Eye Service (Ophthalmology)
In November 2001, Dr. Mark Lovett, in his final year of an ophthalmology residency, died suddenly while undergoing tests for a lung condition. His parents wanted to help see their son's dreams of serving as a medical missionary realized, so they established a fund to build an eye clinic at Evangel.
 The Mark Elliot Lovett Memorial Eye Clinic was dedicated and opened November 2003 by Dr. and Mrs. Lovett and their son, David. With a staff of four eye nurses and a visiting ophthalmologist, the clinic is now fully operational. It has two examination rooms, an operating room, physicians' offices and a large comfortable patient screening and waiting area.
 The clinic, currently directed by Dr. Lass, sees around 250 patients each week. Twenty to twenty five surgeries are performed weekly, with the most common being cataract removal and surgical repair of traumatic injuries. An unfortunate number of injuries are caused by children being beaten as discipline, usually at school.
Christian Blind Mission has been integrally involved in establishing the eye department at Evangel. Through their donations of equipment and training of staff, they have supported the ongoing inpatient and outpatient eye ministry.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 September 2007 )
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