Southern Eye Institute
Medical mission team for Serabu, Sierra Leone. Eye Clinic opened in 2006 by Dr. Cathy Schanzer and T
Twice a year, thousands of people from South Africa, some of them walking for days will journey to the village of Serabu with the hopes of gaining the precious gift of sight. Some of those who make the journey have been blind since birth. Southern Eye Institute is a 501 c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
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August 18, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update | Serabu August 18, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update by Tom Lewis | Aug 19, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates | 0 comments Last week we visited Boldt Castle, located in a magnificent area known as 1000 Islands, just a few hours north of us, where the St Lawrence River flows into Lake Ontario. Its beauty has inspired lo...
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Cathy Schanzer Update August 4, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update August 4, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Aug 4, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates | 0 comments Love Cathy was diagnosed with glioblastoma seventeen months ago. Her courage seems endless despite the building momentum of her glio-symptoms. Her steps are shorter and less certain. Her confusion is...
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July 21, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update | Serabu July 21, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update by Tom Lewis | Jul 21, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments We are home and getting back to our normal routine after our latest mission trip to Serabu, followed by a checkup visit at Duke Cancer Center. Our Serabu experience was bitt...
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Dr Schanzer Award in Sierra Leone 070724 | Serabu Dr Schanzer Award in Sierra Leone 070724 by Tom Lewis | Jul 7, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments June 29, 2024. Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr. Cathy Schanzer presented “Unusual Patient Pathology at Southern Eye Clinic” to medical students and faculty of Connaught M...
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Summer 2024 Mission Update | Serabu Summer 2024 Mission Update by Tom Lewis | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Week 1 124 eye surgeries Patient load very heavy Dr Cathy and her Serabu Team Special prayers for Dr Cathy in the Mosque Dr Cathy and Chief Imam Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.....
Today, celebrating our 45th Wedding Anniversary, Sacred Heart Catholic Church offered a special blessing during Mass and a surprise cake-celebration after Mass.
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2024 Summer Mission Trip Update 061624 | Serabu 2024 Summer Mission Trip Update 061624 by Tom Lewis | Jun 16, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments The three volunteers (Shannon, Zachary and Anish) spent this week teaching in the village schools, attended a teacher training conference and a vision education course on presbyopia. Next week they will b...
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June 2, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update Return to Serabu | Serabu June 2, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update Return to Serabu by Tom Lewis | Jun 3, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments June 2, 2024Cathy Schanzer UpdateReturn to Serabu by Tom Lewis The last couple of weeks have included a mission presentation to our friends at a local Presbyt...
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May 19, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update Three Candles | Serabu May 19, 2024 Cathy Schanzer Update Three Candles by Tom Lewis | May 19, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments Three Candles Three weeks ago, we lit a candle in front of a statue of Mother Mary holding Baby Jesus, to offer our prayers of thanksgiving and appreciation for the opportunit...
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May 16, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update | Serabu May 16, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update by Tom Lewis | May 16, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments Pilgrimage to Lourdes in Three Parts May 1-8, 2024 Part 3 of 3: Our favorite joy of Lourdes are its people, beginning with Mother Mary and Bernadette and all their skeptics t...
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May 14, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update Part 2 | Serabu May 14, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update Part 2 by Tom Lewis | May 14, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Uncategorized | 0 comments Pilgrimage to Lourdes in Three PartsMay 1-8, 2024Part 2 of 3: All Receive Healing Cathy slept during most of our chartered flight to Lourdes. Her status had changed fr...
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May 12, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update | Serabu May 12, 2023 Cathy Schanzer Update by Tom Lewis | May 12, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments Part 1 of 3: An Uncertain Beginning May 1st 6 AM. Our flight to Lourdes France departs in 13 hours, but Cathy is having severe head pain – a 10 out of 10. She cannot walk, she is slurr...
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Cathy Schanzer Update April 21, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update April 21, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Apr 21, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Merchandise | 0 comments Cathy’s Good News Cathy returned to Duke Cancer Center this week to document another stable MRI and another good checkup. That makes thirteen months since her diagnosis, wi...
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Cathy Schanzer Update April 14, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update April 14, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Apr 14, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Duke of Schanzer Cathy is feeling good today. On Tuesday we will begin our next trek to Duke Brain Cancer Center for another MRI and progress report. Everything seems the same: occasional headaches, nausea,...
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Cathy Schanzer Update April 7, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update April 7, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Apr 7, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates | 0 comments The Day B-4 Eclipse ‘24 Cathy held up well during this busy week in Texas. Family visits in San Antonio (where we married on 6/16/79), Corpus Christi, Houston and Dallas were punctuated with mission...
