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![]() ![]() HistoryRestoring Sight Worldwide Since 1974Harry Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S. founded Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International, Inc., in 1974. During his fellowship in the early 1970s, Dr Brown worked with eye surgeons in Africa and Asia. Excited by the experience of healing people who traveled great distances for sight-restoring surgery, he realized the need for an efficient and sustained link between volunteer professionals and blind persons throughout the developing world. On August 24, 1974 with the help of Mr. William Crockett who served as the administrator for six years, Surgical Eye Expeditions International, Inc. was officially formed to connect eye surgeons to patients in developing counties. To date, SEE International has provided the gift of sight to more than 384,000 individuals worldwide. In the late 1980s the Santa Barbara Vision Care Program was created to fill the need in Santa Barbara County who cannot afford vision care. Every year 300 to 600 vision screenings are conducted and up to 30 much needed surgeries are facilitated for those in our local community who have no other means of vision care. |
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