Putting community at the heart of our work

Premi reads a school book in front of her home in Udaipur, India. Photo: Aditya Sharma, Program Manager

Twelve-year-old Premi, in Rajasthan, India, loves reading and going to school, but in recent years, her enthusiasm for learning came under threat when her eyesight started to fade, making it difficult for her to read the blackboard and keep up with her studies. Premi is one of three children. Her parents and older brother work… Continue reading Putting community at the heart of our work

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.

Why we’re working to integrate eye care into primary health care

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 Why we’re working to integrate eye care into primary health care