{"id":40218,"date":"2012-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/11\/unmc-charity-bike-ride-april-14-to-provide-vision-relief-in-haiti\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:19:37","slug":"unmc-charity-bike-ride-april-14-to-provide-vision-relief-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/11\/unmc-charity-bike-ride-april-14-to-provide-vision-relief-in-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC charity bike ride April 14 to provide vision relief in Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\nThe University of Nebraska Medical Center is hosting &ldquo;Bike for Sight&rdquo; Saturday, April 14, at Miller&rsquo;s Landing on the downtown Omaha riverfront. The charity bike tour aims to raise awareness and funds to support a vision restoring cataract camp in Cap Haitian, Haiti in May.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nFor every registered rider, UNMC&rsquo;s International Division of Ophthalmology will perform one free cataract surgery on a patient living needlessly blind in Haiti. The cost to register is $20.<\/p>\n<p>\nWith a non-competitive format, both casual and serious riders of all ages and skill levels can enjoy the Bike for Sight ride. Participants can choose from 5, 10, 20 or 40-mile courses. Those who wish to can also walk the five-mile course.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe event is set to begin at 9 a.m. Participants can pre-register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforsight.org\/\">www.bikeforsight.org<\/a> or on the day of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\nWorldwide blindness facts at-a-glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nEvery five seconds someone in the world goes blind<\/li>\n<li>\nAn estimated 45 million people are blind<\/li>\n<li>\nFour out of five cases of blindness are curable<\/li>\n<li>\nThe leading cause of blindness is from cataracts<\/li>\n<li>\n90 percent of the world&rsquo;s blind live in the developing world<\/li>\n<li>\nWithout action, world blindness is projected to double by the year 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<em>Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates&nbsp;breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. 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