemzaGlobal GivingAlexander GlueckKirk GodtfredsenJack GogginBruce GoluskinGoogle Matching Gifts

ProgramChristopher GordonGordon Solutions Inc.Sarah GorityTejas GovandeKimberly GowingNyssa GraffBruno GrandeKatherine GreenGreen Mountain Coffee

Roasters, Inc.Islia E. GreenoHawk Greenway and

Shelley SuppleeChristopher GreerJohn GreerDamon GregoryTerri Gregory

Inga GrigaliunaiteGeorge GringMike GrossLisa GrossmanRebecca GroveEric GruebelRichard GullaRosemary GurrPuncho GurungSoniya GurungKyung HaJill Habermann and

Jerald HoweJulia F. HaleLiz Hall and Donald BolinMonte HallMary Lynn HallandHalliburtonPatricia HamannCynthia HammanThe Hand FoundationNancy HardisonMalini HariErin HaroldJohn HarringtonDavid HarrisGrattan HarrisonShirin HartToinette HartshorneRobert and Terry HauptmanBetsy HawesDawn HawkinsStephen HayesElizabeth HazlettKathryn HedgesJudith HeinRandy and Michelle HejzaNyla HelgasonJoel HelmanKarl Hemberger

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Sandy HendricksonTiffany HengesbachJennifer HennequantGregory HerrKathy HerreAdriana HerreraHewlett-PackardKaren HickeyJulie A. HiebKris HillHeather HintJonathan HironagaVu HoLisa HochhauserErika HockMichael HoeffnerRobert and

Carolyn HoffmanJamie HoganBill HollandPeter S. HoltSarah HoodLeo and

Alida HoogenboomKimberly HooksTravis HoreshBerthold and Valerie HornJane HornsbySteve and

Katherine HorowitzThomas and Joan HoseaMichael HousePaul HouseJerald Howe and

Jill HabermannHP Company FoundationTony HuangVictor HuangSharon HuberPatricio Cristian Hudson

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Pat Hughes and Henry MinisBarbara HuntRichard HunterMargaret HutchingsJames HuttonJudith and Jock HuttoniAdventuraInfoMedia MarketingInsurance Service Office, Inc.Ironman Foundation, Inc.Vadim IsayevTakuya IshibashiAnuradha Srinivasa IyengarAlison Jackson-BassJim JacobsonPhillip T. JaegerVickram JainRajneesh and

Shireen JaiswalMiss Fiona JalilColin JamesMilan JanmejaRoni JantzenSwert JantzenGretchen JehleJenisfamous.comEsther JenkinsWilliam JenkinsHal Jenks and Minda WardMary JenningsFran JensenMarianne and Kevin JensenMarilyn F. JensenMichael and

Wilhelmina JensenRobert JensenCher JingtingSouza JoasKathleen JohnsonBetty Jones and

Jim BrandserKatherine and Pamela JonesStephen JudgeNishant KamathLindsey KamrathGinny and Robert KanePongkiat KankirawatanaArnold and Carol KanterLois KantorRiaz KapadiaSidney and Phyllis KaplanScott and Sheri KarasAmit KarkiDuane KarrenAnna Kasprzak-HowardDavid KasputisFadi KayaleDavid and Karen KatzNeeti KaushikEvan and Rae Ann KaylieAsad KaziLynn and Cresson KearnyLinda KendrickKeeley KennyKiersten KerbyDawn KernKristin KesseySoeren KiensJohn KimJulia M. KimMi Hyun KimAlison R. KingThomas KinneJames KirkpatrickElizabeth KlemmSuzanne KleinRegine KleinkeEmily KnightAndrew KnudsenJoyce Koch

Diane KodyMayowa KoleoshoSusan KolibabClaudia KoonzKhattiya KornKimo KoshiEli KozinManus C. KraffCristina KrasowGregory W. Kress and

Carol L. ZanellaFilip KrikavaPreethi KrishnanRudy and Karen KristichMiral KruhRosemary KuleczkoEleanora KulmMark Kunkel and

