Images Magazine Spring 2013 - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

extracted tooth, which is then implanted under the patient’s skin to create a biointegrated unit thebody will accept.Like many Bascom Palmer patients through the years, Thornton was thrilled to regain her vision.Within a few months following her surgery, her vision was 20/30 with glasses for distance and 20/25with glasses for near vision. “I’m so thankful that the doctors at Bascom Palmer never gave up onme,” she said. “They kept searching for an answer and they found one. This truly is a miracle.”Outreach Around the WorldBascom Palmer’s outreach extends far beyond South Florida to Asia, Africa, Europe, and LatinAmerica. Faculty members volunteer to serve on numerous medical missions around the world;medical residents also participate in missions through a medical service elective added to theireducational curriculum; and free vision screenings are conducted throughout South Florida.Bascom Palmer’s Vision Van program also improves access to care for indigent, underserved anduninsured populations who are at risk for eye disease, at no cost. The results include the promotionof proper eye care and the provision of treatment for various conditions some of which, if leftuntreated, could lead to blindness.202010Haiti reliefIn January, Bascom Palmer medical teamstravel to Haiti, providing free eye care tovictims of the devastating earthquake.2011 FactsNumber of patients244,000Surgical procedures12,000