2014 Cataract Mission Trip
The Cataract Mission program provides free cataract surgery for those Virginians who have cataracts but cannot afford the surgery. This program is for individuals who do not have insurance, Medicare, nor Medicaid and do not have the financial means to pay for cataract...
2015 Cataract Mission Trip
The Cataract Mission program provides free cataract surgery for those Virginians who have cataracts but cannot afford the surgery. This program is for individuals who do not have insurance, Medicare, nor Medicaid and do not have the financial means to pay for cataract...
Cataract Mission Trip to Ethiopia
Dr. Seth Krawitz has participated in 3 high volume cataract surgery outreach programs in Ethiopia since 2014. In tandem with fellow American surgeons and native Ethiopian surgeons over 1,000 sight restoring cataract surgeries were performed during each of these...
Cataract Mission Program Announcement
The Cataract Mission program provides free cataract surgery for those Virginians who have cataracts but cannot afford the surgery. This program is for individuals who do not have insurance, Medicare, nor Medicaid and do not have the financial means to pay for cataract...
World Pediatric Project – Dr. Donna Brown
Originally founded in the Richmond area in 2001 as International Hospital for Children, World Pediatric Project has won the hearts of many local doctors. Dr. Nadia Blanchet feels honored to be associated with the organization. “There are dozens of other Richmond...
Prince George Fall Harvest Community Event
Please join our offices for a free family fun open house Saturday, October 3rd 11am-2pm at 4700 Puddledock Road.
Past Events
Dining in the Dark Dining in the Dark is a rare and unique sensory awareness experience that will take guests on a journey of taste, sound, and touch… all in the dark. Dining in the Dark gives thousands of people a chance to peek into an unfamiliar world while raising...
Additional Outreach
VEI staff and doctors donate their time to help others in need, both in Richmond and outside of the country. Our associates, doctors, and patients raise money for the Gift of Light program during the end of the year holidays. All of the donations go to Conexus vision...
World Pediatric Project (WPP)
Virginia Eye Institute is a proud sponsor and participant of the World Pediatric Project (WPP). WPP is a non profit humanitarian organization linking worldwide pediatric surgical, diagnostic and preventative resources to heal critically ill children in developing...
Vision Walk
Since 2009, VEI has been a sponsor for the Foundation Fighting Blindness Vision Walk. Money raised by this walk helps fund research to prevent/cure degenerative retinal diseases. In 2014 VEI doctors and associates came out in full force to support this great...