Wikivision

11/01/2025

During this year’s 2025 surgery cycle, WikiVision was glad to assist Richard E. A retired engineer, math tutor, and current student enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Richard noticed that his cataracts had caused a decline in his vision, preventing him from reading and using his computer while studying. Although he felt anxious before the surgery process, he was impressed with the results and, later, expressed his gratitude for our team, noting that the sky “looks blue instead of brown now.” Richard is excited to resume his passion for education and finance now that his eyesight has been restored!

09/24/2025

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09/14/2025

Yesterday, WikiVision held our 5th annual student fundraising concert. With thirteen student performers ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, coming from all across the island, it was a great success! We are so grateful to all the performers who came and volunteered their time, sharing talents from jazz improvisation, to hula, to harp. We also heard testimonies from two different patients from this past surgery cycle about what WikiVision and cataract surgery have meant to them. We are so thankful to ‘Iolani School for supporting us and allowing our use of their facilities, to everyone who attended, to all our volunteers, and to the donors who make our mission possible. We wouldn’t have the chance to make change in our community without all of you.

09/12/2025

WikiVision’s annual fundraising concert will be held from 1-3pm this Saturday, 9/13, in ‘Iolani School’s Seto Hall. Featuring student musicians from across the island, our concert is our primary fundraising event which allows us to continue our mission of providing free cataract surgery to those who cannot afford it. This year’s concert also sees the return of our raffle. We hope to see you there!

09/11/2025

This past weekend, WikiVision also held our annual post-op day! Ophthalmologists checked in with patients to see how they were doing post-surgery, and students conducted interviews to learn about their feelings throughout the process. Next up, our fundraising concert at ‘Iolani School’s Seto Hall, this Saturday at 1pm. We hope to see you there!

09/08/2025

WikiVision is thrilled to have hosted our 5th WikiVision Cataract Surgery Day! Helping restore the vision of nearly 60 patients so far this year, we are so grateful to everyone who has contributed to and supported our efforts. Across the ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, internist, nurses, surgical technicians, the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii, and Pacific Vision Institute of Hawaii, we are incredibly thankful for each and every person who has made our mission possible both this year and over the past five.

08/30/2025

This year, WikiVision’s 5th annual fundraising concert will be held on September 13th. Please come support student musicians and our mission of providing life-changing cataract surgery to community members who cannot otherwise afford it. We hope to see you there, in ‘Iolani School’s Seto Hall at 1pm!

08/20/2025

WikiVision’s recent Pre-Op Day was a success! We met with 30 patients for their surgery assessments, including measurements for their intraocular lenses. Our student team also spent time hearing each patient’s story and how vision loss has affected their lives. Now, we’re looking ahead with excitement to restoring sight at our upcoming Surgery Day!

08/13/2025

The WikiVision team had such a wonderful time meeting people at our recent Screening Day, where we welcomed 30 new prospective patients! We can’t wait for our upcoming Pre-Operation Day, when we’ll meet with our patients again and get them ready for their life-changing surgeries!

06/27/2025

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06/17/2025

WikiVision is proud to present our fifth annual surgery day, which will be held on September 7th, 2025! In furthering our goal of providing free cataract surgery to uninsured and underinsured members of our community, we have begun our search process to find candidates for this year’s procedures. If you are, or someone you know is, affected by cataracts and might be eligible, please contact us to schedule an evaluation. We are so thankful to our team of surgeons, Dr. Vivien Tham, Dr. William Wong Jr., and Dr. Mai Tsukikawa. We are also endlessly grateful to the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii, as well as all of our donors. As we embark on the fifth year of our mission, we understand that none of this would be possible without the generous and continuous support of so many individuals. We look forward to another great year!

03/10/2025

Another patient WikiVision was fortunate enough to assist this year was Albert S. We were thrilled to help him in receiving his first cataract surgery. Naturally, he was quite nervous, but expressed his gratitude for the doctors, nurses, and team of people who all contributed their time and efforts, saying “Thanks to WikiVision, the entire process was comfortable.” Following his procedure, Albert looks forward to appreciating the little things in life. He’s now able to enjoy driving at night again, as well as spend more time outdoors, without worries about his vision holding him back!