Vision loss affects nearly every facet of a child’s life. Some studies suggest that up to 80 per cent of learning is visual. That’s why we’re bringing eye health services to students in classrooms across our countries of work. “Our school eye health program is giving students more than just access to eyeglasses or sight-saving procedures,”… Continue reading Brighter futures ahead, thanks to school eye health programs
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Decades of support, a lifetime of compassion
Eileen Giuliani’s support for Operation Eyesight is rooted in her compassion for others and her own battle with avoidable vision loss. In 1988, while waiting for her semiannual eye exam at a local clinic in Vancouver, Canada, she saw a poster for Operation Eyesight on the wall. By then, Eileen had been at risk of… Continue reading Decades of support, a lifetime of compassion
This little one has a big future ahead
Look at those big, beautiful eyes! This is baby Aarsh, from a small village just outside Moradabad city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. At seven months old, he weighs about seven pounds – what many babies weigh at birth. Aarsh’s mother, Shabana, was only seven months pregnant when she delivered him prematurely. Little Aarsh had been… Continue reading This little one has a big future ahead
A passion for care and community
Our global team of more than 2,000 community health workers are our first point of contact with many communities. That’s why they need to have the right mix of training and passion. For 37-year-old Felicia from Obrachire, in southern Ghana, seeing how prescription eyeglasses made it possible for her own daughter to read helped fuel… Continue reading A passion for care and community
