New eye hospital opens eyes in Ghana

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Ghana, Hospitals, Our Work
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When you’re a sensitive teenager, your confidence can be crippled if you are embarrassed about your appearance. With her eyelids chronically swollen with fluid, 16-year old Mansah might have remained shy and withdrawn, if it weren’t for Ghana’s Watborg Eye Hospital. “Since class one, I’ve been the subject of people talking about me because of… Continue Reading New eye hospital opens eyes in Ghana

Eye surgeries improve a struggling family’s quality of life

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: Eye Surgery, India
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Kandi Chandramohan, 34, works as a parking lot attendant in Secunderabad, a city near Hyderabad, India. Born and raised in Hyderabad, he dropped out of school in Grade 7 to begin working. He lives with his mother, his wife and their four daughters, and is the only bread earner of the family. For the past… Continue Reading Eye surgeries improve a struggling family’s quality of life

Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 2 of 2)

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: Kenya, Our Work
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How is Operation Eyesight combating blinding trachoma in Kenya? Dr. Steve Mukiri, an ophthalmologist at the Narok District Hospital, reports on the local war against trachoma. (Read Part 1.) Before any Mass Drug Administration (MDA) exercise can kick off, our teams conduct intensive planning, lobbying and resource mobilization. The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) requisitions in… Continue Reading Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 2 of 2)

Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 1 of 2)

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs
Categories: Our Work, Prevention
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This week, we present the first of a two-part story about the ongoing battle against blinding trachoma, a terrible infectious disease that is one of the leading causes of avoidable blindness globally. The World Health Organization, together with partners like Operation Eyesight and local Ministries of Health, has invested huge resources into eliminating trachoma by… Continue Reading Mobilization! The war against trachoma (Part 1 of 2)

Remembering our inspiration: Dr. Ben Gullison

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: India, Our Work
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This week, we celebrate the life of Dr. Ben Gullison, the Canadian who inspired the founding of Operation Eyesight. Dr. Gullison passed away April 6, 1987, and it is his vision of “the best for the poorest” that we still strive to achieve. Dr. Gullison was born in Yarmouth, N.S. He studied medicine at Acadia… Continue Reading Remembering our inspiration: Dr. Ben Gullison