Top 5 things you can do for your family’s eye health

From learning in the classroom to playing in the schoolyard and at home, vision is vital to how kids grow and develop – so vital in fact, that up to 80 percent of early learning is visual. Whether you’re two or 102, vision plays a key part in quality of life. Dr. Boateng Wiafe, our technical… Continue reading Top 5 things you can do for your family’s eye health

AROUND THE WORLD SIGHT DAY with Operation Eyesight

Worlds Sight Day 2020

World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness and advocacy held on the second Thursday of October to focus global attention on the causes and consequences of vision impairment. This year, on October 8, Operation Eyesight celebrated #HopeinSight across our global offices in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and North America. We called our… Continue reading AROUND THE WORLD SIGHT DAY with Operation Eyesight

Universal Health Coverage: A radical idea and a basic human right

Uncorrected poor vision is the world’s largest unaddressed disability, yet a simple pair of prescription eyeglasses can transform a life. Photo by Dr. Shivam Maini.

What is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and why is it important? Last month at the United Nations General Assembly, world leaders adopted the goal of working together to achieve UHC by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Currently, more than half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health services. Those… Continue reading Universal Health Coverage: A radical idea and a basic human right

World Sight Day? How about World Sight Week!

The World Sight Day Rally conducted by Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital Trust in Bhopal, India. The rally helped raise awareness about eye health and was a great time for all who attended!

We celebrated World Sight Day on October 11, but for our hospital partners, one day wasn’t enough! They needed a whole week to celebrate their achievements. They were also celebrating you, because without your generous support, none of this would have been possible! Across India and Nepal, 15 partner hospitals marked their achievements in the… Continue reading World Sight Day? How about World Sight Week!