Tag: eye surgery

Preventing blindness in premature babies with Dr. Ashi Khurana

Dr. Ashi Khurana, Vice-Chairman, C.L. Gupta Eye Institute is a cornea specialist and manages the Retinopathy of Prematurity Eradication Project. The project screens premature infants in Moradabad and five surrounding districts for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), which can cause irreversible blindness if left untreated. World Prematurity Day: Dr. Ashi Khurana, Vice-Chairman, C.L. Gupta Eye Institute… Continue reading Preventing blindness in premature babies with Dr. Ashi Khurana

Cataract surgery can change a life

Meet Musokwe. She’s 72 and lives in a small village outside of Lusaka, Zambia. Aly Bandali, our President & CEO, met her at one of our boreholes, where she was fetching water for her family, carrying her grandchild on her back in a large scarf. She told Aly her story. She had lost her sight… Continue reading Cataract surgery can change a life

Hope comes in the form of a community health worker

Shivsagar’s future looked bleak. With his sight fading and his hope with it, his mother feared the worst. But compassionate people like you came to the rescue, giving Shivsagar hope for a brighter future! After his surgery, his sight has been restored.

Shivsagar’s future looked bleak (photo above). With his sight fading and his hope with it, his mother feared the worst. But compassionate people like you came to the rescue, giving Shivsagar hope for a brighter future! After his surgery, his sight has been restored. Can you imagine what it would be like to be a… Continue reading Hope comes in the form of a community health worker

You’re bringing precious eye care to the women of Zambia!

In 2018, of all the trachoma surgeries Operation Eyesight conducted, most of those who received trachoma surgery and treatment were women! In fact, most of the people who attend the outreach screening camps and the subsequent surgeries in the Sinazongwe District are women. Just like Evelyn, all these women are now able to live normal lives.

38-year-old Evelyn lives in Muziyo village, about 35 kilometers south of Zambia’s Sinazongwe District. What started as itching and irritation of the eyelids turned into severe, burning pain. Before long, Evelyn couldn’t even blink without feeling intense pain, and she started to lose some of her vision. “It was very painful for me to open… Continue reading You’re bringing precious eye care to the women of Zambia!