If you sprain an ankle or come down with a bad cough, your first stop is usually your family doctor. But when it comes to blurry vision, the path to care often looks very different. Around the world, eye health is still treated separately from primary health care, creating gaps that leave people without the… Continue reading How we’re working to integrate eye care into primary health care
Category: Communities
A farmer’s fight for sight
Plowing the fields, checking on his crops and just walking around the farm all became difficult – and even hazardous – for Harprasad when his eyesight started to fade. For the 69-year-old farmer in India, the idea of quitting work and sitting at home all day was unbearable. His pride was in maintaining the family’s… Continue reading A farmer’s fight for sight
Eyeglasses bring hope and better grades to Fassikaw Â
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.
New Vision Centre Opens in MalawiÂ
Drive 10 hours north of Malawi’s capital city of Lilongwe and you’ll find yourself in Chitipa District, a hilly, agricultural region sandwiched into the tripoint border with Zambia and Tanzania. Until recently, the local hospital was over capacity and many people seeking eye health care were being referred to neighbouring hospitals, all between 100 to… Continue reading New Vision Centre Opens in MalawiÂ
