Eye cancer facility saves sight and lives

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India
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We’ve all probably been affected by cancer in some way. Maybe you’ve fought the disease yourself or know someone currently going through treatment. Maybe you’ve participated in a walk or run to raise money for cancer research. Or, sadly, maybe you’ve lost a friend or loved one to the deadly disease. Cancer affects us all,… Continue Reading Eye cancer facility saves sight and lives

Eye cancer doesn’t have to result in blindness in India anymore!

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, India
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Our Canadian intern, Adrian Parlow, shared this story and photo with us. Thank you, Adrian! Aboobacker is a caring father of two from Kerala, a state at the southernmost tip of India. He was diagnosed with cancer in both eyes when he was 18 months old. One day, he was playing outside with the neighbors… Continue Reading Eye cancer doesn’t have to result in blindness in India anymore!

Education, surgery – and your help! – can change a life

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, Kenya
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Sote Cheruiyot is a 68-year-old subsistence farmer who lives with her husband in Kenya. They’ve lived in the village of Kapsengwet for over 30 years, growing crops and raising livestock. Over the past few years, Sote noticed progressive vision loss in both eyes. She could no longer help her husband on the farm. Soon, they… Continue Reading Education, surgery – and your help! – can change a life

Restoring sight and hope

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, Zambia
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Losing someone or something you love can be very painful. After a significant loss, people often experience many difficult and overwhelming emotions: hopelessness, fear, anger, frustration, self-doubt, sadness. Jaa Katuta experienced all this and more. Jaa lives in a grass-thatched house near Mwinilugna, a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia. He has lived there… Continue Reading Restoring sight and hope

Announcing: The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer!

| By Brian Foster, Former Executive Director
Categories: Eye Surgery, India
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Since we started working in India in 1963, Operation Eyesight has made great strides in that country. Our program models have been endorsed by Vision 2020 India, and other organizations look to us as leaders in the eye health community. Our India projects are growing by leaps and bounds, and serving many levels of eye… Continue Reading Announcing: The Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer!