Organizations Filed Purposes:
OPERATION SIGHT IS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL TO RESTORE VISION AND IMPROVE LIVES OF QUALIFIED, UNINSURED SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM CATARACTS OR URGENT, SIGHT-THREATENING RETINAL DISORDERS REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION.
TO RESTORE THE VISION AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF QUALIFIED, UNINSURED SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM CATARACTS OR URGENT, SIGHT-THREATENING RETINAL DISORDERS REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION, BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY CARE TO TREAT THESE MEDICAL CONDITIONS AT NO COST TO THESE INDIVIDUALS.
OPERATION SIGHT'S GOAL IS TO AID LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PERSONS WITH OPERABLE CATARACTS BY ELIMINATING THE DISPARITY THAT COMES WHEN PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS IS A PRODUCT OF POVERTY. RESTORING A PARTICIPANT'S VISION AND ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE WILL HAVE A DIRECT COMMUNITY IMPACT, AS CATARACT PATIENTS CAN RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE, INCREASE TAX REVENUE, DECREASE THEIR NEED FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND PROVIDE STABILIZATION OF THEIR FAMILY STRUCTURES. IN ITS FISCAL YEAR 2020, OPERATION SIGHT PERFORMED 75 CATARACT SURGERIES. THANKS TO IN-KIND DONATIONS FROM ALCON, OPERATION SIGHT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED ALL OF THE PHARMACEUTICALS NECESSARY TO PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE FOR FREE.
IN 2015, OPERATION SIGHT BEGAN PROVIDING FREE SURGERY FOR URGENT, SIGHT THREATENING RETINAL DISORDERS REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION. IN ITS FISCAL YEAR 2019, OPERATION SIGHT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED 12 RETINAL SURGERIES AND IN ITS MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR 2020, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED 7 RETINA SURGERIES.
OPERATION SIGHT NOT ONLY PARTNERS WITH THE VOLUNTEER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS WHO PROVIDE SURGERY, BUT ALSO WITH VOLUNTEER OPTOMETRISTS AND FREE MEDICAL CLINICS. THESE EYECARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE FREE EYE EXAMS TO POTENTIAL OPERATION SIGHT PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS POST-OPERATIVE EXAMS, CARE, AND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR GLASSES. REFERRALS FOR FREE OR LOW-COST PRESCRIPTION GLASSES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OPERATION SIGHT PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Solomon | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| James Hill | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Radin | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Francisco Folgar | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Thalheimer | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Loren Ziff | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Hoelle | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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