The presence of a vision centre in one Indian community has played a key role in the reduction of blindness and visual impairment for local patients and families, according to a new study published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Over the course of the four-year study, the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in the… Continue reading Vision centres help patient outcomes: study
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Vision restored, hope renewed for mother in India
To weave cloth using a handloom, you need patience, coordination and most of all – keen eyesight. So when Junmoni, a handloom weaver, started having trouble with her vision, she knew her livelihood was in peril. The mother of two lives in Chakala, a village near the Brahmaputra River in Assam, northeast India. Her husband… Continue reading Vision restored, hope renewed for mother in India
You’re helping people like Sabitri
Sabitri is 51 and lives in a small hut in Milanpoly, a village in West Bengal, India. She has three sons, but all of them live with their own families. Living alone, Sabitri is completely dependent on her job as a house maid for money for food, shelter and other essentials. One day Sabitri’s vision… Continue reading You’re helping people like Sabitri
Chikhale is so grateful for your support!
In his own words… “My name is Chikhale Motiram. I’m 21 years old, and I live in a small village in the Latur district in Maharashtra, India. I have one year of experience in surgical marketing. My father is a farmer, my mother is a house wife and I have four siblings. I completed the… Continue reading Chikhale is so grateful for your support!