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Foresight works to CURE blindness, PREVENT the conditions that lead to blindness and EMPOWER local communities to deliver essential eye care services.

For more than 35 years, Foresight has worked with countries in the Asia Pacific region providing eye surgery, medical equipment, training and preventative health programs. Foresight works with local governments so that our sight saving programs are eventually delivered by local surgeons and health workers. Foresight is a member of Vision 2020, the National body working in partnership to prevent avoidable blindness and improve vision care, and collaborates with partner NGO’s and health providers worldwide. While Foresight receives some government funding we rely heavily on donations from the public to deliver our essential eye care services to the Asia Pacific region.

07/09/2026

We're back in West Sumba. Over the next week our team will be running clinics at the hospital, heading out to villages, visiting a puskesmas, and screening at a local school.

Sumba has around a million people and limited access to eye care services. Most of the people we'll see this week have never had their eyes tested.

29/06/2026

Today is the last day for a tax-deductible donation.
"Their eye condition becomes an obstacle to their dreams. We as parents are ready to support their dreams." — Stella, one of many of our little patients.
Please give before midnight. 👉 foresight.org.au

20/06/2026

10 days until 30 June.
Ezry didn't know she couldn't see. Her younger brother — who'd got glasses from Foresight the year before — convinced her to come and get checked.
Minus ten.
All donations are fully tax-deductible this financial year. 👉 foresight.org.au

17/06/2026

Avoidable vision loss isn't only a problem overseas.
In Griffith NSW, people were waiting 131 days to see an eye specialist. Some waited nearly a year for surgery.
Today that waitlist is at 52 patients — below NSW Ministry of Health benchmarks — because Foresight trained local Aboriginal Health Workers to identify problems early.
no much left until 30 June. Donate at foresight.org.au

16/06/2026

In 2025, your support reached:

✔ 1,200+ eye screenings
✔ 565 patients in remote villages
✔ 800+ pairs of glasses
✔ 100+ surgeries

80% of permanent vision loss is preventable. no many days left before 30 June — give today at foresight.org.au

11/06/2026

Last year we gave a boy named Lodowyk his first pair of glasses in West Sumba, Indonesia. He moved to the back of his classroom — because for the first time, he didn't need the front.
This year he came back to our outreach. And brought his sixteen-year-old sister.
Ezry had never complained about her vision. She didn't know there was anything wrong. Her prescription came back at minus ten.
She put on her glasses and stood there quietly. Just looking around at a world she'd never properly seen.
Your donation before 30 June is fully tax-deductible. $50 gives someone glasses. $250 funds a surgery.
👉 foresight.org.au

24/04/2026

A short surgery can change everything.

Today, we watched a young patient see clearly for the first time—and smile.

This is why we’re here. And there are many more still waiting.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

23/04/2026

This is the reality in Sumba.

Dozens of people waiting patiently for their turn—many for the first eye check of their lives.

Behind every face is a story… and the hope of seeing clearly again.

We’ll keep going until everyone has that chance. 💙

23/04/2026

We’re on the ground in Sumba this week.

Families are walking hours to reach our clinics—many receiving eye care for the very first time.

Every screening, every pair of glasses, every referral is a step toward restoring sight and independence.

Thank you for making this work possible 💙

01/04/2026

In Australia, access to eye care is still unequal.

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities face barriers to regular eye examinations, leading to higher rates of preventable vision loss.

Foresight is working with local health services in regional NSW to:

✔ Train Aboriginal Health Workers
✔ Expand eye screening programs
✔ Improve early detection of eye disease

By empowering local healthcare teams, we help ensure eye care becomes more accessible in remote communities.

Together, we can close the gap in vision health.

Address

PO Box 663
Hornsby, NSW
1630

Website

http://www.foresight.org.au/

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