Operation Eyesight Universal has been running programs in Ethiopia since 2018. Late last year, our Director of International Programs Yashwant Sinha travelled to the east African country to check in on our programming. We sat down with him for an update and to learn more about our partnership with Edmonton-based Partners in Education Ethiopia. Where… Continue reading Celebrating five years of work in Ethiopia
Category: Vision Centres
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
For the past three years, headaches and watery red eyes were a constant reality for Tonnima, from a village in northern Bangladesh. The 22-year-old works as a beautician and hopes to someday go to college, but vision trouble has meant difficulty reading, working and doing daily tasks at home. “I thought that my sight problems… Continue reading Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Future back in focus for teen after vision restored
Sixteen-year-old Vanessa dreams of being a doctor someday. But when she started having trouble reading the blackboard at school, her grades began to suffer, and she worried she would never have the opportunity to study medicine. The Grade 11 student lives in Matero, a high-density neighbourhood in Lusaka, Zambia. Last year, her school’s health club… Continue reading Future back in focus for teen after vision restored
Toddler gets life-changing treatment for strabismus
Thanks to her determined mom, two-year-old Venus is getting treatment for an eye condition that could have caused her irreversible vision loss. The cheerful toddler was born in 2020, the same year her parents moved back to their home village after widespread lockdowns in India were announced. The little girl was thriving under the care… Continue reading Toddler gets life-changing treatment for strabismus
