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A screengrab from Sumrana Yasmin and Mutave Mutemi video interview.

Blogs / Eye health /

In an interview for World Sight Day 2021, Sumrana Yasmin, Sightsavers’ global technical lead for eye health, talks to Mutave Mutemi about her work, the global eye health crisis and how we all have a part to play in addressing it.

Sightsavers, October 2021

Safia has her eyes examined by a health worker to check for signs of trachoma.

Stories / Eye health /

The Accelerate programme, supported by Sightsavers, aims to stop people going blind from trachoma. In Benin, five patients reveal how the programme has changed their lives.

A man sitting on a hospital bed is interviewed by a Sightsavers staff member.

Blogs / Eye health /

The Keep Sight initiative shares its findings on how social behaviour change could address the problem of people losing their sight because of glaucoma.

Selben Penzin, September 2021

Student Ariane smiles at her desk while wearing her new glasses.

Eye health / Reports /

This new refractive error strategy, building on achievements to date, aims to accelerate access to, and use of, equitable and inclusive refractive services.

Eye health / Reports /

Learn about Sightsavers’ plans to expand coverage of essential eye health services to ensure they are sustainable, resilient, and accessible and affordable to all.

Trachoma patient Maria Fonte gives Mercia a hug after the bandages are removed from her eyes following sight-saving surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers has been working to strengthen eye health services in Mozambique since 2007. Now, new research shows exactly what we have achieved.

Mercia Cumaio, July 2021

A woman in Karachi, Pakistan having a consultation on diabetic retinopathy.

Blogs / Eye health /

Pakistan is on the brink of a diabetes epidemic, and Sightsavers has spent the past decade working to combat diabetes-related blindness in the country. Here's what we've learned.

Sightsavers, June 2021

Mai Mai smiles with a patient as the sun shines behind them.

Stories / Eye health /

To mark Father’s Day, we spoke to two fathers involved in Sightsavers projects to learn about their work and their favourite parts of being a parent.

Two surgeons dressed in scrubs prepare to carry out a cataract operation on a patient.

News / Eye health /

More than 6,300 people have had cataract operations in the past three years at Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute, with safety protocols enabling work to continue during the pandemic.

June 2021

A patient is interviewed by a member of Sightsavers staff as part of a project.

Stories / Eye health /

As part of the Keep Sight project in Nigeria, eye surgeons are learning new ways to treat patients with glaucoma.

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Eye health

What do we mean by the global eye health crisis?

Seeing clearly: five sight-saving stories in Benin

‘Prevention is better than cure’: How social behaviour change prevents glaucoma blindness

Sightsavers refractive error strategy: tackling the world’s biggest cause of visual impairment

Sightsavers eye health strategy: achieving quality eye health services for everyone

Research shows impact of Sightsavers’ work on eye health in Mozambique

Diabetic retinopathy: a growing challenge in Pakistan

“An inspiring father is one who puts his family first”

Life-changing cataract operations continue in Cameroon despite pandemic

The fight against "the silent thief of sight"

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all