Tylock Nasser Vision Helps Lead First-of-Its-Kind Humanitarian Refractive Surgery Mission in Cusco, Peru

Visual Freedom Foundation mission brings EVO ICL surgery to underserved patients and trains local surgeons to sustain care in the region

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Tylock Nasser Vision today announced the completion of a historic humanitarian refractive surgery mission in Cusco, Peru, carried out through the Visual Freedom Foundation. The mission was the foundation’s first global refractive surgery mission, bringing advanced EVO ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) surgery to communities with extremely limited access to vision correction.

Most surgical eye missions focus on cataracts. Yet according to the World Health Organization, roughly 2.2 billion people worldwide live with some form of vision impairment, and the leading cause is not cataract but uncorrected refractive error. For people with severe nearsightedness, this can mean being functionally blind without glasses, unable to work, cook, or move through daily life with confidence.

The Visual Freedom Foundation was founded to focus solely on this overlooked need, with a core mission of offering modern vision correction in the developing world.

“We weren’t simply restoring sight,” said Dr. Taj Nasser, a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained refractive surgeon at Tylock Nasser Vision. “We were bringing advanced refractive technology to underserved communities where access is extremely limited.”

One patient, a young woman with severe myopia who works in a local market, had spent her life dependent on thick glasses. After her EVO ICL procedure, she said she felt as though she had been “born anew.”

“That moment really captures why we do this,” said Dr. Nasser. “For someone who has spent their life dependent on thick glasses and limited by poor vision, the transformation is extraordinary.”

The mission was designed for lasting impact. Rather than performing procedures and leaving, the team trained two local surgeons in EVO ICL surgery, laying the groundwork for a permanent refractive surgery program in the region.

The team worked alongside Dr. Nathan Henson, Dr. Christian Becker, and the team at La Fuente in Cusco. Visiting surgeons described the center as a model of excellence in refractive care and a blueprint for how global refractive surgery should be done.

“It’s about service,” Dr. Nasser added. “It’s about educating others and hoping that we can all grow this community together.”

The team hopes to replicate this sustainable model in other underserved regions worldwide.

Tylock Nasser Vision thanks STAAR Surgical, Glacial Multimedia, and the many partners who helped make the mission possible.

“This mission was about more than surgery,” said Dr. Nasser. “It was about expanding visual freedom, empowering local surgeons, and creating a sustainable model. It truly represents the intersection of innovation, education, and humanitarian service.”

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Tylock Nasser Vision serves patients from offices in Irving and McKinney, offering LASIK, EVO ICL, PRK, refractive lens exchange, and modern laser cataract surgery. Its doctors bring more than 40 years of combined experience and have completed over 100,000 laser vision correction procedures. To learn more, visit www.tylock.com.

Amanda Kincaid
Tylock Nasser Vision
+1 972-258-6400
amanda@tylock.com

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