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The visual technology company will be donating £10,000 each year towards Sightsavers’ work to help protect sight and fight for disability rights in Africa and Asia.

July 2023

A model wears a pair of sunglasses with a chain by Frida and Florence.

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The eco-friendly jewellery brand has launched a range of sunglasses chains that will be helping to support Sightsavers’ eye health work worldwide.

July 2023

Upendo talks to a patient during an eye test.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers has partnered with the Fred Hollows Foundation and PlenOptika to pilot a new vision care strategy that aims to revolutionise eye care worldwide.

June 2023

A close-up of a woman having her eyes checked for trachoma.

Stories / Eye health /

Benin has become the latest country to eliminate blinding trachoma. Here we meet people whose lives have been transformed, and those who helped to banish the disease.

An eye health worker in a clinic holds up an eye test chart for a patient who is having her eyes screened.

News / Eye health /

The new centres in India aim to increase access to quality eye health services through an integrated and strengthened approach to urban health.

May 2023

Stories / Eye health /

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.

Amina smiles as she covers one of her eyes with her hand.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers’ Edwin Maleko shares the impact of an inclusive eye health programme on communities and eye care services in Singida and Morogoro.

Edwin Maleko, March 2023

A middle aged woman gets her eyes tested.

News / Eye health /

Eye care company MTHK has partnered with Sightsavers ahead of World Health Day to help improve access to eye health services in Africa and Asia.

March 2023

A poster for the film Noor showing the three main actors. The text reads: Selected for best health film.

News / Eye health /

Noor, a short film about the impact of childhood visual impairment, has been selected for the ‘Best health film’ category at the Cannes World Film Festival.

February 2023

Ophthalmologist Moira performs an eye operation.

Stories / Eye health /

Dr Moira Chinthambi received a Sightsavers scholarship to train as an ophthalmologist and now works on our inclusive eye health programme in Malawi.

Stories / Eye health /

Alinafe Zaina is studying clinical ophthalmology in Malawi with the help of a scholarship provided by Sightsavers’ inclusive eye health programme.

Maichata, who has a visual impairment, wears glasses and a surgical mask while sitting at her school desk.

News / Eye health /

Staff at the IT services company will be raising money for Sightsavers’ eye health and disability rights work.

November 2022

Three local people from Malawi, shown against an illustrated purple background.

Stories / Eye health /

In a village in Malawi live Wilson, Ganizani and Alice. Learn how the impact of one eye operation spread through their entire community, changing lives as it went.

A group of girls and boys hold up medals after taking part in a football match.

News / Eye health /

Students in Nigeria celebrated by taking part in a football match using sports equipment donated by one of Sightsavers’ corporate partners.

November 2022

Arthur from Liberia wearing his new glasses.

News / Eye health /

Every time someone buys a pair of glasses from Dime Optics, their purchase will help support Sightsavers’ eye health work.

October 2022

A montage of handwritten letters and photos from Malawi.

Stories / Eye health /

Hear first-hand how people’s lives have been transformed now that trachoma has been eliminated in the country.

Arif and his mother sit on a bed chatting.

Stories / Eye health /

Arif’s life changed when he had two cataract operations at five years old. We've been following his journey since then, from completing his education to finding work as a driver.

Asmau and Fatima, both wearing coloured headscarves, smile and embrace at their home in Nigeria.

Stories / Eye health /

In Nigeria, one community is home to a family in which nearly every member has experienced visual impairment. Amina and six of her seven children have had eye surgery to treat cataracts, ensuring they all have the chance to thrive.

Vainesi smiles and claps outside her home in Malawi.

News / Eye health /

Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate the infectious eye disease trachoma, as confirmed by the World Health Organization.

September 2022

Shamima and her child Toha in Bangladesh. There's an illustrated ring of small dots surrounding their faces.

Stories / Eye health /

Shamima, who has hearing and speech impairments, was able to access vital treatment after her sister heard about Sightsavers’ free eye camps.

Priscilla Mhango (31), an Opthalamic Resident at Lions Sight First Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. She is currently under training supported by Sightsavers.

Stories / Eye health /

Dr Priscilla Mhango is an eye health hero, saving sight in Malawi. She’s one of the talented cataract surgeons whose training was supported by Sightsavers.

Mary stands holding a book after her cataracts operation.

Stories / Eye health /

Mary has regained her sight and independence after a successful cataracts operation, enabling her to return to school and play with other children.

A man smiles while people walk in the background.

Stories / Eye health /

Ophthalmic nurse Jeremiah Gwafa was first inspired to work in eye health as a child, after seeing the impact of blindness on his own family.

Gladys Atto in her doctor's uniform, smiling at the camera.

Stories / Eye health /

“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.”

Illustration of student ophthalmologist Dr Hawa Megembe, sitting in a chair with flowers and a framed picture behind her.

Stories / Eye health /

Dr Hawa Naiga Magembe is studying ophthalmology in Uganda with the help of a scholarship provided by Sightsavers’ inclusive eye health programme.

Lanoi stands outside and smiles with her hands on top of her head. She looks off to the right.

Stories / Eye health /

Four-year-old Lanoi was suffering with trachoma. But thanks to the generosity of our supporters, she was able to be treated.

A girl wearing a cloth face mask adjusts her glasses to read a vision chart.

News / Eye health /

The guide provides a framework and technical tools to help countries prioritise eye health issues and deliver high-quality, inclusive eye care services.

May 2022

Rakiya speaks to one of her students before the eye test.

News / Eye health /

Spectrum Markets has been supporting Sightsavers’ childhood blindness project in Nigeria, helping to screen children for vision impairments and provide treatment.

April 2022

An eye health worker shines a torch into a woman's eyes to check for eye issues. She's wearing a colourful pink headscarf.

News / Eye health /

The research supplement highlights how non-governmental organisations such as Sightsavers can generate high-quality evidence through their programmes.

April 2022

A large group of transgender women pose for a photo.

Stories / Eye health /

In Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Right to Health project worked with transgender communities to remove the barriers they face when accessing inclusive eye health services.

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VUEAV and VUE Bear partner with Sightsavers to help protect sight

Frida and Florence to support Sightsavers with sunglasses accessory collection

Sightsavers partnership aims to improve global access to eye care

Trachoma elimination in Benin: “All the pain was gone. It was like a miracle!”

Sightsavers-supported vision centres launch in Chennai

The Boresha Macho project: improving vision in Tanzania

Lessons from the Boresha Macho eye health programme in Tanzania

MTHK teams up with Sightsavers to raise funds to improve eye care

Sightsavers film shortlisted for Cannes World Film Festival award

A day in the life: “You really feel that you’ve made a difference”

A day in the life: “I’ve wanted to do this for a long time”

Sightsavers partners with Cantel to protect sight and improve education

When small ripples make big waves: stories from Malawi

Spectrum Markets helps children in Nigeria get sporty for World Children’s Day

Sightsavers partners with Dime Optics to protect sight worldwide

Letters from Malawi

“Now I know what a gift sight is”

“Thank God for giving us a mother who loves us so much”

Trachoma is eliminated in Malawi

It started with a tuk-tuk: Shamima’s story

Priscilla's story

“I’m so happy I can see my grandfather again!”

“The best part of my job is seeing someone’s life transformed”

A day in the life: the only ophthalmologist in Karamoja

A day in the life: “It’s a blessing to have the power to change someone’s life”

Our sights are set on eliminating trachoma in Kenya

WHO guide aims to help countries tackle global eye care crisis

Sightsavers celebrates partnership anniversary with Spectrum Markets

Sightsavers publishes new eye health research in partnership with RSTMH

“Now we can get the help we need”