43 million people in the world are blind, and 90% of them live where access to eye care is difficult or impossible. These people often live in loneliness and exclusion.
For $25*, Cure Blindness Project can perform a surgery, and you can restore someone's sight—and their chance for a better life.
Discover why we care
Witness the Joy
In Nepal, if the elderly go blind from cataracts, they do little more than wait to die - but not Bishnu. "I long to see the vibrant colors of my countryside, the faces of my loved ones and the beauty of nature in all its glory," she said. After only minutes of cataract surgery, she can once again enjoy these things. "I see this as a second chance to live life and I'm truly thankful..."
More of Bishnu's Story1. Local Capacity
Provide training for clinical and non-clinical personnel to expand access to quality care and improve outcomes
2. Infrastructure & Equipment
Ensure trained personnel have the appropriate tools to apply their skills
3. Patient Care
Support partners in providing direct service and expand partnerships to ensure access to care across disease areas
4. Prevention
Expand training for community health workers to address comprehensive eye care at primary care level
Our Work
Cure Blindness Project is a global nonprofit organization driven to help people retain or regain their sight in 30 nations across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South America. To make that happen, we enable underserved communities to cure avoidable blindness by developing high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable eye care wherever they are.
HCP CUREBLINDNESS IS NOW CURE BLINDNESS PROJECT
Together with our supporters and partners, Cure Blindness Project is striving for a summit where sight is in reach.
Learn more about us1.6m
Surgeries Performed
5
Hospitals
16.5m
Screenings & Basic Treatment
20.1k
Trainings Performed
Our Story
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit on their dream to end needless blindness in the world, Cure Blindness Project, together with partners, have performed over 1.6 million sight-restoring surgeries. And we're just getting started.
Read How We Began
By partnering with the top innovators in global ophthalmology, we can leverage the latest approaches, train others and envision new possibilities.
With early detection and treatment, the impact of many causes of blindness can be treated – and often cured – improving the quality of life for affected individuals and changing communities for good.
World Sight Day, celebrated the first Thursday of October, this year focused the world’s attention on the importance of eye...
Globally, of the 1.1 billion people with vision loss, 609 million (55%) are females compared to 497 million (45%) males...
Cure Blindness Project Celebrates World Sight Day with announcement to expand access to six new geographies globally
Cure Blindness Project
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What is this?
The Himalayan Cataract Project (dba Cure Blindness Project) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; Tax ID 03-0362926. Your gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Principal photography provided by Ace Kvale, Michael Amendolia, and other photojournalists who have generously supported our work. Site design and development by Flannel
