Eye Care for Abrehet in Eritrea
After visiting the optometry department at the Asmara School of Health Sciences, Abrehet was examined by a student in the department and diagnosed with refractive error. She was given a pair of glasses from the optical workshop lab that had already been processed by the students as part of their cut and fit training.
Eyeteach© training in Latin America
The EyeTeach© workshops continue to prove a success since launching in Latin America in 2013. The workshops, implemented by Brien Holden Vision Institute and sponsored by Optometry Giving Sight, focus on the development of local optometry in the region and strengthening the professional development of existing eye health practitioners and educators.
Bringing Accessible Eye Care to Tanzania
Benefiting the community Thousands of Tanzanians will have access to free eye care services through the Brien Holden Vision Institute, thanks to support from optometrist Dr Moes Nasser and Optometry Giving Sight. The Lake Zone Roshanali Nasser Outreach Project aims to...
After 5 years of effort – Haiti story
After 5 years of effort by the global optometric community – Haiti’s first School of Optometry opens Vision Source Optometrists and Optometry Giving Sight Support the Training of Haiti’s First Optometrists Haiti has the highest level of blindness and vision...
Technician Training Course in Malawi
Empowering local ECPs to maintain their own equipment One of the biggest challenges for many eye health programs in the developing world is equipment maintenance. Many clinics, hospitals and vision centers are unable to operate at their full potential because their...
Teacher Training Program at Alandur
Eye health training in India With support from Optometry Giving Sight, India Vision Institute (IVI) conducted a series of teachers’ training programs in India. They were held from from 4-11 October, for 61 teachers in 36 government and government-aided schools...
2017 Highlights
Your support at work Optometry Giving Sight in 2017 produced many wonderful stories from people whose lives were impacted through your donations. We would like to thank all our sponsors and donors for your ongoing support. One area that has given us the greatest...
CooperVision employees Fight for Sight
$262,000 donated to Optometry Giving Sight With artwork auctions, bake sales, jeans days, raffles, barbeques and walkathons, CooperVision and its employees hit a record-breaking high this year with their fundraising efforts for the 2018 World Sight Day Challenge....
World Sight Day Challenge 2017
Helping to Make Children’s Vision Count Optometry Giving Sight is once again inviting all those who value good vision to support its major fundraising campaign for the year, the World Sight Day Challenge. The Challenge will run throughout October – with World...
See to Succeed
Providing support to children impacted by Hurricane Harvey The See to Succeed Program (STS) is a safety-net vision program for Houston’s underserved children. The program provides comprehensive free eye exams and eyeglasses to those who have failed a school screening,...