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Children with disabilities are often forgotten

June 1, 2012

| By Lorie Gibson, former Vice-President of International Programs

| Tags: artificial eye, child, childhood blindness, children, community eye care, community health workers, community workers, disability, eye injuries, India, low income, LV Prasad Eye Institute, ocular prosthesis, parents, poverty

I once met a little boy with one eye. Last year while in India, I visited the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India. This world-class centre for vision care works closely with Operation Eyesight. I was touring the facility, marvelling at all the different departments. LVP handles just about every kind of eye problem… Continue Reading Children with disabilities are often forgotten

We must see through their eyes (Part 1 of 2)

May 25, 2012

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Eye Surgery, Our Work

| Tags: avoidable blindness, cataract, cataract surgery, equipment, hospital partners, hospitals, India, low income, poverty, quality, training, WHO

Have you ever wondered why Operation Eyesight is so big on quality? It’s a fair question. Why insist on high international standards for poor people? Isn’t just about anything better than what they have? To answer that, picture a tribal woman in a remote part of India, who is going blind from cataracts. She’s a… Continue Reading We must see through their eyes (Part 1 of 2)

A child’s brush with blindness

May 18, 2012

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications

Categories: Eye Surgery, Kenya, Our Work

| Tags: Africa, child, children, eye injuries, eye safety, Kenya, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, parents, trauma, video

Growing up, my two kids were prone to the usual childhood mishaps… scraped knees, bumped heads, sprained wrists, even the odd black eye. Fortunately, their eye injuries were rare and never vision-threatening. In Africa, however, I saw children with eye traumas caused by large razor-like acacia thorns, sharp splinters of firewood, poorly-aimed rocks and sticks… Continue Reading A child’s brush with blindness

Mothers make a difference in the world

May 11, 2012

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications

Categories: News, Our Work

| Tags: babies, celebration, children, community, eCard, family, gifts, giving, grandmother, love, Mother's Day, mothers

In the course of our work in Africa and India, we see a lot of mothers. They may have different appearances, household incomes, occupations or roles in the community. They may be first time parents, mothers of five scraping by with limited resources, or grandmothers barely recognizing their grandchildren because of their cataracts. The only… Continue Reading Mothers make a difference in the world

Celebrating a new hospital in Ghana (Part 2)

May 4, 2012

| By Lynda Cherry, former Vice-President of International Programs

Categories: Communities, Ghana, Our Work

| Tags: Africa, blindness, Calgary, CIDA, donors, Ghana, success story, thank you, Watborg Eye Hospital, Watborg Eye Services

Last week, we experienced the thrill of opening a new facility for Watborg Eye Services, just outside of Ghana’s capital city of Accra. This is an important development for Operation Eyesight, and we hope our supporters are as excited as we are. As I mentioned in last week’s post, this hospital has the potential to… Continue Reading Celebrating a new hospital in Ghana (Part 2)

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