Objective
The cataract is the biggest cause of blindness in the world, many children and adults are deprived from living a normal life. The main objective of the project Against Blindness, in Mexico is to help people with minimal financial possibilities to regain their eyesight through low-cost cataract operations.

AYUDAMEXICO also assists the modernization of Public Ophthalmology Centers by equipping them with highly-technological medical devices and by raising funds for medical training of Mexican doctors and nurses.

Locations
The "Contra la Ceguera por Cataratas" charity is carried out in the Mexican State of Guerrero and Chiapas.

Team
Every year a group of Swiss and Mexican doctors perform medical surgeries:
Dr. Jerónimo van der Pol
Dr. Johannes Schwarz
Dr. Karla Chamoupka
Dr. Manuel Villalvazo
Dr. Jorge Léon (eye center Chiapas)
Dr. Arturo Silva (eye center Guerrero)
Dr. Beat Zbinden

Contact
For additional information concerning the charity, please contact Dr. Victor Manuel Villalvazo or visit the website of Centro Público de Oftalmología en Guerrero.