Nearly everyone in the world will experience an eye health issue in their lifetime. Currently, 1.1 billion people around the world live with vision loss, but in 90 percent of cases, that vision loss is avoidable.1 This means that through prevention activities – such as eye health education or the provision of clean water to prevent disease – or treatment – such as prescription eyeglasses… Continue reading When it comes to accessible eye health, everyone counts
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Access to eye health care is a lifeline for a family in India during lockdowns
Living with her children in India, Shahnaz and her family provided well for themselves. She worked as a tailor, and her three young adult children all worked to contribute to the household income. She was a widow, and when she started losing her sight a couple of years ago, she became unable to do her… Continue reading Access to eye health care is a lifeline for a family in India during lockdowns
Vision is critical to livelihood for a man providing for his family
Samson is a very active 72-year-old. He takes pride in working hard to provide for his family. He weaves baskets to sell in town and he tends to his field with a plough and oxen. When he started to lose his sight, he was terrified. His ability to provide for his family depended on his… Continue reading Vision is critical to livelihood for a man providing for his family
Restored vision brings the sparkle to a little boy’s eyes
Mohammad is a little boy who had always suffered from poor eyesight. Even as a toddler, his vision seemed to keep him from doing more and more things a little boy should love to do. When he was two years old, a doctor at a government hospital advised his parents to take him to an… Continue reading Restored vision brings the sparkle to a little boy’s eyes
