Israeli-Honduran Eye Brigade Treats More Than 200 Cataract Patients

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 7, 2026 · Originally reported July 6, 2026 by El Heraldo

Israeli and Honduran ophthalmologists began a weeklong surgical brigade at San Felipe Hospital to perform more than 200 cataract operations, part of a wider push to clear a multiyear waiting list and cut Honduras's surgical backlog.

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