This is 19 year old Diana. She was born with a malformed left eye. 8 years ago her parents were able to get her an "off the shelf" prosthetic eye which neither fit nor matched her other eye. She spent the last few years wearing her hair over her eye so no one would notice or make fun of her.
Diana's mother reached out to HKIE and Dra. Mariela Siguencia of Hospital del Rio fashioned a prosthetic eye to fit and match. As you can tell she looks great and this was HKIE's Christmas gift to her.
In a few months she may need Dr. Pablo to perform minor surgery on her eye lid due to the improper fitting of her previous prosthetic. Needless to say, Diana is thrilled.
Also shown is Vicki, who in addition to poor vision, has a severe allegy in one eye, further impairing her vision. With medication it has improved and Dra. Naty Torres of Exilaser won't need to see her for another 6 months.
These gifts to these children would not be possible without the support of our donors. Thanks!
Diana's mother reached out to HKIE and Dra. Mariela Siguencia of Hospital del Rio fashioned a prosthetic eye to fit and match. As you can tell she looks great and this was HKIE's Christmas gift to her.
In a few months she may need Dr. Pablo to perform minor surgery on her eye lid due to the improper fitting of her previous prosthetic. Needless to say, Diana is thrilled.
Also shown is Vicki, who in addition to poor vision, has a severe allegy in one eye, further impairing her vision. With medication it has improved and Dra. Naty Torres of Exilaser won't need to see her for another 6 months.
These gifts to these children would not be possible without the support of our donors. Thanks!
