MATT'S EYE CAMP

THE ALBINO POPULATION IN TANZANIA FACES EXTREME DISCRIMINATION FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE. THEY EVEN NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY WITH THE RISE OF BOUNTIES PLACED ON THEIR BODY PARTS BY LOCAL WITCH DOCTORS. SPECIFICALLY, ALBINISM BRINGS GREATER SUSCEPTIBILITY TO POOR VISION AND OTHER EYE DISEASE. MATT WAS THE PROJECT LEADER OF OUR EYE CAMP YESTERDAY WHERE WE SOUGHT TO AID THE ALBINO POPULATION AND OTHER IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN PROPER VISION CORRECTION.

WE TEAMED UP WITH THE ALBINO PEACEMAKERS TO COORDINATE WITH MEDICAL STAFF FROM KCMC MEDICAL CENTER IN MOSHI, TANZANIA, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EYE SCREENINGS. WE ALSO HELPED TO BRING DONATED GLASSES FROM DR. BRANSON CALL FROM OUR HOME WARD. WE WORKED LONG AND HARD ALL DAY TO TREAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD, 73 TOTAL. TEN OF THESE INDIVIDUALS REQUIRE FURTHER HELP, AND WE ARE COORDINATING THEIR TREATMENT AND SURGERIES FOR NEXT WEEK!

MANY TIMES I HELD BACK TEARS AS I SAW TRUE AND GENUINE SMILES FROM FACES WHOSE EYES COULD FINALLY SEE. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS TRULY TOUCHED BOTH OF US. IT EXCITES ME TO THINK THAT MANY MORE PROJECTS LIKE THESE AWAIT US WITH MATT'S FUTURE MEDICAL CAREER!!!!