Support for Peruvian clinic
CEPRECE Clinic[/caption]
Geuder are supporting the ophthalmic clinic CEPRECE in Cusco, Peru. “Today, up to 120 patients a day, often the poorest of the poor, are being examined and treated,†said a Geuder spokeswoman. “In September 2012, Dr Frilo Silva, the director of the clinic, was invited by Dr Berthold Seitz to Homburg/Saar for a three-week crash course in order to learn modern laser techniques, phacoemulsification and simpler vitrectomies under the guidance of the surgeons Anja and Arne Viestenz in the WetLab using various equipment systems,†she said. Geuder supported Dr Silva with a combined vitrectomy and phaco machine plus OR instruments, so that now even complicated ophthalmic surgeries can be performed in Cusco. “The joint vision is now to expand CEPRECE to become a training centre for Peruvian ophthalmologists in order to convey the necessary know-how for self-help,†said the Geuder spokeswoman.
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