Anna SwensonAlia KuraishiKamYing KwanYolanda LabiaJoan LackeyJennifer LairdJeremy LamMargaret LamarDaniel LandryRalph and Katherine LandryBen and Myril LandsmanJay and Eleanor LangMarlene LangerLang Huei FoundationPaul and Amber LarkinSandra LarkinKeith LauLawrence and Sandra Post

Family FoundationYauhen LazarchikCordellia LeAlissa Leavitt

Susana LedesmaMadeleine LedfordKaren LeeLegal Alternatives, Inc.Sandra LeistnerDaniel LeiterJohn and Diane LenahanZing LeoNick LeonardPatricia LeonhardtHenry LesterBeadie LewisJulia LewisSarah LewisElsie LiKathleen LiangHolly LichtyLawrence and Bibi LifsonGaikEng LimJasper LinAJ LindellAnn LinderRichard and Judith LitwinChaohong LiuIsobel Lloyd-DaviesLinda LoiRonald and Patricia LombelLaura LongJon LooneyAngelica LopezGordon LoveRobert and Gail LovemanNeil LuckettStephen LumFue LuoTien-Der LuoHeidi LuquerIrwin LutskyMonika LutzGloria Lyford

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Joanne MaErico MacEdoLuke MackVito MacolinoLynn and Eva MaddoxMagic Travel InternationalMichael MagnanDebbie MahoneyMairs and Power Growth

Fund, Inc.Malloc Media LLCJulie MannDanesha MarasingheJonathan MarcusJames MarekSteven and Rebecca MarksZehra MarsanChris MarthaCarol MartinClitus MarvinPeter MasologitesFrances MassenzioDaniel MatthewsLindsay MayLester and Nicky MayberBeth MaynardAnup MazumderSusan and Chris

McCandlessMarne McCannAnn McCartyRosanna McCraithNora McCullaAnna McCurdyGina McDanielJames McDanielGerry McDonnellMichael McEndreeJake McGavockJon and Ann N. McGee

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Kate McGrathBrendan and

Allyson McGuireAngus McIntyreLaura McKenzieAlesia McManusBrandon McMathNancy McNeeKeith McNeilPhilip McQuillanIrene MederosSaurin MehtaSmruti MehtaMary A. MekoshM. L. MelghemDavid and

Kimberly MenachoDouglas MenySamuel MerrellAdrian Merville-TuggNeville MetsonJill MeyerGalvagno MichelangeloJohn MickoMicrosoft Matching Gifts

ProgramJeanette MiddaughSophie MihajlovicSoren MikkelsenDaniel MillerJonathan and Kim MillerThomas MillerAmanda MilliganScott and Beth MinickHenry Minis and

Pat HughesTom MinorSean MintzSteven MisbinErnest Mishkin

Riz MithaniNitin MitraHarlina MohamedTasneem MohsinallyDiane MonicoM.K. Monley and

Don SchneiderDiane and David MontagueJames MooreSteve MooreZoila MoralesRafael Moreno-DavilaBonny MorescoMary MorlinoErin MorrisCrystal MosaicGary MosesJonathan and Lindsay

MoskowRichard MosleyThe MountaineerSachin MudvariMichael MuellerRosanne MulderPeter and Wendy MullenBrian MulreanyPremalata MuniyandyTeresa MunroPeter MurthaKerry MushkinRadoslaw MusiejukZohra MutabannaJames and Susan MyrickTodd NadenichekVickram NaiduKelli NakagamaNantes Films Inc.Larissa NaorojiSampath NarayananAbigail and Louis Natenshon

Edward NeeganChris NeffHenry NeildNetwork For GoodEmily NewickThu NgoKhue Tu Ho-NguyenEileen NiemieraNleKaren NorrieKay NothsteinKarin NovaJeff NyeKevin NyeLisa ObermanKathryn OBrienStephanie OchoaThe Odd LoftMark OgdenAnita M. OgleBeth and Tom O'GradyKatherine O'Hara and

Dale StegerAmy OllilaLew OlowskiKerryann O'Meara and

Daniel SchreierPaul OpellaThe Optical CenterDavid O'RahillyIda Ortiz and Jose CabralEric OrtmanJack OsborneLeonard OshinskyFazil OsmanSergey PakNithya PalanisamyJack PalmerPanoramic Media Inc.Ravikumar Paramasivam

