5 Key Takeaways
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Trillium Vision Foundation aims to provide keratoplasty in El Salvador, addressing the lack of corneal tissue and surgical training.
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Dr. Shafer successfully transported 16 corneas from various U.S. eye banks to El Salvador for transplantation surgeries.
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The surgical team performed 16 full-thickness keratoplasty procedures in one day, training local surgeons in the process.
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Postoperative evaluations showed significant improvements, with many patients seeing for the first time after corneal blindness.
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Dr. Shafer plans to continue his involvement in global ophthalmology, finding the experience extraordinarily rewarding.
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