When Mohammad was two years old, his vision was poor, and his family was advised to take him for regular eye examinations to monitor his vision loss. But his family lived in a small village in India far from an eye hospital, and they weren’t able to travel to seek regular eye health care for… Continue reading A simple pair of eyeglasses transforms a young boy’s future
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Eye surgery saved a little girl’s life
When Blessing was four years old, she was playing near a pile of burning trash in her home village in Ghana when an explosion occurred. A piece of metal became embedded in her eye. Blessing was taken to a nearby hospital, where the doctor told her parents that she would lose her eye. They were… Continue reading Eye surgery saved a little girl’s life
With her vision restored, Elina is smiling again
When Elina started to experience agonizing pain in her eyes, her options were limited. She lived in Munkala village in Zambia, more than 120 km away from a hospital, and her family couldn’t afford to travel there for her to see a doctor. They spent all they had looking for answers from traditional healers nearby,… Continue reading With her vision restored, Elina is smiling again
Remembering Art Jenkyns: A dedicated father, and the founder of Operation Eyesight
This June, Operation Eyesight celebrates 58 years of our sight-saving work. In recognition of this milestone, and with Father’s Day coming up soon, I connected with Linda Jenkyns Matuska and Jim Jenkyns, children of our founder Art Jenkyns, to reflect on Operation Eyesight’s humble beginnings and the incredible man who started it all. In… Continue reading Remembering Art Jenkyns: A dedicated father, and the founder of Operation Eyesight
