Art sale for Ifugao eye clinic

MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Polo Club will host an art sale on Feb. 3 to benefit Ifugaos and residents of nearby provinces suffering from cataract blindness and other eye diseases.

Proceeds of the sale will fund the eye center in Alfonso Lista, a project of Restoring Sight International (RSI) together with the Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines and the Ifugao State University.

“The impact of this project is great for the people of Ifugao and the Cagayan Valley region because it is located in an area with the highest incidence of blindness in the country. Thousands of patients with cataract are expected to benefit from this center,” said Dr. Felipe Tolentino, founder of RSI.

More than 40,000 underprivileged residents in Ifugao and nearby Cagayan provinces experience cataract blindness. The establishment of this new eye center represents the largest commitment of resources that RSI and OFPHIL have ever dedicated to a single project. It is the first RSI/OFPHIL eye care center outside of Metro Manila.