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

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.

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.

Sightsavers, September 2024
A mother and her young daughter hug and smile.

Sightsavers funds record number of operations in 2023

In 2023, Sightsavers carried out more cataract operations than ever, according to figures published in the latest annual report.

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

Reaching the unreachable

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.

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.

Upendo talks to a patient during an eye test.

Nikon Lenswear UK backs Sightsavers for charity fundraiser

Sightsavers is the first eye health charity that Nikon Lenswear UK has chosen to benefit from its annual summer fundraising campaign.

May 2024
Patience from Liberia wearing her new glasses, whilst standing next to her mother, betty.

If we have vision, we can transform universal access to spectacles

Glasses can be life-changing for someone with refractive error. That’s why we’ve joined the World Health Organization’s SPECS 2030 initiative.

Sumrana Yasmin, May 2024
Arthur in the classroom, smiling while wearing his new glasses.

Sightsavers joins WHO initiative to improve access to spectacles

SPECS 2030 aims to tackle the world’s biggest cause of visual impairment by improving global access to eye care.

May 2024
Anita from Liberia wearing her new glasses and smiling.

Sightsavers partners with eco sunglasses brand Sun Amante

Sun Amante is donating a percentage of sales from its sunglasses to support Sightsavers’ work to protect people from avoidable blindness.

May 2024
Angeshita smiles broadly.

“I’m a living testimony of cataract surgery”

When Angeshita regained her independence after her eye operation, so did her family. After caring for her for several years. they are now able to return to school and work, giving them all hope for the future.

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