Blindness Prevention Through Sight Restoration Surgeries

Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in India and are responsible for over 60% of all cases of blindness in India. The goal of this project is to cover the cost of as many cataract surgeries as we can. This includes the cost of surgery, the transportation to and from the hospital for patients who reside in remote rural and underdeveloped tribal regions, pre and post-operative care, surgical equipment, checkups and follow-ups, food, accommodations, and much more.

This project supports our partner, Alakh Nayan Mandir, a public charitable trust established in 1997 in Rajasthan, India, whose mission is to provide quality eye care to all segments of society and especially those who are deprived of treatment due to lack of funds. Their team has worked tirelessly to provide free and subsidized treatment to thousands of people while also rendering outreach ophthalmic services in remote villages as well.

They have done over 100,000 operations (60% of which were free), over 941,000 sight restoring treatments (40% of which were free), and 3,400 eye check-up camps in and around Udaipur for blindness prevention and sight restoration.

We strongly believe that their inspiring work should not stop so the goal of our project is to cover the cost of as many Cataract surgeries as we can. Sight restoration will benefit these vulnerable populations leading to a significant quality of life improvement for those who receive aid.

As of September 2021 we have donated funds to cover 160 free Cataract surgeries and through your help we can continue to support even more!