Category: Annual Report

Community outreach leads to sight-saving cataract surgery

Sriramappa, from Karnataka, India, was living with vision loss from cataracts. This left him dependent on his family for his daily needs, and he could no longer support them by grazing his cows and goats. When his wife passed away from an illness, and he lived in darkness, mentally and physically, for three years. His… Continue reading Community outreach leads to sight-saving cataract surgery

Decades of eye disease pain relieved for grandmother in Kenya    

Napolo’s eye health journey has brought immense relief. For decades she lived with painful trachoma, but surgery brought her lasting comfort and hope.

After living with painful eye disease for decades, Napolo from Kenya finally found lasting relief through trachoma surgery supported by Operation Eyesight and partners.

Eyeglasses bring hope and better grades to Fassikaw  

Before receiving glasses, Fassikaw had to hold his book just inches from his face to read.

An eight-year-old second-grade student in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, regained clear vision thanks to free eyeglasses from Operation Eyesight’s School Eye Health Program.