Grey Mist Lifting

Welcome to Grey Mist Lifting!

We named our blog Grey Mist Lifting because this expression – or words like it – are commonly heard in the clinics we support. When the bandages come off after cataract surgery, patients often describe what they are experiencing. For example; “Yesterday, all I could see was a grey mist. Today, the mist has lifted. I can see again.”

We hope you enjoy the posts and we invite you to comment and join the conversation!

Seeds for a long-time donor planted 50 years ago

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors
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Carol Harris of New Brunswick made the news in 2013, when she married George Raynes. They first met in grade 1 in 1936. During a class production of Sleeping Beauty in grade 3, George, who wasn’t supposed to kiss Carol, “laid a big wet one on her.” The two stayed in touch and, after George’s… Continue Reading Seeds for a long-time donor planted 50 years ago

Working together to provide more eye care services in Kenya

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Kenya, Prevention
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On World Sight Day 2016, we opened the Huruma Sub-County Hospital Eye Unit in Eldoret, Kenya. The Eye Unit was built by Operation Eyesight (through Standard Chartered Bank’s Seeing is Believing program) and the Uasin Gishu county government. Thanks to our donors’ generosity, we were able to equip the eye unit and provide training for… Continue Reading Working together to provide more eye care services in Kenya

Life-threatening illness averted for toddler

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Ghana, Our Work
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If you’ve ever known a child who’s been very ill, you’ll understand what the parents of little Awemboro recently went through. The three-year-old had always been fairly healthy, until one day, when his mother Helina noticed that his eye looked red. Unfortunately, she didn’t have any medication for it, and by the next day, her… Continue Reading Life-threatening illness averted for toddler

Making dreams come true: A Calgary nurse’s final gift

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
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When Margaret Baxter passed away in Edmonton, AB in May 2015, she left a generous gift to Operation Eyesight. A longtime supporter, Margaret had dealt with eye problems all her life, so she appreciated the work our organization does to give people the gift of sight. Having been a nurse in Calgary for many years,… Continue Reading Making dreams come true: A Calgary nurse’s final gift

Staff honoured by International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Our Work
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Congratulations to two of our senior staff, who received recognition from their peers at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)’s 10th General Assembly in October. As the liaison organization between governments and non-governmental agencies, IAPB works with blindness prevention organizations all over the world.