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Matching Grant # 61340 - Rotary District 3020 - India 
Retina Surgery Equipment  Project

This matching grant project was organized to fund the purchase of a "green" laser and other pieces of equipment for the Rotary Netra Eye Hospital in Saripalli via Pendurthy.

This new equipment would allow for excellent treatment of patients losing their eyesight due to diabetic retinopathy and other condition.

This eye hospital is already providing free surgeries to thousands of patients each year, removing cataracts and placing new lenses.

The host sponsor club was the Rotary Club of Vizag Midtown, Andhra Pradesh, India, District 3020. The international partner club was the Rotary Club of Florissant, Missouri, USA D6060. Other funding partners included District 3020-India, Blindness Prevention Donor Advised Fund, D6060-Missouri, D6110-Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and D6510-Illinois.

This project also funded 12 diabetic retinopathy awareness camps throughout Rotary International District 3020.

Project status: Approved, project complete, waiting on final report.