Helen Hobman
Ret cam appeal Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Clinic
Fundraising for WISHH (Working Independently to Support Hull Hospitals)
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We are hoping to help raise money along with others to buy a ret cam for Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital. Within our group we work within the Eye clinic as a Junior Sister, Imaging technician, Data manager and Research Nurse the other members of the group just want to support such a worthy cause.
The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, usually in this order, and in under 12 hours..
The Yorkshire Three Peaks route is 24-miles long, and includes 5,200ft (1,585m) of ascent.
A RetCam is a sophisticated digital camera that takes photographs of the backs of babies and young children's eyes (retinas).
It is used to monitor premature babies eyes for a condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) which can quickly cause blindness in premature babies.
It can be used to check 'shaken' babies eyes and for the children's eye cancer, Retinoblastoma.
It can be also used on any child that is too young to sit at a normal adult type fundus camera and as such is essential for any child's eye health.
It can be also used on any child that is too young to sit at a normal adult type fundus camera and as such is essential for any child's eye health.
Unfortunately due to budget restrictions, the Hull & East Yorkshire Eye hospital do not have the funds to support this purchase, even though it is something they desperately want and have been trying to purchase for many years.
Senior managers, Ophthalmologists at the eye hospital and the WISHH charity have given full support to this project.
The gift of sight is a precious thing and anything that helps clinicians maintain that, especially in children who have a lifetime in front of them, must be vigorously fought for.
The target of £105,000 is an enormous amount. Anything raised will help the Trust, and with various initiatives and the generous help of the community, parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers and sisters, we are confident we can achieve this!
Any one who knows and loves a child must surely appreciate how important this fundraising venture is. We urge you to please consider donating as much as you can. Anything will help to go towards this important piece of medical equipment.
Please have a look at our webpage: www.heyhullretcam.com
for more information and upcoming events you may like to join us in.
Thank you for visiting and hopefully donating.