Charles and Diane ParentiJae Pyo ParkNancy E. ParksMayah ParmenterVincent J. PasquarielloAayushi PatelFeanil PatelGhanshyam PatelNirav PatelNikolaos PatsalisCaroline PattonGregory PavlichGabriel PavonOliver PayneJoe PeaseJoseph and

Margaret PenkrotSalve PennyaDavid and Christine PequetRichard PerchTed PercivalMelissa PerezEric PerichMark PerkinsK PerlmanKimberly PerryJordan PetersonMatthew PetersonRandall PetersenLyn PetrieSandi PetrieGeorge and Anne PettyCarl and Barbara PfaffThuan PhanLesley PhippsSupaporn PhunpiboonJessica PiazzaJoe and Mary PigmanBipin PillaiJohn Pillen

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Matthew PiskorzPlanet Ranger LimitedChristopher and Lee Anne

PlanteCharles PochinLawrence and Rachel PollackLeon PollanderJane PolyakovJoann PoplarKenneth PotstadaJames and Helen PottingerMike PowellWesley and Tammy PowellPrairie AnesthesiaYoga PrakasaAnton PreisingerEric and Jeanne PriceDwight PringleKaran PuriPerdana PutraTracey QuachHoward and Esther QuinnBarry RadfordDavid RahillyKiran RajBlair RajamakiDoug RalstonJean RandazzoIan RandolphScott RandolphMadhur RaoJon and Diane RappaportJoseph RatnerJean RawsonRecord-A-Hit EntertainmentSrikanth ReddyRuth B. ReedOliver ReedAnthony ReeseThomas and Marilyn Reese


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Katherine Reichert andDerek Teare

Conor ReidRemote Pty Ltd.Susan RennauMark and Diane RenzDave L. and Barbara ReschCathy ReynoldsSimon and Cindy RheeMary M. RichardsSusan RichmondWilliam and Anne RideoutBeth RitchieChristopher Roderick and

Carole RollinsJohn RodgerMiguel Rodriguez-MirandaEdward and Donna RoethelLen and Barbara RogersFrederick RolfJames and Mary RollerCarole Rollins and

Christopher RoderickRomano & AssociatesDebra Rosenthal and

Lawrence BashaAaron and

Barbara RosenzweigJames and

Natalie RoughgardenDavid RudlinBonny J. RueEvelyn RuethlingElise RumpfRobert J. RuschakRobert RussoEmma RustonPatrick RyanShirley RyanAlexander Salvaris

James and Carol SalvinoAlice SalyerJoey SalyerSonia SamadPrasan SamtaniJames and Ruth SantosAmelia SantosoDolores SappSarah SatterleeHarvey SaxMehmet SaydagCarol SchafferTamir ScheinokScheuerman Law OfficeAndrew SchiffTodd Schlossberg and

Christina BullardMs. Patricia SchmidNickolas SchnebleDon Schneider and

M.K. MonleyRuth E. SchoeningBruce and Sally SchollerDale and Christa ScottGreg ScottDaniel Schreier and

Kerryann O'MearaJames and

Patricia SchumannDonald and Susan SchwartzSchwartz & Egger Family

FundElaine SecklerMintrani SeeramDaniel P. SeligmanSeraph Productions, Ltd.Felipe SerranoBurzin SethnaJennifer ShahShalin Shah

Mariam ShahabSusan ShawDonna SheedyJulie SherSherman Media CompanyDeborah ShewMarion ShueyLinda Shultz and

Lawrence ChazenRobert SiddallJohn SieberLucas SiegelRobin SilvaApril SilverPrabha and Anita SinhaJoshua SkaroffDouglas and Evelyne SkoppBev SlaterLevi SlavinShanda SlippCharles and Judith SmithEddie P. SmithJoseph T. SmithMelissa SmithNickolas SmithDaniel SmolkinThomas SmudaHalloran SnyderMarilyn Snyder and

Dennis WilsonVincent SoShan Soe-linAlfred SolishRoger and Roberta SollJiwoo SongJohn SpencerBarbara SpeyerAnn SpiesJames SprattleySrivatsan Srinivasan

