Sunday, January 31, 2010



This patient here has Pterygium....growth over the eye or eyes that is cause by sun and wind over exposure......

about 40% or more of the recepients we see here at clinic has Pterygium.....

thats why it's so important to have sun protection...Polarized sunglasses are they way to go!!!



Crystal Perez from Target Optical and Cathy Hart retail manager Lenscrafters #3358 at Vienna Resort in Korat


Crystal Perez picking out Chabella lenses

Dr. Cindy Cieszko writing out prescriptions


Antonija and Davide, our European team members at ready made dispense....formerly known as quick pick


Francesco with student volunteers at the traffic control area


Dr. Dave Gill trying to determine a prescription



This 2 year old baby elepant name "Cutie" was walking the streets of Nakhonratchasima....we were all able to feed him sugar cane that his owner had for us.

Cutie was actually for sale....for about $300 us dollars!!! Wish I could take you home Cutie :)


Andrea F. from Hungary at autofraction


Jeanne O' Connor from the CSC IT SAP project autorfracting a patient

Marc our team member from France dispensing a pair of high minus glasses.
Marc had to leave the mission early due to a family emergency.....
thank you for all of your hard work and contribution to the mission....
you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers Marc!!!!

Melissa Standridge and Dr. Sonya Patel dispensing a pair of glasses brought by Greg Hare. The glasses belonged to the mother of George Richmond ( a close friend of Greg's )
The glasses were almost a perfect match to this patients prescription!!


Leadership Team, Andrea Reid, Joann Monte and Melissa Standridge



Dancers of Phimai stopped to take a quick photo after the welcoming ceremony.

The show was absolutely AMAZING!!!!


Our entire Thailand 2010 Mission Team posing for a group photo at a local school in Nakhonratchsima, Thailand


Patricia Richardson from sales associate from Pearle Vision store# 9841 Edmonton, Canada dispensing a pair of glassed she brought. This young girl is a -13.00 and is smiling because she is seeing the world clearly for the very first time!!

Saturday, January 30, 2010


Onesight Thailand team sitting on the steps of an old Palace in Phimai is about 900years old. This palace has alot of Hindu and Buddist influenced art carved into the building.

From left to right...Cathy, Sonia, Tamara, Cindy, Melissa, Jeanne, Andrea, Marcee and Tracy


Our IMS (Inventory management System) team working hard at entering prescriptions to find the perfect pair of glasses for our local recepients.

From the left, Christian, Antonia, Dr. Lisa Greene, Angie and Thomas



Our leadership team....Melissa, Joann, and Andrea

Thursday, January 28, 2010


Tracy Stabach regional manager of Sunglass Hut region #106 Ft. Worth, TX dispensed her mother's glasses to this recepient. "Mama Burt" was kind enough to donate her only spare pair of glasses because she too believed in giving the gift of sight. Thank you Mama Burt!!!


Christian Salazar Lab Manager from Tampa, FL dispensed a pair of glasses to Nuntigan Nunkratok, a 5 year old girl that developed cataract after she was hit in the eye by a stick

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

First day of Clinic Nakhonratchasima, Thailand


Partnership agreement signing





The MOU (Memorandom of Understanding ) signing ceremony between Onesight Foundation and Give the Gift of Sight Foundation took place in Nakhonratchasima, Thailand on January 27th 2010....This is to encourage a long term collaboration between with parties




















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Opening ceremony with local Korat dignitaries


Media Interview with local foundation chairman






















Our wonderful Doctor team














Tamara and Tracey at dispensing










Lee with some volunteers at the local school where our clinic is held at














Dr. Gill autorefracting a recipient





















Decision making at IMS




















Minister of communication technology during opening ceremony

















Thomas adjusting a pair of glasses

















student volunteers














































Finally here!!!

Our tour bus




View of Bangkok from the plane




ARRIVING IN BANGKOK


Angie and Joyce after 18 hour flight!

in LAX on our way to Bangkok!!


Marcee, Jeanne, Tamara, Crystal, and Tracy pumped about getting on the plane for the 18 hour flight!!

Friday, January 15, 2010

One Sight Nakhonratchasima, Thailand 2010

Hello!!!
If you are interested in virtual participation in our upcoming OneSight Clinic to Thailand, then you have landed on the right blog! Our team of 35 volunteers and doctors from the United States, Italy, Israel, Croatia, England, Canada, Hungary and France will spend two weeks in Nakhonratchasima providing complete eye exams and glasses to thousands of people who otherwise could not afford to see the world clearly.

Each day, right here on this very page, we will be posting highlights from our vision care clinic including stories of our recipients, the team experience and a little about Thailand itself. We land in Nakhonratchasima on Monday January 25th and will be posting messages and photographs through Friday February 5th. Be sure to log on every day so you don't miss a minute of the excitement!

Here's a little background about Onesight and our Global Clinics: Onesight is a family of charitable programs dedicated to improving vision through outreach, research and education. Sponsored by Luxottica Group. Onesight programs have helped more than 7 million people over its 20 year history.

Each year, Onesight conducts two week clinics in developing countries where our doctors and trained volunteers provide free eye exams and recycled eyewear to thousands of people in need. To date, we've run 155 clinics in 31 different developing countries. This year, we have planned 20 clinics in developing countries around the world. For a complete list of clinic locations, visit www.onesight.org