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Los Angeles, Ca.---Two well-known U.S. Refractive Surgeons have teamed up to start Concentrate On Independence where vision physicians provide free LASIK or vision correction surgery for quadriplegics. Robert E. Maloney of La and Daniel Durrie of Kansas City have recruited up to 40 physicians across the country in this program which is designed for people over the age of 18 who have experienced spinal-cord injury and have lost the usage of their arms and/or hands, making it difficult or impossible to remove their glasses or contacts without support.

For the patient, glasses can be a constant source of aggravation, said Dr. Maloney. The Give attention to Independence system was created to make the day-to-day life easier for the person.

While cups are awkward for most people, they may be especially limiting for quadriplegics. A push while moving the wheelchair, a jumping up in your lap dislodge your glasses, or if your nose is just slid down by them it requires they to be put by someone else back on the quadriplegic.

Not having to use glasses means thats one less thing somebody else must do for me, mentioned Marta Johansen of Encino, California, who broke her neck in car crashes over two decades ago in Maryland. LASIK surgery was undergone by her at Maloney Vision Institute in La in May.

LASIK specialists from around the country are donating their services and time in this program. They can contact the Maloney Vision Institute In case a physician wants to participate in the Concentrate on Independence Program.

Our goal is to have a seasoned LASIK doctor within 100 miles of any back injury patient in the U.S. To supply this support, said Dr. Maloney.

The Focus on Independence Program is starting to gain momentum, as a result of many news articles and television reports that have happened lately. If a quadriplegic believes that he or she might qualify for the program, they ought to email or phone Maloney Vision Institute for an over-the-phone assessment of the situation.

It's very important to get the word out to back injury patients in the U.S. This support exists. Physicians who're in the program report a great sense of pleasure about to be able to help these individuals set some freedom back their lives, said Dr. Maloney.

To find out more, call the Maloney Vision Institute 1-877-EYESIGHT or visit online at Los Angeles, Ca.---Two well-known U.S. Refractive Surgeons have teamed around start Give Attention To Independence where eye surgeons give free LASIK or eyesight correction surgery for quadriplegics. John E. Maloney of Los Angeles and Daniel Durrie of Kansas City have recruited up to 40 doctors round the country in this system which is designed for people over the age of 18 who've suffered back injury and have lost the usage of their arms and/or arms, making it difficult or impossible to lose their glasses or contacts without assistance.

For the patient, cups can be a constant way to obtain annoyance, said Dr. Maloney. The Concentrate on Independence system was created to make the day-to-day life easier for the individual.

While cups are undesirable for most people, they can be especially limiting for quadriplegics. A bundle while moving the wheelchair, a jumping up in your lap dislodge your glasses, or if they just slide down your nose it takes the quadriplegic on another person to put them back.

Not having to use glasses one less thing to means thats someone else must do for me personally, mentioned Marta Johansen of Encino, California, who broke her neck in car crashes over twenty years ago in Maryland. LASIK surgery was undergone by her at Maloney Perspective Company in La in-may.

LASIK doctors from round the country are donating their time and services in this system. They can contact the Maloney Vision Institute If a refractive doctor really wants to be involved in the Give attention to Independence Program.

Our goal is to have an experienced LASIK doctor within 100 miles of any spinal-cord injury patient in the U.S. To offer this service, said Dr. Maloney.

The Focus on Independence Program is starting to gain momentum, as a result of several news articles and television stories which have occurred recently. If a quadriplegic feels that he or she may qualify for this program, they ought to email or telephone Maloney Vision Institute for an over-the-phone evaluation of these case.

It is crucial that you get the word out to back injury patients in the U.S. That company exists. Specialists who're in this program record an excellent sense of pleasure about to be able to help these folks put some freedom back in their lives, said Dr. Maloney.

To learn more, call the Maloney Vision Institute 1-877-EYESIGHT or visit online at