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!

We raise a toast to our donors

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Donors
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When we Canadians gather at our Thanksgiving dinner tables this weekend, many of us will be thankful for our most precious gifts: family, friends, and health. We know we’re fortunate to live in a fully-developed nation where we have universal health care and a good social support system. As the World Health Organization points out,… Continue Reading We raise a toast to our donors

New blog schedule

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: News
Dear Grey Mist Lifting readers, Since we began writing Grey Mist Lifting, we’ve never missed a Friday update. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading it so far. But this week, we’ll be trying something a little different. Our next update will be on Tuesday, October 8, and we’ll continue with a Tuesday update schedule from there.… Continue Reading New blog schedule

India’s northeastern gateway to eye health

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, India, Our Work
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Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital, located in North Bengal, India, is an advanced secondary level eye hospital run by the Lions Club of Siliguri Greater. Operation Eyesight has been a key supporter of the hospital since its founding in 1981. The hospital started in a modest fashion, offering only basic patient care services. Operation Eyesight… Continue Reading India’s northeastern gateway to eye health

The facts of life DON’T have to include blindness

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, Ghana, Our Work
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Aging is a fact of life. Hair greys, limbs stiffen, skin wrinkles. We don’t like it, but we generally accept it. But you may be surprised to learn: your fate does not necessarily have to include blindness due to cataract! Let me tell you about Papa Kojo, an 82-year old farmer who has lived almost… Continue Reading The facts of life DON’T have to include blindness

‘The work you do just could not be more important’

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Our Work
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Operation Eyesight isn’t the only organization working to end avoidable blindness. There is a community of eye care organizations who share our goal of a world without avoidable blindness. These organizations are our friends, partners and allies in the prevention of blindness, and being recognized by them is a great reflection on the work that… Continue Reading ‘The work you do just could not be more important’