Worldwide, three out of four people who are blind don’t need to be, and at least one billion people are living with a visual impairment that could have been treated or prevented.
In the world’s poorest communities, millions of people are blind simply because they can’t access or afford sight-saving treatment. Blindness robs people of opportunities like education, earning a living, and living independently.
43 million people around the world are blind. 90% of people living with sight loss or visual impairment are in low- and middle-income countries where they face huge challenges accessing treatment.
“I am happy to see my son, who has grown so much. I am so happy, because I would not be able to get the money even to travel to the hospital. I am happy that this project has changed my life.”
We believe everyone deserves the chance to see the world clearly. As a charity for eye surgery and together with our local partners, we are providing sight-saving surgeries, treatments and glasses to improve sight across some of the world’s poorest places.
Last year, we helped over a million people gain access to eye-related medical services and helped thousands of people to see again.
Together, we can make a difference to those living needlessly blind in the world’s poorest communities.
