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We must see through their eyes (Part 2 of 2)

June 8, 2012

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, India

| Tags: blind, blindness, cataract surgery, cataracts, community, community development, community eye care, community health workers, hospital-based community eye health, India, quality, service, sustainability

On May 25, I wrote about why quality is so important to Operation Eyesight. In case you’re wondering why I’m writing about this now, it’s because too many people are afraid to get the help they need. For years now, we’ve known that next to cataracts, the second leading cause of avoidable blindness in developing… Continue Reading We must see through their eyes (Part 2 of 2)

Children with disabilities are often forgotten

June 1, 2012

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Communities, India

| Tags: artificial eye, child, childhood blindness, children, community eye care, community health workers, community workers, disability, eye injuries, India, low income, LV Prasad Eye Institute, ocular prosthesis, parents, poverty

I once met a little boy with one eye. Last year while in India, I visited the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India. This world-class centre for vision care works closely with Operation Eyesight. I was touring the facility, marvelling at all the different departments. LVP handles just about every kind of eye problem… Continue Reading Children with disabilities are often forgotten

We must see through their eyes (Part 1 of 2)

May 25, 2012

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Eye Surgery, Our Work

| Tags: avoidable blindness, cataract, cataract surgery, equipment, hospital partners, hospitals, India, low income, poverty, quality, training, WHO

Have you ever wondered why Operation Eyesight is so big on quality? It’s a fair question. Why insist on high international standards for poor people? Isn’t just about anything better than what they have? To answer that, picture a tribal woman in a remote part of India, who is going blind from cataracts. She’s a… Continue Reading We must see through their eyes (Part 1 of 2)

A child’s brush with blindness

May 18, 2012

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications

Categories: Eye Surgery, Kenya, Our Work

| Tags: Africa, child, children, eye injuries, eye safety, Kenya, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, parents, trauma, video

Growing up, my two kids were prone to the usual childhood mishaps… scraped knees, bumped heads, sprained wrists, even the odd black eye. Fortunately, their eye injuries were rare and never vision-threatening. In Africa, however, I saw children with eye traumas caused by large razor-like acacia thorns, sharp splinters of firewood, poorly-aimed rocks and sticks… Continue Reading A child’s brush with blindness

Mothers make a difference in the world

May 11, 2012

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications

Categories: News, Our Work

| Tags: babies, celebration, children, community, eCard, family, gifts, giving, grandmother, love, Mother's Day, mothers

In the course of our work in Africa and India, we see a lot of mothers. They may have different appearances, household incomes, occupations or roles in the community. They may be first time parents, mothers of five scraping by with limited resources, or grandmothers barely recognizing their grandchildren because of their cataracts. The only… Continue Reading Mothers make a difference in the world

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