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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 MARCH

May 4, 2023 0Reactions

JFF held a dedicated Eye Clinic and operating session at Headquarters for females in recognition of International Women’s Day. Six women blind with cataracts were operated to restore their sight.

NEWS Offshore Eye Programs

OFFSHORE EYE PROGRAM: BAJAWA, FLORES

May 4, 2023 0Reactions

Our team flew to Bajawa on the island of Flores in April to conduct an eye screening and operating program. Outcomes: 520 adults with eye problems were checked, and 120 received sight-restoring operations. Our thanks to donors, Tom Miller and the Flores Village Group, who supported this program.

Bali Village Eye Programs NEWS

BALI EYE PROGRAMS

May 4, 2023 0Reactions

During March and April our team conducted 18 village eye programs, 19 eye clinics and 9 operating sessions at Headquarters, resulting in 124 blind people being restored to sight. Thank you to the following donors who supported these programs: Robert Rosen Photography Exhibition, Rotary Club of Seymour, Stephen & Heather Williams, Eagleton Family Trust, Conor, Jacki &…

NEWS Prosthetic Eye Programs

PROSTHETIC EYES

May 4, 2023 0Reactions

Seven people received a prosthetic eye in March and April - 2 males and 5 females - all custom-made by JFF’s ocularist.

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HIGHLIGHTS

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

Over this two-month period the team conducted an offshore screening and operating program in East Java, continued with village eye programs in Bali, as well as the regular eye clinics and operating sessions at Headquarters. Three children who were blind with cataracts underwent cataract surgery, and we appointed a new refractionist/optometrist. We also welcomed two ophthalmic nurses…

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CHILDREN’S CATARACT SURGERIES

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

Three children, aged from 2-6 years old, underwent cataract surgery at the Puri Raharja Hospital in Denpasar in February. All were identified as cataract blind during a village eye screening in North Bali.

JFF Office NEWS

NEW OPTOMETRIST

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

In late January we welcomed a new staff member - refractionist/optometrist, Made Nandita Dwiyani (Dita) to work with our team. As a newly-graduated refractionist, Dita is very keen to work with JFF, not only to gain experience but also to be able to travel to isolated and remote villages, and to be able to assist those in…

JFF Office NEWS

VISIT BY LIONS EYE INSTITUTE NURSES

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

In February two senior nurses from the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Ms Maureen Gilpin, Head of LEI Theatre, and Ms Johanna Du Plooy, Head of Infection Control. The two nurses spent three days with our team, overseeing the preparation, clinical and surgical sessions. From their observations, they will provide a report on how we can…

NEWS Offshore Eye Programs

OFFSHORE EYE PROGRAM: JEMBER, EAST JAVA

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

Outcomes from this program: 840 adults with eye problems checked 266 school children screened for eye problems 529 received glasses to correct their vision 237 were treated for eye infections 197 received sight-restoring operations 29 received custom-made and fitted prosthetic eyes Our thanks to Nine Links Foundation and the Reliable…

Bali Village Eye Programs NEWS

BALI EYE PROGRAMS

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

During January and February our team conducted 12 village eye programs, 4 eye clinics and 6 operating sessions at Headquarters, resulting in 557 blind people being restored to sight. Thank you to the following donors who supported these programs: Wendy Gardner, Brown Family Foundation, Yin Chiem Fang, Robert Izett, Robert Kempton Family, Susan Falkiner, Phil Andrew, Ted Samson, Simon Pethick,…

NEWS Prosthetic Eye Programs

PROSTHETIC EYES

March 9, 2023 0Reactions

A total of 33 people received a prosthetic eye in January and February, 15 males and 18 females, all custom-made by JFF’s ocularist. Twenty-nine of the patients were fitted with their artificial eye in the offshore eye program in Jember in January, the remainder in Bali.

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HIGHLIGHTS : 2022 IMPACT

January 17, 2023 0Reactions

Over this two-month period the team conducted three offshore screening and operating programs – two in East Java and one in Central Java – as well as continuing a busy Bali village program for our team, all of which resulted in 1,944blind people being restored to sight.

NEWS Offshore Eye Programs

OFFSHORE EYE PROGRAMS: BANYUWANGI, PROBOLINGGO, SALATIGA

January 17, 2023 0Reactions

Outcomes from the three offshore programs: 6031 people with eye problems checked 3688 received glasses to correct their vision 2182 were treated for eye infections 553 received sight-restoring operations 37 received custom-made and fitted prosthetic eyes Many thanks to Nine Links Foundation, Bowen Foundation, Feel Good Designs, and Geoff & Nola…

Bali Village Eye Programs NEWS

BALI VILLAGE EYE PROGRAMS

January 17, 2023 0Reactions

During November and December our team conducted 8 village eye programs, 6 clinics and 6 operating sessions at Headquarters, resulting in 557 blind people being restored to sight. Thank you to the following donors who supported these programs: Captain James Cook Foundation, B1G1 Giving for Good, Bernard Cresswell, Majid Mohammad Sadagh, Eyecare Network, Brown Family Foundation, Mark Fimeri, Darshan Chavan,…

NEWS Prosthetic Eye Programs

PROSTHETIC EYES

January 17, 2023 0Reactions

A total of 40 people received a prosthetic eye in November and December, custom-made by JFF’s ocularist. Thirty-seven of these were fitted with their artificial eye in the offshore eye programs in Java in September, the remainder in Bali. This program was supported by the Inner Wheel Clubs in Clarence and Burnie, Tasmania.

JFF Office NEWS

END-OF-YEAR STAFF ACTIVITIES

January 17, 2023 0Reactions

The Bali staff held three days of activities at the end of December, including a futsal (indoor soccer) competition, a karaoke-singing competition and jogging together.

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HIGHLIGHTS

November 2, 2022 0Reactions

The highlight for this two-month period was performing cataract operations on 15 blind children in the central highlands of Flores, NTT. This followed the August offshore eye program in the same location when six children were operated. Donors supporting this program were the Brown Family Foundation and Andrew Eagleton. Other eye programs, during which 7,977 people with…

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