Hawaiian Eye Foundation Outreach Programs

Hawaiian Eye Foundation outreach programs include training scholarships, equipment and supply donations, and research projects benefiting unserved and underserved people of the Pacific.

Following is a partial list of our current and ongoing outreach programs.

Vietnamese Ophthalmologist Training Scholarships - 2009

Dr. Pham Nhu Vinh Tuyen, an ophthalmologist at Hue Central Hospital in Viet Nam who co-chairs the Imperial City Eye Meeting with Hawaiian Eye Foundation President Dr. John Corboy, was among three Vietnamese ophthalmologists who received grants from Hawaiian Eye Foundation to attend the 2009 Royal Hawaiian Eye Meeting.

Hawaiian Eye Foundation also arranged for Dr. Tuyen to travel to the U.S. in summer 2009 for four weeks of one-on-one training with three different private practice ophthalmologists on our Scientific Advisory Board.

Watch news video of Dr. Tuyen’s summer training program.

Please make a donation to help continue such programs in support of Pacific eye care practitioners » donation

Pacific Vision Outreach Equipment Project - 2009

Hawaiian Eye Foundation received a $75,000 grant from The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to conduct a Pacific Vision Outreach Equipment Project in partnership with the University of Hawaii School of Medicine Ophthalmology Interest Group.

This project will purchase and make available portable ophthalmic equipment for use in providing eye care outreach services for unserved and underserved populations in Hawaii and elsewhere in the Pacific.

Science Fair - Hawaii

Since 1980, Dr. John Corboy and other Foundation ophthalmic surgeons have mentored Hawai’i students from grade 7 to 12 who enter science projects in the annual Hawai’i State Science and Engineering Fair, sponsored by the Hawai’i Academy of Science.

Foundation surgeons judge entries at the fair, and our Foundation provides cash prizes to students and their teachers for outstanding projects relating to eyes or vision.

Help encourage Hawai’i student careers in science by making a » donation for science fair prizes.

SeniorNet - Hawaii

In 1988, the Hawaiian Eye Foundation began SeniorNet in Hawai’i by providing a grant to Honolulu Community College (HCC) in support of computers for training seniors.

Initially conceived as assistance for low-vision elderly patients, our grant helped provide the Emeritus College of HCC with a computer lab to use in training all seniors.

Dr. Corboy recently was honored by the College on the 20th Anniversary of SeniorNet, celebrating the Foundation’s initial grant to the program which has now trained thousands of seniors in use of computers for e-mailing, web searching, video conferencing, and other projects.