Eye health
Life-changing cataract operations continue in Cameroon despite pandemic
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.
The fight against "the silent thief of sight"
As part of the Keep Sight project in Nigeria, eye surgeons are learning new ways to treat patients with glaucoma.
“Many people who would have gone blind have had their sight restored”
Project coordinator Magdalena Focus talks about the challenges and successes of the community inclusive eye health project in Tanzania in 2020.
A bright future: saving sight in Tanzania
Across Tanzania, six newly qualified ophthalmic assistants are putting their skills to work supporting remote eye screening camps and testing sight in local hospitals.
Three Sightsavers nominees win Vision Excellence awards
Three Sightsavers nominees from Tanzania have received recognition in the 2020 IAPB Vision Excellence awards.
Reaching Bangladesh’s transgender community
The transgender community often experiences discrimination and can find it hard to access healthcare. Meet some of the people who benefited from a Sightsavers eye health screening aimed at marginalised groups.
Arif’s life changed after an operation as a child: a 15-year story
As a young child, Arif had a low-cost cataract operation through Sightsavers. It changed his life, enabling him to study and thrive at school, and later to leave home and find a job.
Catching up with the health workers Sightsavers trained more than 10 years ago
We met healthcare professionals at an eye hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh who were trained more than a decade ago as part of the Seeing is Believing project.
Azimunnisa’s story
We caught up with Azimunnisa, who lives in a informal urban settlement in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 years after her cataract operation to find out how life has changed.
How one project touched 34 million lives
As the 17-year-long Seeing is Believing project comes to an end, Imran Khan goes behind the scenes to reveal why it has made such an impact.
