New Optical Lab in Peru
8,000 new eye glasses for poor patients Optometry Giving Sight’s continued partnership with Vision for the Poor has recently made possible the equipping of a new optical lab and service at the Divino Niño Jesus (DNJ) Eye Hospital in Lima, Peru. Over the coming year...
Volunteer Eye Health Mentors
Providing support and guidance to optometrists in emerging communities Optometry Giving Sight is pleased to have provided funding to support the development of a unique online training program for volunteer optometrists to become eye health mentors. As part of the...
Malawi – A Shining Star
A new and sustainable legacy emerges in Malawi Laston (pictured above) is 5 years old and has been blind since birth due to congenital bilateral cataracts. In July this year the cataracts were removed, and he received some surgical implants to help restore his vision....
North American Eye Care Companies and Networks
Members of the North American eye care community will once again join forces in a Coalition to support Optometry Giving Sight and its annual fundraising campaign, the World Sight Day Challenge held throughout September and October. This year’s Coalition members...
The Passing of Brien Holden – A Tribute
A tribute I am writing this as I’m flying from Madrid to San Francisco, after having heard over-night about the sudden and unexpected death of my dear friend, Professor Brien Holden. I was awoken by multiple e-mails and text messages from Australia, and from around...
India – A Future Leader in Global Eye Care
131 million people in India, including 11 million children, are blind or vision impaired from being uncorrected or under-corrected. Most are in rural areas. Optometry Giving Sight, in association with founding partner the World Council of Optometry, is pleased to be a...
Canada World Sight Day Challenge 2014
The World Sight Day Challenge is Optometry Giving Sight’s main fundraising campaign of the year to help eliminate avoidable blindness and impaired vision in underserved areas of the world. We are pleased to report that a record number of optometry practices,...
Pioneering Optometry in Vietnam
Funding from Optometry Giving Sight and the AusAID East Asia Vision Program has provided for the successful completion of the first stage of an optometry education project in Vietnam. The key objective of the project (to be completed by December 2016) is to establish...
A simple eye exam could have saved this woman’s sight!
Sorilia diagnosed with terminal glaucoma When Sorilia’s daughter learnt about eye screenings happening in her community, she hoped there was a chance her mother’s sight could be restored. Sorilia had lost her sight more than 8 years previously, and could no longer...
Ralph from Haiti
Transforming lives through the gift of vision As the Holiday Season approaches, your thoughts may turn to seeing family, friends and celebrating together. Many children around the world have difficulty seeing their loved ones, reading the blackboard at school or being...