eye care

Now a senior at `Iolani Schools, harpist/pianist Arabella Tan joins Classical Pacific for her 3rd Tuesday Student Takeover. Harpist with Hawai`i Youth Symphonyʻs YSI orchestra, Tan participated in a summer STEM program at MIT and is back home to work on WikiVisionʻs Fundraising Concert next month at `Iolaniʻs Seto Hall. The free concert features students, and raises money through donations to help uninsured and underinsured patients pay for cataract surgery and post-op support. Arabella and her brother Alec Tan founded WikiVision in 2020, and has so far helped over 150 patients in our community. wikivision.info

Brattin spoke with The Conversation last week about the company she founded, See Worthy Patches, and how grateful she is that her colorful patches are putting smiles on peoples faces. Her aim is to educate families about diagnosing eye disorders early.

Macular degeneration has been a vision thief for far too long. Dr. Greg Kokame is in the studio sharing the latest on how a new treatment can preserve sight for those who suffer from this condition. He will also highlight how clinical trials right here in Hawaii may provide the key to the discovery of the next new treatment right around the corner!

Helping Hand is a new weekly feature on HPR. Each Friday afternoon, All Things Considered local host Dave Lawrence will put the spotlight on an…