08/19/2025
Riobamba, Ecuador 🇪🇨 July 2025 ~ Yesterday was Non-Profit Day, and this past weekend the Global Ophthalmology Summit in Chicago. We would be remiss to not take this opportunity to thank the numerous Non-Profits and NGO’s that supported through funding or logistics our recent Ophthalmology 👁️ surgical & teaching mission trip to the Chimborazo province of central Ecuador - bringing strabismus (ocular alignment surgery) and oculofacial plastics (eyelid, tear duct, periocular and facial reconstruction) to sustainably improve access to care for indigenous populations in the Andes. Huge thank you to the Partners for Andean Community Health, FIBUSPAM Foundation, AMB Foundation, ASOPRS Foundation, Dox Foundation, Making a Difference Foundation, SEE International, and Americares - all for the generous and timely support to make this endeavor possible. This was our 4th trip to Riobamba since 2019, each year has seen continued gains for the mission program and its reach, and I look forward to its growth in the years ahead. Global Ophthalmology is a collaboration made possible with Foundation and NGO support - along with individual donors and industry that partner with us directly - so thank you! We are grateful to continue this work and shepherd these goals forward - our new team: Dr. Lakshmi Swamy (Pediatric Ophthalmology), Dr. Caroline Chung (ASOPRS Fellow), Suki Tanaka CRNA, our student volunteers, and our incredible host team of doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers at Hospital FIBUSPAM. Gracias y nos vemos proximo año 🙏🏼 - more photos to follow soon from our mission week.