PERU
Cataract Surgeries
1985
| Challenge: | Get sight restoring surgery capability to communities in the remote Amazon headwaters |
| Partners: | See International / Amazon Task Force |
| Solution: | Designed a specialized River Rover hovercraft |
| Results: | Over 1,200 cataract surgeries performed deep in the jungle
Technology used to help fight malaria Reached extremely isolated communities |
PERU
Cataract Surgeries
1985
| Challenge: |
| Get sight restoring surgery capability to communities in the remote Amazon headwaters |
| Partners: |
| See International / Amazon Task Force |
| Solution: |
| Designed a specialized River Rover hovercraft |
| Results: |
| Over 1,200 cataract surgeries performed deep in the jungle
Technology used to help fight malaria Reached extremely isolated communities |
