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An ophthalmologist has been trained and can now treat children with retinopathy in his region!

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Charitable foundation · Moscow region

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The issue of treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in the regions is still unresolved. Because of this a huge number of children do not have time to get the necessary treatment, because not always the family has the money or the opportunity to travel to a major city to get the necessary treatment.

We had an idea to train an ophthalmologist after a mother who applied to our foundation for a consultation; her children had not managed to get to Moscow and by the time they arrived, their retina detachment had already begun.

With your help we have closed the collection and now children born in the Republic of Dagestan can be treated here, without losing time and expensive flights. We also were able to use the collected money for an extra practical training and the first inhibitor treatment at the Perinatal Centre in Makhachkala by the leading ophthalmologist in Moscow.

Thank you for giving premature babies the opportunity to receive timely care in your region!

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About the campaign

A doctor needs to be trained to treat the vision of premature babies in their hospital!

Many children born prematurely are at risk of retinal detachment due to retinopathy of prematurity

Recently a mother of premature twins from Makhachkala came to our Foundation for consultation. At the local hospital they were timely diagnosed with the disease, but by the time the little patients arrived in Moscow for treatment under OMC, both children had already detached their retinas. Now the vision in one eye of each of them is almost lost, and there is a question of surgery.

This mother chose not to give her name. But their story is typical, and there are dozens of such cases every year in Dagestan. In addition to the risk of vision loss due to lost time, the road and accommodation in Moscow is often a heavy burden on the family's budget. Often they decide to postpone or cancel the trip altogether.

The current fundraising will enable one ophthalmologist to be trained in all methods of treating retinopathy of prematurity, so that children born in Dagestan can be treated locally - without losing time and costly flights.

We are also purchasing a minimum supply of medicine for the first emergency patients

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