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Corporate Partner Spotlight: CooperVision

CooperVision, a global leader in manufacturing innovative contact lenses, has been a steadfast champion for Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) since the initiative’s inception. As a global lead sponsor, CooperVision’s multi-faceted support has been instrumental in...

OD Donor Spotlight: Dr. Lee Dodge

Dr. Lee Dodge and Visualeyes Optometry. For more than 15 years, Dr. Lee Dodge has been a dedicated supporter of OGS. A donor since 2010, Dr. Dodge has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to global eye health through consistent contributions, including his current...

Case Study: A Life Helped – Ismail Ahmed Adaawe

A Life Helped in Somalia For two weeks, 28-year-old Ismail Ahmed Adaawe from Mogadishu, Somalia, struggled in silence following a bike accident. He wore dark glasses not for style, but to survive the intense pain of an untreated corneal abrasion. Lacking the means to...

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Uganda: Patrick Teira

It was not until one of our career guidance sessions in my final year of secondary school when one of my teachers talked about the newly introduced optometry course at Makerere University. It was then that I formerly got introduced to the optometry profession.

I feel like my life can being now

Emmanuel is a 12 year old boy who didn’t attend school. He wished every day he could go with the other children in the village but he had been nearly blind since birth. He spent his days in his village which he knew well enough to get around. His local community tried to look out for him to help him stay safe.

Albino Children in Africa

Albinism is a congenital disorder that is characterised by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, eyes and hair. The disorder has a very high prevalence in Tanzania with 1 in every 1,200 people suffering from it.