22
Apr
Cataract Surgery Can Keep You Safer On The Road
Back to Blog As seen on KARE 11 News on 10/10/2018. A new study shows that Cataract Surgery leads to reduced risk of accidents on the road. Dr. Chu joins KARE 11 news to talk about these findings...
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22
Apr
Arlene’s New Outlook On Life After Cataract Surgery
View More Testimonials Cataract surgery is extremely common. In fact, the National Eye Institute determined that cataract removal is one of the most common procedures performed in the United States. If you are wondering if you may have cataracts, check out this blog post. This is...
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22
Apr
How Does Cataract Surgery Affect Your Vision?
Back to Blog Cataract surgery is a common and safe procedure that is used to address cloudy vision. If you experience vision deficiencies due to cataracts, this treatment may be right for you. As with any surgery, however, it is important to know all the details involved. Some...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – 2017
Back to Blog Dr. Chu and Chu Vision Foundation joined Hawaiian Eye Foundation (HEF) volunteer faculty again in 2017 when they returned to Yangon in Myanmar for an education-based mission trip. The goal of this mission trip was to continue to educate and train Burmese ophthalmolog...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – Tour of the Yangon Eye Hospital – Part 2
The tile floors, high ceilings, barred windows and whitewashed walls have the feeling of an asylum or hospital from an old movie set depicting a turn of the century dormitory. Up one level is the operating theater, pre-op and post-op areas. We notice right away that the pre-op a...
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22
Apr
Fiji – 2017
Chu Vision Foundation participated in their second mission trip in 2017 traveling to Fiji to help at Ba Vision Eye Center. While at Ba Vision Eye Center, Chu Vision Foundation was able to teach as well as provide hands-on patient care and perform sight-saving surgeries. When giv...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – Shared Vision
Creating a successful independent ophthalmology practice teaches you two things—believe in yourself and nobody goes it alone. These principles are built into the foundation of our Foundation, and guide our selection of those people and organizations who will do the most to help...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – Operating Room – Part 1
Back to BlogThe most exhilarating experience of our trip was the morning spent in the operating room suite of Yangon Eye Hospital. On the first day we had already seen the pre-op waiting area, with its screenless windows open to the courtyard, and sounds of birds filling the ai...
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22
Apr
Isaac’s Story
Isaac was one of many in need during the Chu Vision Foundation’s mission trip to Fiji. Isaac is a father of four, and a brand-new grandparent, but he has never seen his granddaughter as he was nearly completely blind from cataracts. Because of this, Isaac was unable to work to p...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – Tour of the Yangon Eye Hospital – Part 1
Myanmar has a system of combined private and government-run health care. The country’s total population is 60 million, with about two-thirds living in rural areas. Yangon is the capital city, with a population of just over 5 million. The YangonEyeHospital is 1 of only 4 teaching...
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22
Apr
Local Ophthalmologist Looks to Help Cure Blindness in Myanmar
Cataracts, a common and preventable condition in the United States, is the leading cause of blindness in countries like Myanmar. There are many problems with the eye care situation in Myanmar, stemming from the lack of ophthalmologists in the country to the lack of the technology...
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22
Apr
Myanmar – 2015
Dr. Chu and Chu Vision Foundation joined Hawaiian Eye Foundation (HEF) volunteer faculty in August 2015 traveling to the capital city of Yangon in Myanmar. While there, Dr. Chu performed surgery while instructing dozens of Burmese ophthalmologists and ophthalmology residents on...
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