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Cure Blindness Project Cure Blindness Project works to eradicate curable blindness in under-resourced countries. A brighter tomorrow is in sight!

We work in 30 countries in Africa + Asia.
$70 and a 10-min surgery restores someone’s sight. Eye care is one of the greatest public health challenges for the 21st century. Of the more than 39 million people worldwide suffering from unnecessary blindness, more than half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated. Most of these people live in the developing world, where poor nutrition and limited access to eye care can mean a life limited by needless blindness. Numerous studies have shown that sight restoration with cataract surgery is among the most cost-effective interventions in health care. We work to overcome barriers impeding delivery of cataract care to underserved, needlessly blind people in the developing world. At the core of our work is our goal to achieve high-quality, low-cost eye care that can be sustained in the developing world for the long-term.

We love seeing partners all around the world continuing World Sight Month!World Sight Day was celebrated in a vibrant ev...
10/20/2026

We love seeing partners all around the world continuing World Sight Month!

World Sight Day was celebrated in a vibrant event at Tafo Primary School in Ethiopia. Shagar City Mayor Dr. Teshome Adugna, Professor Netsanet Workineh, the Oromia Health Bureau head, Ministry of Health representative Dr. Hiwot Solomon, and Aba Gadas (traditional leaders) addressed participants, urging them to care for their eyes.

The event also included providing eye care services for school children, including eye screening examinations for students at the Primary School. Children identified with vision problems received appropriate eye care support, including the provision of eyeglasses.

10/19/2026

As part of the World Sight Day commemoration, JoyNews sat down with KT Graves Overbey, CEO of Cure Blindness Project, and James Addy, Country Director, to discuss the organization’s impact in Ghana and the urgent need to raise awareness about cataracts and preventable blindness.

The conversation highlighted the importance of early detection, timely treatment, and collective action to ensure that more people can access sight-saving care. While cataracts remain a leading cause of blindness, many cases can be successfully treated, restoring vision and transforming lives.

Together, let’s continue to spread awareness and work toward a future where no one is needlessly blind.

10/19/2026

: एउटा आँखा अचानक रातो हुन्छ, दुख्छ, र दृष्टि धमिलो हुन्छ भने तुरुन्तै नजिकैको आँखा अस्पताल जानुपर्छ। विशेषगरी बालबालिकामा देखा पर्ने सापु (Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis) रोग सेतो पूतली (White Moth)का कारण हुँने गरेको पाइएको छ । भिडियोमा समावेश दृश्यले अभिभावक र चिकित्सकबिचको संवाद प्रस्तुत गरेको छ जसले सापु के हो, कसरी हुन्छ र कहिले उपचार गर्नेबारे प्रष्ट पार्दछ । Video Supported by: Cure Blindness Project

10/19/2026

Seeing a grandchild’s face. Returning to the fields. Reading the Quran. Preparing a meal safely.
These are everyday moments. But for someone living with untreated cataracts, they can gradually slip away.
In Dinajpur, Helen Keller Intl and Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital, are working with support from the Cure Blindness Project to bring eye screening and cataract care closer to communities that face financial and geographic barriers to treatment.
Through community outreach, screening, counselling, transportation, surgery, follow up care, and eyeglasses, people are connected with the care they need.
And when sight returns, the change reaches far beyond vision.
It can mean seeing a loved one clearly again. Returning to work. Walking independently. Reading. Providing for a family. Reconnecting with a community.
Because restoring sight can reopen a world of possibilities.

Last week on World Sight Day 2026, Bhutan launched its National Eye Care Strategy 2026–2030, setting out a roadmap to st...
10/15/2026

Last week on World Sight Day 2026, Bhutan launched its National Eye Care Strategy 2026–2030, setting out a roadmap to strengthen eye care services across the country.

Cure Blindness Project is proud to have been part of this milestone, collaborating with the National Medical Services (NMS) and the World Health Organization () for the World Sight Day observance.

The strategy marks an important step towards making eye care more accessible, equitable, and integrated into the country’s broader health system.

10/14/2026

Around 1 million people in Bangladesh are waiting for cataract surgery. 👀 Cataract surgery can restore sight, independence, and the ability to care for a family.

But for many, cost, distance, and having no one to travel with keep people from treatment, and rural women face the steepest barriers. In Dinajpur, we brought eye care to the village.

Helen Keller Intl and Gausul Azam BNSB Eye Hospital held community eye camps and offered free door-to-door transport, surgery, and follow-up care.

Between mid-2025 and mid-2026, around 2,400 people from all 13 sub-districts were treated, with priority for rural women over 50, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities. 💜🤍

Thank you to Cure Blindness Project for supporting this work.

Read the full story here: https://vist.ly/5nc8i

Restoring sight. Building skills. Strengthening systems. 👁️✨In late July, retina specialist Dr. Vishal Govindahari trave...
10/14/2026

Restoring sight. Building skills. Strengthening systems. 👁️✨

In late July, retina specialist Dr. Vishal Govindahari traveled from India to Eritrea to lead a specialized retina screening and surgery camp at Berhan Aini Hospital.

The impact was remarkable:
+ 150 patients screened

+ 28 sight-saving vitrectomy surgeries performed

+ 8 PRP laser treatments provided

+ 6 Anti-VEGF injections administered

The camp not only delivered critical care to patients who might otherwise have limited access to specialized retina treatment—it also created a valuable learning environment for local ophthalmology residents through direct observation of surgeries and procedures.

This achievement marks a significant step forward for eye care in Eritrea and the first time such a high volume of retina surgeries has been completed in a single camp in the country.

The partnership between Cure Blindness Project, Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Ministry of Health, Eritrea made this possible.

Love seeing Bhutan's approach to eye care systems expanding!
10/13/2026

Love seeing Bhutan's approach to eye care systems expanding!

10/13/2026

What if one home visit could protect a family from two causes of blindness? 🤔

Athuman Tawakal leads our eye health work in Tanzania, where our teams train case finders to screen for both trachoma and cataracts in a single household visit. 👀
"Combining the screenings is a cost-effective way to help more people," he says. It has built community trust and brought more patients forward – our outreach camps now provide more than 700 cataract surgeries in just six days. 🏥

Read the interview: https://vist.ly/5n6xy

Cure Blindness Project

“My blindness has been a heavy burden on my son’s shoulders. Now I can help myself. Thank you for those who restored my ...
10/12/2026

“My blindness has been a heavy burden on my son’s shoulders. Now I can help myself. Thank you for those who restored my sight back.”

—Hawa. Cataract patient

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