Andrzej StaszewskiStatewide Painting ServiceDale Steger and

Katherine O'HaraCarl SteinJason SteinerTerry StephensonKarrie StewartLacie StiewingRagnhild StoenJoyce StolbergAnna M. StorkFrederick StriplingTamara StrumingerCharles StumpfThe Style Merchants

Pty. Ltd.Erin SubramanianJai SukulSteve SummersJudi SundeShelley Supplee and

Hawk GreenwayMarilyn Susman and

Gary AverbachIan SutcliffeVerle SuttonRavi SwaminathTheodore SwedenburgRichard SweeneyAnna Swenson and

Mark KunkelSwinger-Woseth

DermatologyMichael SymsCaria SzykierGeraldine Tabin SteinbergGerald and Linda TagueTakashi RestaurantChristopher and Delia Tam

Christina Tang-BernasMaureen TappanLev TatzRosalind TaylorVince and Sophie TaylorDerek Teare and Katherine

ReichertRobert TedescoRichard TelanderHarsh ThakkerJonathan ThatcherBonni TheriaultThe Thomas M. & Eleanor

H. Sedgwick Family TrustKevin ThompsonSuzanne ThornberChristopher TietzeRobert TilchinAudrey TimkovichBridget TimsRiwut TjokronoloAmanda ToivanenChien L. TongAshish TonseEbru TontasClint TranToi TranVinh TranTimarie TrexlerRocco TripepiJames and Heather TueffelJennifer TurneyMichael TwidaleDianna UchidaRosie UmstattdUnited Way California

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Ann VanderlaanMarjolein Van Der MeulenDavid Van DameKim VaneGeorgette and

Thomas Van EgerenElizabeth Van PeltCarla Van RaayLita Varags and Alan

GevinsCherie Ve ArdNicole VendittiAnthony VentoThe Verdugo GroupMathilde VerheesNico and Heleen VermaasShannon VetterBeenum VigThomas and

Katharine VillarsVitantonio Foundation, Inc.Farhad and Faranak

VossoughiDuy and Wendy VuThekla WainwrightCarol WalkerJerimi WalkerStephanie WallBruce WallacePatricia WalterYiwei WangPaul WardMinda Ward and Hal JenksRichard and Doris Waring

Samuel and CorinneWarsawsky

Timothy WascoeClinton WatersRobert C. WeberRichard E. WegnerGreg WegrichErik and Ellen WeihenmayerJason WeillWendy Weinberg and

Jared FreemanLarry WeinsteinDavid WeissPeg WelchJohanna WellingDavid and Eileen WellsJoella WerlinSandra WerrenShayne and Suzanne WesselStephen WhalenBonnie WheatonDiana WheelerChristopher and Barbara

WhortonElizabeth WickstromJoanna WiechecGerald and Constance WienJoan WildermannChris WildmanNancy WildmanGloria WilkinsCatherine WilkinsonBill WilliamsCassandra Willyard

Dennis Wilson andMarilyn Snyder

Elizabeth WilsonLeslie WilsonJaci and Mason WilkinsNathan WinchesterLaura WinkleHannah WithersMarian WolzArgon WongLisa WongCharles WrigginsJanice M. WrightKate WrightPaul WrightKelly WuPei T. P. WuAlex WysockiYahoo! Matching Gifts

ProgramKatie YanowJonathan YouKathleen YoungSue YoungMichael YovorskyLawrence YuBernard ZablockiCindy ZalogCarol L. Zanella and

Gregory W. KressYouji ZhuBart ZieglerKaren Zilly

Dr. Rozalina Loebis trains with HCP AffiliatedOphthalmologist Dr. Bob Hoffman.

PHOTO: CAROLYN HOFFMAN

Training Profile:Pediatric OphthalmologyTreating the developing eyes of infantsand children requires a differentapproach than traditional ophthalmology.Aside from the differences in the eyesof a child versus an adult, there aredifferences in possible complicationsfrom surgery, conditions specific toinfants and children, and the need forgeneral instead of local anesthetic. In2012, with support from ORBIS, Tilgangatrained an Indonesian ophthalmologyfellow, Dr. Rozalina Loebis, in specializedtechniques for pediatrics and strabismus(wandering eye).


