The last few months of 2022 were busy ones for Caroline Ikumu, our program manager in Kenya (pictured above at far right). She spent much of that time on the road, travelling to visit our projects in Elgeyo Marakwet County. But she isn’t complaining. The cause of all this busyness was one to celebrate. Between October… Continue reading 20 new villages declared Avoidable Blindness-Free in Kenya
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Little Alok and his big fight
Alok was just four months old when he was first brought by his parents to the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) at Bhubaneswar in June 2019. They had noticed a white spot on the black portion of his left eye, sought consultation with a local ophthalmologist, and had been referred to the institute on the… Continue reading Little Alok and his big fight
Toddler gets life-changing treatment for strabismus
Thanks to her determined mom, two-year-old Venus is getting treatment for an eye condition that could have caused her irreversible vision loss. The cheerful toddler was born in 2020, the same year her parents moved back to their home village after widespread lockdowns in India were announced. The little girl was thriving under the care… Continue reading Toddler gets life-changing treatment for strabismus
Student thriving in school thanks to new eyeglasses
Salome grew up picking fruit and berries with her friends in the bushes near their village in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. As they picked berries they would laugh and sing songs, and on their way home they would compare their handfuls of the fruit as they snacked on their bounty. But when they entered their preteen… Continue reading Student thriving in school thanks to new eyeglasses
