Eye surgery restores sight and hope

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Twenty-eight-year-old Ghousia Khannum lives with her one-year-old son and elderly parents in Padarayanapuram slum in Bangalore, India. She was forced to move back in with her parents after her husband of 12 years divorced her, saying he couldn’t take care of someone who had vision problems and wore eyeglasses. Unable to work herself because of… Continue Reading Eye surgery restores sight and hope

A farmer’s vision of happiness

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Subhas Mondal is a farmer from a small village in West Bengal, India. To earn a wage and provide for himself and his wife, he ploughs land and sells date palm juice, which he extracts from nearby date trees. For reasons unknown to him, Subhas’ vision began to slowly deteriorate. But with no eye care… Continue Reading A farmer’s vision of happiness

Teacher regains vision thanks to former student

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Inesh Swargiary, a 37-year-old teacher from Assam, India, loves his job. He bicycles eight kilometres to work every morning, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way and smiling at the thought of spending the rest of the day with his Grade 10 students. Inesh spends most of his time at the front of the classroom,… Continue Reading Teacher regains vision thanks to former student

Cancer can leave children in the dark

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work, Prevention
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When you think of Operation Eyesight and our mission to eliminate avoidable blindness, the word “cancer” may not come to mind. However, eye cancer is a cause of blindness, and in some cases, this blindness could have been avoided with early detection. Retinoblastoma, a malignant tumour that starts in the cells of the retina, is… Continue Reading Cancer can leave children in the dark

Three lives forever changed!

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Four years ago, an Indian woman named Arti, then 22 years old, was living a blissful life. She and her husband spent their days farming and looking after their beautiful daughter (who would eventually become a big sister). Life was good – until, one day, things took a dramatic turn for the worse. During a… Continue Reading Three lives forever changed!