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Belize Council for the Visually Impaired
Health
BCVI Continues Eye Care Outreach with First 2026 Clinic in San Pedro
The Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI) held its first monthly free eye checkup outreach of 2026 on January 7th and 8th at the Lions Den in San Pedro. The clinic operated from 9AM to 4PM on Wednesday and from 9AM to 2PM on Thursday. Led by optometrist Dr. Nesani Glori and optical assistant Elia Slusher, a 24-year BCVI veteran, the outreach provided comprehensive screenings, including visual acuity testing and referrals for conditions such as cataracts and diabetes-related eye complications.
Community and Society
Two of the many ways the San Pedro Lions Club serves our island community
The San Pedro Lions Club continues to be an active group of islanders, always looking for ways to help their fellow San Pedranos. The club not only continues hosting the monthly eye clinics provided by the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI) but has now embarked on a project to provide island students with healthy eating once a month.
Community and Society
BCVI conducts first eye exams on the island since the pandemic
After months without the monthly eye clinic at the Lions Den, a complimentary service offered by the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI), the clinic resumed on Wednesday, May 5th. The free eye exams provided on a first-come basis take place every first Wednesday of the month.
Community and Society
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust commends progress achieved in Belize to tackle blindness caused by diabetes
The Chief Executive of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust), Dr Astrid Bonfield CBE, met with the Government of Belize and leading eye health experts to thank and commend them for their efforts to prevent blindness caused by escalating rates of diabetes across Belize.
Community and Society
Stanford Eye Clinic is back on Ambergris Caye
Through Thursday, January 25th, from 8:30AM to 4:30PM, Stanford Ophthalmologists will be providing much-needed eye care services at the San Pedro Lions Den Clinic.
Health
Stanford Eye Clinic hosts final clinic for the year
Stanford Eye Clinic held its last clinic for the year from Sunday, December 10th to the 14th at the San Pedro Lions Club Eye Clinic located at the Lion’s Den in San Pedro.
Travel & Tourism
Belize’s Rowan Garel wins Caribbean Adventure Ambassador 2017 Award
On, Tuesday, December 5th, the Caribbean Tourism Organization announced Belize’s Rowan Garel as the winner of the Caribbean Adventure Ambassador 2017 Award.
Health
Ambergris Caye’s Eye Clinic hosts US ophthalmologists
Island residents, including students from various schools, benefited from the eye services of a team of ophthalmologists from Stanford University in California, USA.