MMD Mission Outreach Program

A collage of people receiving eye exams and treatments from healthcare professionals in clinical settings, as well as patients waiting in line outdoors, highlighting community eye care efforts.

MMD supports the efforts of humanitarian groups that provide eyecare to remote locations around the globe by lending our PalmScan portable ophthalmic ultrasound biometers to US based outreach groups – free of charge – for up to 60 days at a time. With this program we hope to play a small part in improving the lives of those who do not have access to the latest in medical technology by coordinating our efforts with mission outreach groups.

We have put some of the pictures and letters we received from these trips here for your viewing. If you are planning such a trip and are interested in using a PalmScan to help improve patient results, please contact us at info@micromedinc.com with details of your trip. We will do our best to support your cause.

Peru

2024 Missions
Organization: ChOSEN

We returned a few weeks ago from a surgical project in Peru where we used the AK 2000 Pro.

Overall, we had a very successful surgical project. This was the first CHOSEN project in Peru. We were able to do 55 cases (43 cataract, 12 pterygium/miscellaneous) and hope to return in the Spring 2025 for an even larger project.

A man examines an older woman’s eye using a handheld device in a wooden building; the woman stands while another woman in the background smiles, observing the scene.

Guatemala

2024 Missions
Organization: Spectrum Eye Physicians, Inc.

I had the opportunity to use the PalmScan A2000 Pro for A scan biometry and the keratometer in order to make IOL calculations during a recent ophthalmology mission trip to Guatemala.

The accuracy of keratometric readings was very good and it was easy to get multiple readings with low standard deviations, even in eyes with corneal problems like pterygiums. The A scan readings were repeatable and easy to measure in eyes with dense nuclear sclerosis. In general, I highly recommend the devices for their ease of measurement, repeatability and accuracy.

A healthcare worker in scrubs examines the eyes of a seated elderly person wearing a colorful shirt and head covering in a brightly lit clinic room with green walls.

Peru

2013 Missions
Organization: The Achuar Eye Project – Maranon Region, Peru

So, thank you, Micro Medical Devices, for loaning us a palm scanner for this remarkable service project. The ophthalmologist and nurses from Divino Nino Clinic were greatly impressed with the hand-held scanner, an instrument they had not seen previously. They found it to be ideally suited to eye surgery expeditions such as theirs into the jungle, where personnel and all equipment must be flown in on small planes that have strict weight limits.

A person in a cap touches the forehead of an older woman in a blue shirt, while a child and two other adults stand nearby in an outdoor setting.

Dominican Republic

2012 Missions
Organization: Sanford Clinic

I again want to thank Micro Medical Devices for the use of the PalmScan for my mission trip. They have loaned me this for the past 4 years. Three of those years I had a new assistant that would be doing pre-operative work-ups. I was able to ‘train’ them to use the PalmScan in minutes – even my high school daughter. It is so easy to use and compact that it removes one big stress from going overseas to do cataract surgery.

A healthcare professional in blue scrubs examines an older man’s eye using a medical instrument, while the man in a red shirt looks upward. Other people are visible in the blurred background.

Sierra Leone

2011 Missions
Organization: Southern Eye Institute

Your PalmScan is a miracle worker in this missionary application. The ease of use and the wonderfully accurate measurements contribute significantly to the joy and celebration of our surgical patients.

Two medical professionals wearing scrubs, masks, and hair covers perform an eye procedure on a patient lying on a table in a clinical setting.

Bolivia

2025 Missions
Organization: Women for World Health

Micro Medical Devices loaned us their A2000 A-Scan for our eye mission to Bolivia. We are a 501(c)(3) and every dollar counts. This was a tremendous help.