Eye health
Sightsavers and partners launch app to improve cataract operations
The BOOST app, which stands for Better Operative Outcomes Software Tool, helps surgeons monitor their operations so they can improve their results.
Sightsavers launches new research website
The research centre offers a library of Sightsavers’ research into eye health, neglected tropical diseases, inclusive education and social inclusion.
British Prime Minister praises Sightsavers’ Million Miracles campaign
The Prime Minister was speaking at a reception in Downing Street last night attended by Sightsavers CEO Dr Caroline Harper.
Yaya’s story
When Gambian community leader Yaya caught trachoma, he was forced to stop working. After a successful operation, people are happy to have him back.
Free eye examinations launched for older people in Uganda
People aged over 65 can now have a free eye examination while collecting their pension, and can then be referred for treatment for conditions such as cataracts or blinding trachoma.
Mariam’s story
Mariam is a Sightsavers trained community directed distributor, who loves her job. She gets to help protect people in her village from the threat of river blindness.
Screening school children in Zanzibar
Sightsavers is training teachers in Zanzibar so they can diagnose pupils who have eye conditions such as cataracts.
Lessons from our first inclusive eye health project
Sightsavers recently undertook a learning review to capture and consolidate what we’ve learned so far from our eye health pilot project in Bhopal, India.
Watch cataract surgery condensed into one and a half minutes
During a recent trip to Bangladesh, we filmed a time-lapse video of a Sightsavers cataract operation taking place at Khulna BNSB hospital.
Eye health groups call for urgent action to prevent blindness
Sightsavers and five other organisations have issued an open letter that aims to put pressure on Commonwealth governments, ahead of next week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.
