Last spring, we told you how Operation Eyesight helped fund an exciting technological development that will revolutionize eye examination: a smartphone application called Portable Eye Examination Kit (PEEK). Now being tested in rural schools in Kenya, the school-based PEEK pilot project is helping build capacity of teachers to monitor and evaluate the visual acuity of… Continue reading School screening in rural Kenya – using a mobile phone!
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Lions and elephants and crocs, oh my
A big, cold glass of water is one of life’s simple pleasures. When you’re thirsty, there’s nothing better. But what if, on the way to the tap or water dispenser, a lion leapt out at you? Or an elephant charged you? Or a 15-foot long crocodile with a big toothy grin was lurking in wait?… Continue reading Lions and elephants and crocs, oh my
SEE the contributions nurses make in Africa
International Nurses Week (May 6 through 12) celebrates the contributions nurses make to society. They are vitally important in the Indian and African hospitals and eye clinics where Operation Eyesight works. In Africa, ophthalmic nurses face particular challenges: Imagine what your eyes would feel like if you used breast milk, urine or seawater as eye… Continue reading SEE the contributions nurses make in Africa
Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness
Ensuring women and children have equitable access to eye health services is a challenge in many developing countries. This challenge needs to be addressed because access issues, along with early promotion and prevention strategies, are fundamental – not only to healthy eyes but to healthy communities as well. Many women in India suffer from… Continue reading Consider this on Mother’s Day: Women suffer a greater risk of blindness
