Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Charitable health care
[Karen Shideler, "Doctors offer free cataract surgeries," The Wichita Eagle, 21 September 2004.]
Kansas Health has included information on the charitable efforts of dentists in the past, and now there is an opportunity for those in need of eye care to receive assistance as well:
Low-income Kansans who need cataract surgery and Kansans 65 and older who need any kind of eye care may be eligible for two programs designed to help.
Four Wichita ophthalmologists and their support staffs hope to perform 50 to 70 free cataract surgeries Nov. 6 for people in need. They're seeking patients for the program.
EyeCare America's Senior EyeCare Program is making available eye exams and treatment for up to a year for those 65 and older who don't have an ophthalmologist and haven't seen one for three years or longer.
Kansas has 66 ophthalmologists in the Senior EyeCare Program. They have agreed to accept Medicare or other insurance as payment in full, so the patient has no out-of-pocket expenses. To check on eligibility for a referral, call (800) 222-3937.
The cataract program, called Gift of Sight, is a new one, organized by Team Vision Surgery Centers and Grene Vision Group.
Judy Brown, a nurse who is administrative director for Team Vision, said more and more people who are uninsured or facing financial hardships need cataract surgery.
Surgeons Michael Bolt, Dasa Gangadhar, Mark Wellemeyer and Terria Winn will perform the surgeries. Patients who don't already have an optometrist will be referred to one from Grene Vision Group for free follow-up care and glasses.
Brown hopes participants will be referred by their optometrists or physicians, but they're also welcome to call if they've been told they have a cataract. The number is 681-2020.
Potential candidates will be asked to submit a hardship form and will be evaluated in the surgeons' offices.
Team Vision Surgery Centers, 6100 E. Central, is 60 percent owned by Via Christi Health Systems and 40 percent owned by Grene Vision Group doctors.
For more information about EyeCare America's Senior EyeCare Program, which helps those 65 and older, call (800) 222-3937.
For more information about Gift of Sight, which provides cataract surgery and follow-up care, call 681-2020.
[Also, see the archived entry, "Charity organizations work to address dental care needs," 12 July 2004.]
[Karen Shideler, "Doctors offer free cataract surgeries," The Wichita Eagle, 21 September 2004.]
Kansas Health has included information on the charitable efforts of dentists in the past, and now there is an opportunity for those in need of eye care to receive assistance as well:
Low-income Kansans who need cataract surgery and Kansans 65 and older who need any kind of eye care may be eligible for two programs designed to help.
Four Wichita ophthalmologists and their support staffs hope to perform 50 to 70 free cataract surgeries Nov. 6 for people in need. They're seeking patients for the program.
EyeCare America's Senior EyeCare Program is making available eye exams and treatment for up to a year for those 65 and older who don't have an ophthalmologist and haven't seen one for three years or longer.
Kansas has 66 ophthalmologists in the Senior EyeCare Program. They have agreed to accept Medicare or other insurance as payment in full, so the patient has no out-of-pocket expenses. To check on eligibility for a referral, call (800) 222-3937.
The cataract program, called Gift of Sight, is a new one, organized by Team Vision Surgery Centers and Grene Vision Group.
Judy Brown, a nurse who is administrative director for Team Vision, said more and more people who are uninsured or facing financial hardships need cataract surgery.
Surgeons Michael Bolt, Dasa Gangadhar, Mark Wellemeyer and Terria Winn will perform the surgeries. Patients who don't already have an optometrist will be referred to one from Grene Vision Group for free follow-up care and glasses.
Brown hopes participants will be referred by their optometrists or physicians, but they're also welcome to call if they've been told they have a cataract. The number is 681-2020.
Potential candidates will be asked to submit a hardship form and will be evaluated in the surgeons' offices.
Team Vision Surgery Centers, 6100 E. Central, is 60 percent owned by Via Christi Health Systems and 40 percent owned by Grene Vision Group doctors.
For more information about EyeCare America's Senior EyeCare Program, which helps those 65 and older, call (800) 222-3937.
For more information about Gift of Sight, which provides cataract surgery and follow-up care, call 681-2020.
[Also, see the archived entry, "Charity organizations work to address dental care needs," 12 July 2004.]
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