Avoidable Blindness Free Villages

Blindness is well known to be a major public health problem in India, with Cataracts being the leading cause of blindness, responsible for over 60% of all cases. Rajasthan, the largest state of India, has a very high prevalence of blindness i.e., 1.6% more than the national average, which is 1%. Rajasthan has a varied geography as well as a diversified cultural and ethnic diversity, which makes it typical in terms of dealing with such health issues, because of low literacy levels, unawareness, and no priority for health concerns.

It has been globally accepted that if Cataract blindness is controlled, avoidable blindness can be eliminated from regions over a period of time, so we have once again teamed up with our long-time partners, Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute, to implement a refraction and Cataract surgery program. This project will concentrate on the Mavli Block of the Udaipur district with a population of 90,450, where we will be performing a set of activities to deliver eye care programs for those in need, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Screening patients for eye ailments in the selected villages of the region

• Cataract operations of selected patients at the base hospital in Udaipur

• Distribution of free glasses to selected patients

• Screening of school children

• Distribution of free spectacles to needy children

We are committed to raising funds to support and provide 775 Cataract surgeries, 350 free glasses to children, and 155 free glasses to adults from now through 2025, and with your help, we can continue to support even more!