Dr. Mario Reyes, backed with 33 years of professional practice, has been conducting surgical eye missions in different parts of the country for free.
“I’m but a hardcore Catholic who is open to helping all [members of] religious denominations. I simply want to do something for the poor,” he told the Inquirer.
His primary patrons are those suffering from cataract who have no money to spend for surgery, which may cost around P50,000 for a single eye. Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Reyes, a native of Manila, had been conducting free cataract surgeries in different churches in Cebu City. He passed the board examination for ophthalmology in 1995. In the same year, he went to the United States for further studies at the Spencer Thornton Eye Institute in Nashville, Tennessee.
Reyes’ passion in conducting eye surgeries for free began while he was still an ophthalmology trainee in Manila. He said his parents had also played a big part in inspiring him to help other people, especially those in need.
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