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Women waiting in a queue to get their eyes checked.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers is marking World Sight Day on 14 October by highlighting that the number of people worldwide who are blind could reach 115 million by 2050.

October 2021

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

From the field / Eye health /

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.

October 2021

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.

From the field / 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.

September 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

Amina covers one eye with her hand and smiles after cataract surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Project coordinator Magdalena Focus talks about the challenges and successes of the community inclusive eye health project in Tanzania in 2020.

Magdalena Focus, February 2021

A group of children stand near an eye chart,.

From the field / Eye health /

Across Tanzania, six newly qualified ophthalmic assistants are putting their skills to work supporting remote eye screening camps and testing sight in local hospitals.

February 2021

News / Eye health /

Three Sightsavers nominees from Tanzania have received recognition in the 2020 IAPB Vision Excellence awards.

January 2021

Stories / Eye health /

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.

With his sight restored, Muzi sits with a smile on his face in his village in Nigeria.

News / Fundraising /

Sightsavers' Aid Match appeal, which ran over Christmas 2019, raised more than £4 million, including £2 million match-funded by the UK government.

December 2020

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Inclusive eye health

World Sight Day: Sightsavers calls for urgent action on global eye health

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

What do we mean by the global eye health crisis?

Seeing clearly: five sight-saving stories in Benin

Diabetic retinopathy: a growing challenge in Pakistan

“Many people who would have gone blind have had their sight restored”

A bright future: saving sight in Tanzania

Three Sightsavers nominees win Vision Excellence awards

Reaching Bangladesh’s transgender community

UK aid boosts Sightsavers' fundraising to provide vital eye care

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