Update: Orphan's Eye Operation a Success!

An operation to remove 17-year-old orphan Olya Bartkiv’s atrophied eye was finally successful, and a prosthetic eye was implanted in March. The operation required three surgical procedures, as certain complications were encountered. This operation, performed by Doctors Ihor Bakym, Natalia Sychevska, and Myroslava Handiy, is a joint effort between Prizma Direct, a German company headed by Jorgan Jungnitz of Frankfurt am Main and UUARC, Lviv. Olya, an orphan since her earliest years, has resided at the Koropecka Shkola Internat for Orphaned Children, and her eye has been atrophied since early childhood. It was imperative that the eye be removed and a prosthesis implanted. Thanks to the intercession of Mr. Bohdan Kurylko, the German company Prizma Direct sponsored the operation. Now that the operations are over UUARC’s Dr. Andrij Dyda continues to coordinate the effort, driving Olya to doctors’ appointments and to the fittings for the prosthesis. When Olya became depressed and discouraged at the various set-backs, Dr. Dyda purchased some new clothes for her to cheer her up! Is there any better way to cure depression? Best wishes to Olya and to the medical team!