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Presidential nominee joins the team

Rand Paul is running for President. However, politics is not

his first love. “This is what I love doing,” he said as he entered

a small operating room in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, ready to begin

a day of cataract surgeries. Senator Paul joined the Global

Outreach team to restore the sight of hundreds of Haitians

during a week of surgeries from August 15-22, 2015. While the

Senator was only with the group for part of the mission, his

presence had a great impact.

Site: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. .

Local Partners: Vision Plus Clinique (VPC). .

Medical Team: 6 surgeons, Drs. David Chang, Craig Chaya, Wyche Coleman, Alan Crandall, Rand Paul, Susan MacDonald; 1 nurse, Carolyn Chappell; 1 ophthalmic technician, Lori McCoy; 1 surgical technician, Holly Kersich; 1 EMT, Talus James. .

Moran Staff, Volunteers & Donors: Joshua Cooper, Donald Dunn, Sergio Gor, Gary & Diane Heavin, Matthew Hepworth, Tara Kisow, Nancey McCann, Libby Mitchell, Rob Porter, David Ramadon, Michael Yei, Ben Yoho. .

Sponsors: Senator Rand Paul, MD; ASCRS; Glaukos; Abbott, Katena; Oertli Switzerland; University of Nebraska Medical Center; Alcon; MST; SEE International; Epsilon; New World Medical; IOP Ophthalmics; Dubs Scrubs. .

Patient Impact: 186 sight-restoring surgeries. .

Partner Training: 3 VPC physicians received a week of hands-on training, working side-by-side with Moran physicians.

“Having Senator Paul participate in our mission brings

awareness to the tremendous need in Haiti,” said Dr. Craig

Chaya, an ophthalmologist with Moran. “It helps to further

our mission to eradicate curable blindness in this part of the

world.” This is Senator Paul’s second time working with the

outreach team, having joined them in Guatemala in 2014. The

partnership was formed in part by the American Society of

Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), which recognized

Moran’s position of excellence in global vision care and

Senator Paul’s desire to help those in need. “I enjoy working

with some of the best surgeons in the world,” Paul said. “They

are able to handle anything out in the field—even the most

difficult cases.”

Cap-Haïtien, Haiti August 2015

In May, Moran’s global outreach team traveled to Cap-

Haïtien, Haiti to restore sight to almost 200 locals in less

than one week. The city is home to over 800,000

individuals being served by only five ophthalmologists.

U.S. Senator and ophthalmologist, Dr. Rand Paul, joined

the team for his second mission with Moran. Not only did

the team provide quality eye care, but they also worked

side-by-side with the local medical staff to provide

ophthalmic training and teaching.

Senator Rand Paul, MD (L), performs sight-restoring surgeries.

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Eye Care in Cap-Haïtien

The region surrounding Cap-Haïtien is home to almost one

million citizens with very limited access to medical

professionals. This makes it extremely difficult for

residents to even get basic vision care. That fact, plus the

expense of cataract surgery in a country where the average

wage is just over $2 a day, means that many of the patients

would have faced a lifetime of blindness if not for the

Moran team. To complete almost 200 surgeries, the team

put in long days moving patients in and out of the operating

room in a perfectly timed surgical ballet.

During this Haiti Outreach Medical Eye Camp, Moran

partnered with VPC, where all the surgeries were

performed. VPC was chosen based on its model of care that

uses the fees from patients who can pay in a private clinic

to fund the treatment of low-income patients in their social

clinic. “They’ve really been able to operate a sustainable

model of eye care,” said Chaya. “They’re able to meet the

needs of people at all economic levels and serve as an

example to others.”

Cap-Haïtian, Haiti August 2015

Changing Lives

Pierre Jermone - “This is the day,” Pierre said as the

bandages were removed from his eye. For more than a year,

he had dreamed of the day he would see again, walk

unassisted again, and go back to working again as a

gardener. He has missed his independence and his time

alone among the trees and plants. His sister and niece have

cared for him since he was blinded by cataracts more than a

year ago. His niece, Mary, says that since he lost his eye

sight, Pierre sits in a corner of the house, talking to himself

all day. Pierre was one of 12 people brought to the clinic for

surgery by Association of the Blind in Grison Garde, a town

40 miles outside of Cap-Haïtien.

Rosemary - Rosemary says if it were not for the Moran Eye

Center, she would still be blind. After losing her sight to

cataracts, she went to several doctors looking for help—and

only found treatments she could not afford. She was already

living hand to mouth, working as a cook in order to provide

for herself and her five children. Once she went blind, that

money dried up because she could no longer see the food.

Now, she says she is ready to get back into the kitchen.

Patients from throughout Cap-Haïtien await care from Moran Eye Center surgeons.

Being able to see again will not only change 85-year-old

Marguerite’s life, but the lives of her grandchildren as well.

Several of them had to quit school to run her small store when

she could no longer run it due to her blindness. Now, she says

they can return to classes. Marguerite takes care of 12

grandchildren in all, and says she can’t wait to get back to

her store. She has worked there since 1978 when she was

widowed and had to find a way to support her family. Not

being able to work due to her vision loss has been devastating

for her; she says she does not like to rely on others.

Patients lined up for surgery.

Israel - A stray bottle cap stole Israel’s sight. It caused an

injury that led to a cataract that made it impossible for him

to continue his work as a mechanic. Although it’s only been

a few months, it has been hard on his family. He and his wife

have six children, and he is the sole breadwinner. Now, he

says, God has granted his prayers by sending the Moran team

to Cap-Haïtien to restore his sight by removing his cataract.

Training Locals

Since early 2013, Dr. Craig Chaya has been leading teams

from the Moran to perform outreach work and provide

medical training at VPC. During a previous trip, VPC’s Dr.

Luc-Dupuy learned how to perform corneal transplants

under the direction of Dr. Michael Feilmeier, a former Moran

fellow. Together, they performed the first corneal transplants

in the northern region of Haiti. On a mission in early 2015,

Dr. Chaya and his team visited VPC to continue Dr. Luc-

Dupuy’s corneal training, as well as to provide an array of

glaucoma education. During this August 2015 mission,

Moran physicians and medical technicians worked with

VPC’s entire staff, including Drs. Lucien, Luc-Dupuy, and

Roney, to further improve their ophthalmic operating skills.

Future Plans

The Moran global outreach team will return to VPC in Cap-

Haïtien on a yearly basis for many years to come. The focus of

future trips includes eradicating curable blindness,

transferring surgical skills from Moran physicians to VPC

medical staff, recruiting more physicians to assist with care

and training at VPC, and creating an ophthalmology

residency and fellowship program for Haïtien medical

students. Additionally, the Moran team will work to secure

corneal tissue for VPC so that Dr. Luc-Dupuy and his

colleagues can continue to provide corneal care for the

country.

Cap-Haïtian, Haiti August 2015

Thanks to the Moran team, Israel can now return to work and provide for his family.