88 Cebuanos get free cataract surgery
The Freeman
|October 11, 2025
The launching of Project: 100 Cataract Surgical Mission at the Cebu City Hall has restored both sight and hope for dozens of Cebuanos.
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Held under the City's Hospitalization Assistance and Medicines Program (CHAMP), the initiative brought together civic and medical partners to provide free cataract surgeries and eyeglasses to underserved residents of Cebu City.
"They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but they are also the windows to life itself," said Mayor Nestor Archival.
"To see is not merely to look — it is to live fully," he added.
Project:100 screened 174 patients, of whom 88 qualified for cataract surgery—a near-complete fulfillment of the program's 100-patient goal.
In addition, 84 individuals received free eyeglasses, each pair offering not just clearer vision but renewed confidence and hope.
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