Visible growth: our new vision centres

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Communities, Eyeglasses, Our Work
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Many of our donors are familiar with the idea of eye camps; temporary clinics set up to provide eye care to people in rural or remote areas. After all, they’ve been a big part of our efforts for many years, because distance is a huge barrier for many people who need eye care. But temporary… Continue Reading Visible growth: our new vision centres

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!

Thanks to you, Margaret Ratcliff

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, Donors, Our Work
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Margaret, who has been giving to Operation Eyesight for 25 years, says she has been a loyal donor for several reasons. It runs in the family. Margaret’s mother also gave to Operation Eyesight before she passed away in 2003. Although she can’t remember for sure, Margaret has a hunch that it was her mother who… Continue Reading Thanks to you, Margaret Ratcliff

Q&A with Rob Ohlson, Board Chair

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
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In June 2014, Rob Ohlson was announced as new Chair of the Operation Eyesight Canada Board of Directors. We are delighted to have Rob, our former Vice Chair, lead our volunteer directors as they provide strategic direction to assist us in fulfilling our mission to eliminate avoidable blindness. We checked in with Rob to get… Continue Reading Q&A with Rob Ohlson, Board Chair

We have the answers

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, Our Work
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Operation Eyesight was recently approached by blogger Grant Wish to do a Q&A for CauseArtist. We turned to our expert in the field, Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Senior Director of International Programs, for the answers. The discussion captures Operation Eyesight’s approach to sustainable development and demonstrates how we are finding solutions to eye health issues. You can read highlights… Continue Reading We have the answers