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Practice Spotlight – Henderson Vision Centre

Celebrating Henderson Vision Centre as the Second Highest Practice for the 2025 World Sight Day Challenge. For the team at Henderson Vision Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, supporting Optometry Giving Sight isn’t a new initiative; it’s simply part of who they...

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 Studies

Case Study: A Life Helped – Milvia Carolina Guerra Manchamé

Milvia Carolina Guerra Manchamé of Guatemala always knew she wanted to teach. But for years, a persistent challenge followed her into the classroom: her vision was failing.

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.