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In-KindSu

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The generous financial support of HCP’s donors is enhanced by the invaluable services of volunteers who share theirtime, expertise and services, as well as businesses, organizations and individuals that provide equipment, consumablesand goods for our work. The medical volunteers assist in our educational programs, teaching the next generation ofophthalmologists from the developing world. The non-medical volunteers share their special expertise and promotethe organization. The Himalayan Cataract Project greatly appreciates the generosity of the following businesses,organizations and individuals that contributed in-kind support, totaling over $670,000.

Equipment,Consumablesand GoodsAccutome, Inc.Alcon Laboratories, Inc.Abbott Medical OpticsAshland Community HospitalBausch & LombDutch OphthalmicGlobal LinksHumanitarian Services Division ofthe Church of Latter Day Saints

London Vision ClinicMedical Eye CenterMicroSurgical TechnologyOcular Instruments, Inc.Oertli Instrumente AGStradis Healthcare, LLC

Medical ServicesDr. Paul BernsteinDr. Matthew BujakDr. Alan CrandallDr. Jason DimmigDr. Michael FeilmeierDr. Robert HoffmanDr. Douglas HolsclawDr. Huck HolzDr. Paul ImperiaDr. Paul JorizzoDr. Daniel KarrDr. Michael MorleyDr. Matt OlivaDr. Amanda RichardsDr. David SandersDr. Sudha SudeshDr. Grace SunDr. Geoff Tabin

Non-MedicalServicesMichael AmendoliaJordan CampbellJeff CunninghamDH AdvertisingAce KvaleTimmy O’NeillEric PerlmanSerac Adventure FilmsKeith ShirleyNiels Tietze

In-Kind Support

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Affiliations

The Himalayan Cataract Project works with a wide network of organizations,institutions, companies and individuals whose shared goals of deliveringhealth care to the underserved strengthen our mission to eradicate preventableand curable blindness.

Affiliated Medical InstitutionsTilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, NepalJohn A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, USAravind Eye Care Systems, IndiaGeta Eye Hospital, NepalGondar University Hospital, EthiopiaJanakpur Eye Hospital, NepalKenyatta National Hospital, Kenya

Affiliated OrganizationsAmerican Society of Cataract and RefractiveSurgery

Aravind Eye Care SystemsThe Earth Institute at Columbia UniversityThe Fred Hollows FoundationMillennium Cities Initiative

MembershipsInterActionInternational Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Vision 2020

Affiliations

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, GhanaLondon Vision Clinic, UKL.V. Prasad Eye Institute, IndiaMedical Eye Center, Oregon, USQuiha Zonal Hospital, EthiopiaUniversity of Nebraska Medical Ctr, Nebraska, US

Millennium VillagesProject

ORBIS InternationalProject VisionSeva FoundationSightLife

Dolakha, Nepal.PHOTO: MICHAEL AMENDOLIA

New OpportunityIn late 2012, the AmericanSociety of Cataract andRefractive Surgery (ASCRS)Foundation committedfunding for a collaboration withHCP to enhance eye care inEthiopia. The joint project seeksto establish Quiha Zonal Hospitalas the premier eye care trainingcenter in Sub-Saharan Africaand to enhance ophthalmologyteaching programs at GondarUniversity Hospital and JimmaUniversity Specialized Hospital,including residency training andsub-specialty fellowship training.


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ershipLeadership

Board of DirectorsDr. Geoffrey Tabin, Chairman, Co-FounderDr. Sanduk Ruit, Co-FounderAdrienne Graves, PhDDr. Matthew OlivaDr. Randall OlsonProf. Hugh Taylor

Advisory BoardDr. Alfred Sommer, Honorary ChairmanDr. David ChangGeorge LikeDr. Richard LitwinDr. Daniel ReinsteinDr. Michael Wiedman

StaffJob Heintz, Chief Executive OfficerRowan Burke, Procurement ManagerPamela Clapp, Project ManagerCharles Clement, Development ManagerEmily Newick, Chief Operating OfficerBeth O’Grady, Operations/Raiser’s Edge SpecialistBill Shields, Chief of Technology and Procurement

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