Operation Eyesight Universal - Working to eliminate avoidable blindness.

Were we work

Our work in Africa

In Ghana

We’re hard at work in Ghana, where we recently completed a five-year project to strengthen 35 district hospitals.

In Kenya

We partner with the Kenyan government to address the root causes of blindness and provide clean water to prevent eye infection.

In Zambia

We’ve partnered with University Teaching Hospital to train eye care workers and provide ophthalmic outreach to south and central Zambia.

Our work in South Asia

Man in South Asia smiling for our photographer.

In Nepal

We returned to Nepal in 2016 to support two partner hospitals. We’re helping them reach and treat as many people as possible.

In India

With our partner hospitals, we’re eliminating blindness at the community level and tackling blinding cancers like retinoblastoma.

Avoidable Blindness Free Villages
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Avoidable-blindness free villages are communities where nobody is blind from a cause that can be avoided or prevented. Declaring a village avoidable-blindness free means that its residents have been visited by community health workers and had all curable eye health problems resolved through proper care, and also that the village will have ongoing access to eye health care. This means that nobody there will ever be needlessly blind again!

2014
We began declaring avoidable-blindness free villages in 2014, reaching 1 village.
2015
We declared 66 avoidable-blindness free villages, reaching a total of 67 villages.
2016
We declared 130 avoidable-blindness free villages, reaching a total of 197 villages.
2017
We declared 361 avoidable-blindness free villages, reaching a total of 558 villages.
2018
We declared 452 avoidable-blindness free villages, reaching a total of 1,010 villages.
2019
As of this point in 2019, there are 1,020 avoidable-blindness free villages

In developing countries sight is life.

Our Financial Accountability

Every gift matters. See our philosophy in spending the money we’ve been entrusted with.

Our Sustainable Approach

We’re committed to developing quality eye care services for generations to come. Learn how.

Our Partners

When you support Operation Eyesight, you’re part of a worldwide solution to avoidable blindness.

Did you know that 80% of blindness is avoidable?

Yet, millions of people suffer from avoidable blindness. The ones who suffer most, often live in conditions of extreme poverty without access to the care they need, or the ability to pay. But there is hope. Starting with women like Shabnam.

Summer SightLines released

How are our supporters improving the health and well-being of entire communities? Read this issue to find out!

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Read our 2018 Annual Report

Want to know more about our work in the last year? Read our 2018 Annual Report for our financial information, the impact of our work, and the difference our donors are making!

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