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"HONORING OUR MID-SOUTH LIONS VETERANS"

GIVING THE GIFTS OF SIGHT AND HEARING IS NOT SCARY

IN FACT, YOU CAN PERSONALLY GRANT MIRACLES TO THOSE IN NEED

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RECOGNIZING PRESIDENT KENNETH MADDOX FROM MISSISSIPPI

THE HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE 

CATARACT-A-THON

WAS ACES!

Physicians and residents at the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the Univeristy of Tennessee Health Science Center donated their  time and services to restore sight to patients during the Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Through organization, commitment and a lot of hard work, 23 patients, of all ages, walked out of The Hamilton Eye Institute with the gift of restored sight! The all-day outreach event, organized and led by Hamilton Eye Institute residents and the Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club, provided FREE cataract surgeries to individuals who otherwise could not afford the procedure.  

To get a more in-depth look at theis fantastic event, view the video below!

THANKS TO LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION AND MID-SOUTH LIONS, IN COOPERATION WITH ALCON AND THE HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE SURGERY CENTER, THE FIRST EVER ALCON UNITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE. IT'S THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND IN THAT IT CAN PERFORM CATARACT AND RETINAL SURGERIES.

THIS UNIQUE EQUIPMENT WILL HELP TRAIN OUR RESIDENTS AND HELP OUR SURGEONS PROVIDE THE ABSOLUTE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE BEST SURGICAL CARE TO OUR PATIENTS!

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CEO BRAD BAKER AND DR. STEVE CHARLES WITH THE NEW ALCON UNITY SYSTEM.  THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASE WILL HELP MID-SOUTH PROVIDE ABOUT 175 ADDITIONAL SURGERIES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO THE MATCHING FUND AND MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

NEW SIGHT SERVICE APPLICATION PROCESS

IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS FOR OUR PATIENTS, THE HEI/UTHSC CLINIC IS PROVIDING SIGHT SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE SURGERY FOR THREE MONTH INTERVALS FROM THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT DATE. THE HOPE IS TO COMPLETE THE SURGERIES AND FOLLOW-UP FOR EACH PATIENT WITHIN THAT 90-DAY PERIOD.

CHRONIC CARE PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE LONG-TERM VISION CARE (GLAUCOMA, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, INJECTIONS, ETC) WILL NOW BE PROVIDED SERVICE THROUGH MID-SOUTH LIONS AND THE MEMPHIS-AREA CHURCH HEALTH CENTER OR OTHER SATELLITE CLINICS.

PL.EASE MAKE SURE YOUR CLUB UNDERSTANDS THAT VISION RE-APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE ANOTHER VISIT TO A LOCAL VISION-CARE PROVIDER TO MAKE SURE THE PATIENT REQUIRES FURTHER SURGERY, AND A NEW APPLICATION. WE UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE MORE OF A BURDEN ON PATIENTS AND SPONSORING LIONS CLUBS, BUT THE NEW CLINIC AGREEMENT SET THE THREE MONTH SERVICE PERIOD.

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HEARING APPLICANTS WILL STILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR ONE YEAR FROM THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT DATE.

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THANKS TO YOU MID-SOUTH LIONS RECEIVED AN LCIF GRANT TO PROVIDE $200,000 IN PATIENT CARE

THE EQUIPMENT IS IN PLACE AND THE GRANT IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. THANKS TO THE LIONS OF DISTIRCT 12-L FOR SPONSORING THIS SERVICE.

VISITING  LIONS  DAY

MAKES  HISTORY

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