Report of Free Operations for the Blind to Celebrate the Bicentennial of Korean Catholic Church.
- Author:
Seoung Gee MIN
1
;
Jae Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cataract Extraction;
Catholicism;
Corneal Transplantation;
Flowers;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Love;
Occupations;
Parturition;
Seoul
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(2):403-406
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Year of 1984 is the bicentennial of the birth of Korean Catholic Church. unlike the Churches in most other countries, the Korean Catholic Church was founded by the laity without priest. despite Severe oppression, the Korean Catholic Church sustained its vitality and blossomed out splendid flower of catholicism for the seeds of the blood of many martyrs. By reason of this, the bicentennial(1784-1984) has special meaning for Korean Catholic Church. So, to celebrate the bicentennial and to put into action the love which is basic vocation as christians, the Korean Catholic Church decided to perform free eye operations for the poor blind and assigned 11 Catholic Hospitals including of Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul for this project. During the last 2 years and 4 months from 5th of May 1983 to 30th of September, 1985, 1,136 persons (1,350 eyes) underwent operations such as cataract extraction, glaucoma surgery and keratoplasty in these hospitals and the final outcome showed satisfactory result with the good vision improvement.
