Why personalEYES?

In the Community

Dr Kerrie Meades' expertise in refractive surgery is internationally recognised. This international recognition extends to third world countries where Dr Meades generously donates her time and skills in performing eye surgery for those in need.

Dr Kerrie Meades has participated and lead teams into three provinces of China with the mission of reducing the number of Chinese nationals who are legally blind from cataract.

On average only 300 cataracts are performed a year in some provinces, due to the lack of doctors and funding available to perform the surgery.

In 2003 The Australian Council for the Promotion of Peaceful reunification of China organised a medical team consisting of Cataract Surgeons, Anesthetist, Nurses and Orthoptists that traveled from Australia to Tibet to perform cataract surgery on locals who would otherwise not be able to afford it. Thus “eyes on Tibet” was launched.

In 2004 “eyes on Sichuan” again gave sight to hundreds of locals, who would have had to wait many of years to have cataract surgery.

2005 was the 3rd trip for Dr Meades and the leader of the medical team to Yunnan for “eyes on Tibet Yunnan”.

On all three trips, all of the Australian medical team donated their own time and expertise to help a community in need.

Vietnam - In 2003 Dr Meades was invited by Alcon Australia to travel to Vietnam to help install and instruct local Ophthalmologist’s on Lasik Refractive Surgery.