Free Lasik Surgeries For Physically Challenged
If you are a quadriplegic and you need glasses, a new foundation may be able to get you Lasik for free, according to NBC4's Dr. Bruce Hensel.
Quadriplegia is caused by injury or disease affecting the spinal cord at the neck level. It is a symptom in which a human experiences partial or complete paralysis from the neck down.
It may seem like a little thing for someone who's confined to a wheelchair. But getting rid of glasses may help give back some of the freedom they've lost.
Things we take for granted are difficult for them. If a quadriplegic wakes up he or she can't see. You have to wake up your caregiver or lie in a fog," said Maloney. The solution, Hensel said, struck Maloney during a fishing trip. It was to offer some people the surgery for free. Maloney and his partner formed Focus for Independence. Almost every ophthalmologist he asked joined to provide a nationwide guarantee.
If you're quadriplegic, they will try to find you a surgeon who works within one hour of your home to do this for free.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Focus on Independence Web site
1-877-999-eyes
Filed under Eye Treatment, Lasik Eye Surgery
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