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Cathy Schanzer Update 3/31 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update 3/31 by Tom Lewis | Apr 1, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments Holy Week 2024 has been shared with family, friends and love. In San Antonio we attended Holy Thursday Mass at the Lourdes Grotto with Cathy’s sister Barbara and Serabu alumnus Kathy O’Connell (...
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Local High School Student To Serve In Africa | Serabu Local High School Student To Serve In Africa by Tom Lewis | Mar 30, 2024 | blog, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments Local High School Student To Serve In Africa SEI Awards Summer Mission Scholarship to Shannon Craig SAYRE, PA Dr. Cathy Schanzer, Guthrie Ophthalmologist and Medical Director of Sou...
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Cathy Schanzer Update March 24, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update March 24, 2024 by bkwatson | Mar 24, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments We are driving home from Pittsburg today. We enjoyed a weekend visit with our friends, Isabella and Doug. Last night we witnessed a little March Madness at the PPG Arena (picture), watchin...
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Cathy Schanzer Update March 17, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update March 17, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Mar 17, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments Macy’s Parade This week, Cathy surpassed the one-year anniversary of her glio-diagnosis. Each day that we are together is such a blessing. Her daily chemotherapy and twice-a-week physic...
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Cathy Schanzer Update March 10, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update March 10, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Mar 11, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments The Story of 3:13, 3:15, and 3:16 This week, Cathy will observe that it has been one year since her cancer surgery (3-13-23) and one year since her glioblastoma diagnosis (3-15-23). Stati...
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Cathy Schanzer Update March 3, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update March 3, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Mar 3, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education | 0 comments Cathy’s Doctor team is attending to other needs as she continues her chemo treatments and related side effects, for a few more months. Last week a physical therapist began to assess her b...
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Cathy Schanzer Update February 25, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update February 25, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Feb 25, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates | 0 comments Cathy was concerned that her hearing had declined a bit in her right ear and she was right. A hearing test and examination this week discovered a damaged eustachian tube, most likely from the rad...
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Cathy Schanzer Update February 18, 2024 | Serabu Cathy Schanzer Update February 18, 2024 by Tom Lewis | Feb 18, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips | 0 comments We woke up yesterday to a few inches of fresh snow, having returned the night before from the Duke Cancer Center. Cathy had another stable MRI and her Doctors’ encoura...
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2024 January Mission Pics – Southern Eye Institute 2024 January Mission Pics by bkwatson | Feb 11, 2024 | News & Updates Women doctors rule Southern Eye Clinic Dr Sarah, Dr Cathy & Dr Anna Wedding of Victor and Josephine Tim Ravy Three daily prayer partners The Red Team Sundown Sportsday Rae 1 Sportsday Race 2 Sports field sign Serving food Mosque P...
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January 28 2024 Mission Pictures and a Video update – Southern Eye Institute January 28 2024 Mission Pictures and a Video update by bkwatson | Feb 4, 2024 | News & Updates, SEI News Women doctors rule Southern Eye Clinic Dr Sarah, Dr Cathy & Dr Anna This child had bilateral cataract surgery on the last trip in June and now only needs readers Bridge collapsed so we took a mak...
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January 18 2024 Mission Pictures and a Video update – Southern Eye Institute January 18 2024 Mission Pictures and a Video update by bkwatson | Jan 18, 2024 | News & Updates Some pictures Dr Sarah Amanullah posed on the Wils Eye Global account. The container arrives! Brimah Jalloh and siblings
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January 13 2024 Mission Video and Picture update – Southern Eye Institute January 13 2024 Mission Video and Picture update by bkwatson | Jan 13, 2024 | News & Updates, SEI News Dr Cath and Dr Sarah recieves birthday blessings January 7th and 8th Busy surgery schedule for Dr John, Dr Sarah and Dr Cathy
Dr Cath and Dr Sarah recieves birthday blessings January 7th and 8th Busy surgery schedule for Dr John, Dr Sarah and Dr Cathy...
January 13 2024 Mission Video and Picture update | Southern Eye Institute January 13 2024 Mission Video and Picture update by bkwatson | Jan 13, 2024 | News & Updates, SEI News Dr Cath and Dr Sarah recieves birthday blessings January 7th and 8th Busy surgery schedule for Dr John, Dr Sarah and Dr Cathy Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to shar...
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Twice a year, thousands of people from South Africa, some of them walking for days will journey to the village of Serabu with the hopes of gaining the precious gift of sight. Some of those who make the journey have been blind since birth.
Southern Eye Institute is a 501 c3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
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