A broken heart is mended with the gift of sight

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Blog, Communities, Eye Surgery, Nepal, Our Work
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Laxmi can SEE
Laxmi is a 75-year-old woman who lives in a poor neighbourhood in Nepal. Sadly, Laxmi’s husband passed away a few years ago, and she was left a widow. As she got older, her vision began to fade, until finally she lost her vision completely. Laxmi moved into a small cottage with her two daughters, two… Continue Reading A broken heart is mended with the gift of sight

A pair of eyeglasses restores a girl’s future and independence!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Blog, Communities, Community Health Worker, Donors, Eyeglasses, Ghana, Other, Our Work
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Ruth and Dora
Ruth is an 11-year-old girl who lives with her family in a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ruth’s father moved to Ghana’s capital city of Accra in search of new opportunities, and now Ruth lives with her mother and her two siblings in a room rented in an apartment compound. Ruth’s mother Dora is… Continue Reading A pair of eyeglasses restores a girl’s future and independence!

Majuli Island: From Maini’s Mind to Operation Eyesight

| By Shivam Maini
Categories: Blog, Communities, Community Health Worker, Other
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Maini Majuli Island kids
Last week, Dr. Shivam Maini, an avid photographer and photography mentor, went with our team to visit some of our projects in India. And one of his trips was to Majuli Island, the largest river island in the world. Operation Eyesight has been working to prevent blindness and restore sight in this remote area for… Continue Reading Majuli Island: From Maini’s Mind to Operation Eyesight

Thank YOU for all that you do!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Blog, Communities, Donors, Eye Surgery, Eyeglasses, Ghana, Hospitals, India, Kenya, Nepal, Our Work, Prevention, Zambia
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Thank you!
Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up this weekend, and we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of everything your incredible support has made possible, and more importantly, to THANK YOU for all that you do! Thanks to you… Thirteen-year-old Tom (and thousands of children, women and men) in the Lake Kariba area, Zambia, received… Continue Reading Thank YOU for all that you do!

A passion for the people

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Blog, Communities, Community Health Worker, India, Our Work
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Sushila lives with her husband and two children in Dhaki village, in India. She first became interested in our Hospital-Based Community Eye Health Program back in 2014, when she met a community health worker named Sonam who’d been trained by Operation Eyesight. When Sushila saw the life-changing work Sonam was doing, she was fascinated and… Continue Reading A passion for the people