Overcoming flies, cows and 30 km to save sight

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya, Our Work
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Thirty kilometres may not seem like a big distance to us, but it was a huge barrier for Norkitoip, a 45-year-old Kenyan mother of eight. Norkitoip was afflicted with trichiasis, a condition whereby repeated trachoma infections turned her eyelashes inward to rub her cornea. Although she described it as “painful and uncomfortable,” she and her… Continue Reading Overcoming flies, cows and 30 km to save sight

We have the answers

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, Our Work
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Operation Eyesight was recently approached by blogger Grant Wish to do a Q&A for CauseArtist. We turned to our expert in the field, Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Senior Director of International Programs, for the answers. The discussion captures Operation Eyesight’s approach to sustainable development and demonstrates how we are finding solutions to eye health issues. You can read highlights… Continue Reading We have the answers

Flagship program recognized as best practice

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Communities, Our Work
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Operation Eyesight has been part of many dramatic changes in India since we started working in the country in 1963. Over the past decade, in particular, India has experienced strong economic growth, and has become a force in the global economy. Yet despite a remarkable increase in wealthy individuals, life for the vast majority of… Continue Reading Flagship program recognized as best practice

For this little boy, miracles do happen

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Eye Surgery, India, Our Work
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Anil, an eight-month-old toddler, is the youngest among the three children of Ravi and Laxmi. Hailing from a very poor socio-economic background, they live in a small room in Ravi’s sister’s house in a remote village in the state of Telangana, India. Ravi makes his living by selling old clothes on the roadside in the… Continue Reading For this little boy, miracles do happen

Couple helps others see the goodness in life

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Donors, Eye Surgery
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April 26 was a sad, but special day for Clarice and Al Bloomenthal. It would have been their daughter’s 48th birthday. Forty years ago, their world was turned upside down when a reckless driver stole the life of their eight-year-old girl, Risa. In the weeks that followed, the Bloomenthal family received many flowers and cards… Continue Reading Couple helps others see the goodness in life