WEO and Second Sight Technology Corporation (SSTC) have agreed to collaborate in furtherance of providing the visually impaired assistance relating to charitable causes.
Our goal in this collaboration will be to utilize our technology, which is under development, to help the visually impaired or blind to have an improved quality of life. WEO has graciously granted SSTC access to the various established WEO Eye Centres in China including WEO Xian Eye Centre, WEO Xinjiang Eye Centre, WEO Chengdu Eye Centre, WEO Heilongjiang Eye Centre, WEO Hainan Eye Centre, WEO Yangdong Eye Centre, WEO Chengdu Jackie Chan Children Eye Centre and WEO Puning Eye Centre. The Eye Centres, which provide ophthalmological care in all areas of eye care including treatment, education, research and prevention, will be able to provide essential data on the needs of the local population.
World Eye Organization Xian Eye Centre (WEOXEC) is the first WEO eye centre in China. It was established by WEO in collaboration with Xian No. 4 Hospital in September 2003 and is led by experts and researchers from many universities including the Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi Province School of Traditional Chinese Medicines and Xian Jiaotong University.
Through the leadership of Dr. Xie Xiaoming and the support of many eye experts, WEOXEC is operating smoothly and has built a reputation in Xian for its expertise in quality eye care, education and training. Recently, a new program has been introduced to address the needs of the unemployed, retired or poor local residents. For instance, in October 2005, 100 of them were selected and provided with free cataract treatments. SSTC hopes to be able to provide the same type of assistance in the future.