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Our next concert! Save the date!



We are glad to announce our next concert which will take place, as usually, at the Palais de l’Athénée, Tuesday the 15th of March 2016 at 8pm. The Italian Barocco will be in the spotlight: Vivaldi, Tartini and Corelli … Our star-guest is, of course, Fabrizio Von Arx, violin. His fellows Paolo Corsi, clavecin and Carine Balit, […]

Next Mission : December 2015



T.E.S. Foundation’s  36th mission will take place during the first week of December 2015. This mission is organised in collaboration with the Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr Ana Alzaga will supervise the corneal graft program of the week. Corneal grafts will be provided both by The Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc. in New York  and by […]

Concert in favour of T.E.S.Foundation. THANK YOU



On Tuesday the 18th of November, our fifth annual concert in favour of T.E.S. Foundation took place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Palais de l’Athénée. During his welcome speech, Pr Tabatabay thanked warmly the audience for its generous support and gave the latest news of the foundation as well as its main goals for 2015. The […]

Tournoi de Golf Caritatif en faveur de T.E.S. Foundation



       Madame, Monsieur,   C’est avec un grand plaisir et une fierté toute particulière que MV SANTE vous invite à participer à la première édition du Tournoi de Golf en faveur de T.E.S. Foundation, au domaine de Divonne-les-Bains, le samedi 24 mai 2014.   Le but de cette journée est d’associer plaisir et […]





Dr Harry Roux, chef de clinique adj. HUG, is presnetly working as fellow at the Subramania Bharati Eye Hospital fir seven months , especially for cataract surgeries and diabetic patients care. This collaboration has been made possible thanks to the support of Fond Castier, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève and T.E.S. Foundation.

Next mission: January 2014



T.E.S. Foundation’s  30th mission will take place during the third week of January 2014. This mission is organised in collaboration with the Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr Ana Alzaga will supervise the corneal graft program of the week, while Dr. Grace Sun’s concern  will be drawn by administrative and teaching aspects. Corneal grafts will be provided […]

Concert in favour of T.E.S. Foundation



Tuesday, the 19th of November, our fourth annuel concert in favour of T.E.S. Foundation took place in the Palais de l’Athénée, Geneva. During his welcome speech, Pr Tabatabay thanked warmly the audience for its generous support, then gave the last news of the foundation as well as its main goals for 2014. Afterwards, entertainment began: […]

OCT retinal examinations



The OCT – Optical Coherence Tomography – is used for thorough retinal examination for patients suffering from vitreo-retinal pathologies due to diabetes complications. Daily, about 10 examinations are performed, mainly by one of the six post-graduate MHOs currently completing their training. Results are then analysed and discussed with the Moka Eye Hospital medical specialists in […]

Dr Harry Roux stays three months in Mauritius



Dr Harry Roux, chief resident at the HUG, Hôpitaux Universiatires de Genève, spent 3 months in Mauritius from April to July 2012. During that period, he consulted about 900 patients; 307 patients were treated with the Pascal laser for diabetic retinopathy (see opposite picture), and 75 patients had Avastin intra-ocular injections for diabetic macular oedema. Diabetes is a national […]

First missions for 2012



Dr Pierre Quinodoz, reconstructive and plastic surgeon in Geneva, led the first 2012 mission at the Moka Eye Hospital. He followed-up patients he had operated during his first mission last year and examined new patients. During his stay, Dr Quinodoz operated 13 patients in need of reconstructive ocular surgery, six of whom were children and teenagers. […]

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