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Catrina
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Thu Dec-22-05 04:29 PM
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| 121. There is an organization here, 'Orbis' |
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which sends a plane around the world to third world countries to treat poor people with eye problems.
I'm not sure if they also treat Americans though. Most people ASSUME that in the richest country in the world, no one needs to get help with medical care.
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As a nonprofit organization, ORBIS exists to eliminate blindness and ... ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital programs save sight and transfer ophthalmic skills around ...
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I know they have an office in NYC and in other parts of the US also. It might be worth calling them ~
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