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Paul Dougherty Helps Homeless Woman

You never know when a chance meeting or twist of fate could change your life completely. This patient can attest to that fact- She was homeless and blind from one eye when she and Dr. Dougherty crossed paths and he offered to provide her with free surgery through the Andrew Dougherty Vision Foundation. She is now able to see thanks to Dr. Dougherty and the ADV Foundation.

Andrew Dougherty Vision Foundation – Haiti

Here is Dr. Paul Dougherty’s blog from the trip: Haiti, Saturday, April 28, 2012, Day 1 — Hello from Haiti – we safely arrived this afternoon and are now at Mevs Charity Hospital in Port-au-Prince. Our arrival was extremely chaotic – men were nearly getting in fistfights over trying to help us with our luggage – we could barely touch our own things! The crowd fighting over us was overwhelming and a bit scary – but we finally found...

Dr. Paul Dougherty Helps Homeless

Dr. Paul Dougherty of Los Angeles met a homeless man named Willie while giving free eye exams to the homeless in Santa Monica, CA on Thanksgiving ’09. Willie could barely see a foot in front of him, wore thick coke bottle glasses and attributed his extremely poor sight to his inability to obtain and hold a job. Dr. Paul Dougherty took on look at Willie and vowed to do something for him. Willie was gifted with the miracle of Visian ICL, implanted with the...

Heroes Night Out

Motorcycle Charity Associates announced today that they will welcome a lucky group of wounded veterans to Los Angeles for free vision treatment and a “Heroes Night Out” at the 2nd Annual Stars & Stripes event on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion Saturday, May 15th. To commemorate National Armed Forces Day, Motorcycle Charity Associates teamed up with Hero’s Night Out, to send war veterans from Texas military bases, Fort Hood and Fort Sam...

About Dr. Paul Dougherty

Dr. Paul Dougherty, M.D. is a world renowned eye surgeon who has helped pioneer many of today’s most popular vision correction techniques. He founded his own practice, Los Angeles-based Dougherty Laser Vision, and serves as an instructor of ophthalmology at UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute.

Mission

The Andrew Dougherty Vision Foundation, a charitable, non-profit organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in the United States and around the world,

Donations

Donations given to the World Vision Project allow us provide the highest quality vision correction surgery and critical medical care to the poor, disabled, and elderly in countries like Palestine, Lebanon, Haiti, and the United States.