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!

Honour mom with a special gift this Mother’s Day

| By Kerri Robins, Senior Communications Specialist
Categories: Blog, Communities, Community Health Worker, Donors, Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Indian mother and daughter from Majuli Island
Can you believe it’s already May 8th? If you’re in Canada, then you’re probably wondering how we seemed to skip spring and go straight into summer! Christmas just happened, and suddenly Mother’s Day is just around the corner. For many of us, our mothers are very special people in our lives. They raised us, loved… Continue Reading Honour mom with a special gift this Mother’s Day

May is Healthy Vision Month

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Blog, Other, Uncategorized
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Indian boy having his eyes examined by a community health worker
Did you know that May is Healthy Vision Month? As an organization that works with people who lack ready access to eye health care or education, Operation Eyesight feels strongly about eye health and safety. We’re motivated by the fact that many eye health issues occur because of a lack of knowledge. That’s a big… Continue Reading May is Healthy Vision Month

A woman’s wish to see her family happy comes true!

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Blog, Communities, Community Health Worker, Eye Surgery, Hospitals, Nepal, Our Work
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What would you do if you had an eye condition that was easily treated with a 15-minute surgery? You’d accept treatment, wouldn’t you? Maya suffered with cataracts for a year, to the point that she was forced to stop doing the things she loved, like making garlands in her free time and spending time with… Continue Reading A woman’s wish to see her family happy comes true!

Thank you to our volunteers!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Blog, Other, Volunteers
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National Volunteer Week 2018
Many hands really do make light work – and we’re incredibly grateful for the many volunteer hands in our Calgary office. We currently have 18 office volunteers who help us with various projects on a weekly basis. They approach each task with a fun, can-do attitude, and it’s thanks to them that we’re able to reach… Continue Reading Thank you to our volunteers!

This light shines brightly once more with the Gift of Sight!

| By Emmanuel Kumah, Country Manager, Ghana
Categories: Blog, Eye Surgery, Ghana, Hospitals, Other, Our Work
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A man from Ghana receives sight-restoring cataract surgery.
“I thought about ending my life. It was better than living in such misery, depending on my wife to take care of me.” Said Kwaku, a 75-year-old man from a small town in Ghana. Kwaku is speaking about his eye injury. A spark flew into his eye from a lit match while he was working… Continue Reading This light shines brightly once more with the Gift of Sight!