Inclusive eye health

A woman wearing a surgical face mask holds two mobile phones while recording data about cataract operations in Nigeria.
News / Eye health /

Sightsavers trials technology to boost eye screening in Kenya

Peek Vision's innovative app aims to improve the country's eye health and ensure robust, continued care for people with visual impairments.

October 2024
Twelve-year-old Arthur smiles as he stands next to his teacher, Mr Thompson. They stand in front of a chalk board in a classroom.
Blogs / Eye health /

Child eye health is key to wellbeing and accessing education

In line with World Sight Day’s focus on child eye health, our experts reveal why eye screenings in schools are boosting students’ academic performance.

September 2024
Community volunteer Richard Lowoto with a group of patients and their families seated under a shady tree in Turkana, Kenya.
Stories / Eye health /

Reaching remote communities

In the unforgiving desert of northern Kenya, getting treatment for painful, debilitating eye conditions such as trachoma can be an impossible task.

Nyangan and her granddaughters standing outside their home in Turkana, Kenya.
Stories / Eye health /

Restoring sight in Uganda: Nyangan’s story

Sightsavers’ inclusive eye health programme is making sure older people and women such as Nyangan can get vital eye care.

Dr Gladys walks with a female health worker, all wearing medical scrubs.
Stories / Eye health /

“Everyone deserves quality eye care services”

In Uganda, an inclusive eye health programme has helped to protect people’s vision and build a sustainable eye health system that can be accessed by everyone.

Vision technician Ruth Zeo points to an eye chart during an eye screening
Blogs / Eye health /

How do you rebuild a health system after decades of instability?

Liberia's National Eye Health Policy will ensure eye health is a priority and help strengthen the wider health system by developing a sustainable, inclusive eye care service.

September 2023
Upendo talks to a patient during an eye test.
Stories / Eye health /

The Boresha Macho project: improving vision in Tanzania

In Singida, an inclusive eye health programme has made eye care services more affordable, sustainable and equitable. Here, four people involved with the project share their stories.

Gladys Atto in her doctor's uniform, smiling at the camera.
Stories / Eye health /

A day in the life: the only ophthalmologist in Karamoja

“My name is Dr Gladys Atto. I wanted to be a doctor since I was a child, and I am very proud to be an ophthalmologist and have an impact on people’s lives.”

Four patients wait while socially distancing for their trauchoma surgery while wearing PPE and face masks.
Stories / Eye health /

Eye care and COVID-19: what we’ve learned during the pandemic

Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to restart our work quickly and safely. Sightsavers staff reveal our how eye care programmes have evolved in the past 18 months.

Two women standing outside.
Stories / Eye health /

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.

A box of lenses used to check for refractive errors during an eye exam.
Education / Eye health /

Guidelines for school-based eye health programmes

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide direction to those planning and implementing vision screening programmes as a part of eye health initiatives within the education sector.