Health worker brings light to her community

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
Categories: Communities, India, Our Work
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The last of the sun’s rays cast over a small village near the India-Bangladesh border. Nurbhanu is finishing up her final house call of the day. As a community health worker with Operation Eyesight’s Community-Based Eye Health Project in West Bengal, India, she is used to working late into the evening. Tomorrow, a team from… Continue Reading Health worker brings light to her community

Benefits of eye surgery outweigh fear

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Communities, Eye Surgery, Ghana, Our Work
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Fear of the unknown can be debilitating. It can hold you back from making a decision that can ultimately prove beneficial. Yet when you take a chance, the benefits can be enormous! Let me tell you about Isaac Acquah. Born and raised in the seacoast town of Apam, in the Central region of Ghana, Isaac… Continue Reading Benefits of eye surgery outweigh fear

Radio helps direct rural, remote Africans to health care

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Eye Surgery, Our Work, Zambia
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Do you enjoy listening to the radio? News programs, talk shows, music, weather reports, traffic updates – they’re all pleasurable and useful, but I suspect we take often take radio’s availability for granted. Yet for a 32-year old Zambian named Ides Habeenzu, listening to the radio actually helped restore her eyesight! Ides lives with her… Continue Reading Radio helps direct rural, remote Africans to health care

Smart phone app developed to screen for vision problems

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Kenya, Our Work, Prevention
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Tackling childhood blindness and visual impairment in low-income countries presents considerable challenges. Infrastructure and human resources are seriously lacking, and systems for accurately testing children for eye conditions and improving follow-up rates are often non-existent or inadequate. If there was a way to improve the way that children’s eyesight is screened and treated across low-income… Continue Reading Smart phone app developed to screen for vision problems

Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
Categories: Clean Water, Kenya, Our Work
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Seventy-year old Ann Adoyole lives in a tiny village in one of Kenya’s dustiest, most arid regions: West Pokot County. Along with other women and girls in her community, she has spent most of her life searching for and fetching water for her family. Then suddenly, in late 2013, everything changed…! What a difference Ann and… Continue Reading Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)