With the support of LRF, Dr. Phetsamone and Dr. Senglar successfully performed bilateral congenital cataract surgery on Lisha, a four-month old girl from a low-income family in Khong District, southern Laos. Her arduous journey – by motorbike and bus from Khong District to Vientiane, followed by train to Oudomxay – took more than 26 hours. View report & photos
APRIL-JUNE 2026 – The team delivered basic ophthalmic equipment to local staff, providing guidance on the use of the equipment and basic eye care. We expanded our collaboration with partners, by donating a new portable electrocardiogram (ECG) machine. In Oudomxay Province, we continued development of a basic eye care clinic to improve the quality and efficiency of eye examinations while making care more accessible to all members of the community. Read mission report Part 1 and Read more
OCTOBER 2025 – World Sight Day (WSD), held each year on the second Thursday of October, is a global initiative focused on raising awareness about blindness, visual impairment, and the importance of eye health. The day highlights the need for accessible, high-quality eye care so people everywhere can enjoy the gift of sight. In 2025, World Sight Day fell on October 9, with the theme: “Love Your Eyes and help make the case for eye Read more
JUNE 2025 – Our second outreach eye care mission of 2025 took us deep into the heart of northern Laos. We began in Chomleng Yai village where we conducted vision screenings and refraction exams using the Plenoptika QuickSee Pro auto-refractor, and fitted patients with prescription glasses—many of them receiving clear vision for the first time in years. From there, we traveled along the Mekong River to the LRF. Download report of mission Part 1 and Part Read more
FEBRUARY 2025 – In early February, our Eye Care for the People of the Mekong Riverside Project launched its first mission of the year, delivering essential eye care to some of the most remote communities along the Mekong River. Our team once again traveled by speedboat to the village of Khoka, nestled deep in the countryside. Word of our visit had spread, and many villagers made long journeys from surrounding areas, in the hope of Read more
OCTOBER 2024 –The Lao Rehabilitation Foundation embarked on a significant October mission dedicated to improving eye care and other medical services in remote areas of Laos. Upon arriving in Vientiane, the mission began with the delivery of essential medical equipment to Dr. Ong, honorary professor at the National University of Laos. Download project Part 1 and Part 2 – photos of the mission
JUNE 2024 – The June eye care mission for the Mekong Riverside Project, the third of the year, saw our team traveling to Pagbeng, Oudomxay Province to deliver medical equipment for Pakbeng District Hospital and Kokkkah Health Center. After handing over the equipment, we intended to visit villages along the Mekong River to provide refraction services and prescription glasses to the local population. However, the early onset of the rainy season brought unfavorable weather conditions Read more
JANUARY 2024 – This was the second mission of the Eye Care for People of the Mekong Riverside Project. The project is aiming at improving the eye health of people living along the bank of the Mekong River in Pakbeng District, Oudomxay province. In association with the Oudomxay Provincial Public Health office and the Pakbeng District Hospital Health office, the LRF team of six people visited two villages, one health center and the Pakbeng District Read more
SEPTEMBER 2023 – This was the first mission of the Eye Care for People of the Mekong Riverside Project. The project is aiming at improving the eye health of people living along the bank of the Mekong River in Pakbeng District. In association with the Oudomxay Provincial Public Health office and the Pakbeng District Hospital Health office, the LRF team of six people visited five villages and one district hospital. A total of 389 people Read more
This preventive eye care mission was a partnership between the Oudomxay and Phongsaly Provincial Public Health Departments in cooperation with the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation (LRF) and See Eye Expedition International (SEE). It was conducted in two districts of Phongsaly Province and at Oudomxay Provincial Hospital. 662 patients were examined, surgery was provided for to 125 patients and 328 pairs of glasses were distributed. Click here to download report Part 1 and Part 2