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!

A child can finally see to read!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eyeglasses, Kenya, Our Work
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When you can’t see clearly, learning to read becomes a challenge beyond a child’s ability. And when your family is so desperately poor you can’t afford food, purchasing eyeglasses becomes an impossibility. That’s where our kind-hearted donors make such a difference! Our supporters share our ongoing concern about children like Paul Omari who have vision… Continue Reading A child can finally see to read!

Thanks to you, St. Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors
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“We’re called the pretty church on the ocean, but we’re more than a pretty church,” says Jan Volker, chairperson of St. Francis-in-the-Wood’s Social Concerns Committee. We could not agree more! The church, located in West Vancouver, BC, has been supporting Operation Eyesight for almost 25 years. “We really believe in Operation Eyesight’s projects,” says Jan.… Continue Reading Thanks to you, St. Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church

Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Communities, News, Our Work
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World Sight Day is just three days away! To mark the occasion, we’re holding a public celebration event in Kanapur, a village located in Telangana State, India. The village will be declared avoidable blindness free! What does this mean? It means that anyone in the village who was suffering from unnecessary blindness, or was at… Continue Reading Celebrating World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness!

Community establishes hygienic roots

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Clean Water, Our Work, Zambia
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Evalina Kalata is a child of displacement. Before she was born, Evalina’s parents, along with 57,000 other poor tribespeople who lived along the banks of Zambia’s Zambezi River, were forced out of their homes to allow for construction of the gigantic Kariba Dam. Evalina grew up in a re-settled and remote village called Nang’amba, where… Continue Reading Community establishes hygienic roots