Eye health Archives | Sightsavers

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

Blogs / Eye health /

A pair of glasses can be life-changing for someone with uncorrected refractive error. That's why Sightsavers has joined the World Health Organization’s SPECS 2030 initiative.

Sumrana Yasmin, May 2024

Arthur in the classroom, smiling while wearing his new glasses.

News / Eye health /

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.

News / Eye health /

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

May 2024

Stories / Eye health /

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

An eye health doctor wearing a smart white shirt and sunglasses.

Stories / Eye health /

Learn about one man's mission to make a difference in Malawi by training as an eye health specialist.

Dr Gladys walks with a female health worker, all wearing medical scrubs.

From the field / Eye health /

In Uganda, an inclusive eye health programme has helped to protect people’s vision and build a sustainable eye health system that can be accessed by everyone.

February 2024

Stories / Eye health /

Zahra is one of the many children now thriving thanks to a Sightsavers programme to screen school students for eye conditions and health problems.

Hortance stands alongside a man at a Sightsavers event stand.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers’ Hortance Manjo shares insights from the event in Zambia, which highlighted eye health for the first time.

Hortance Manjo, January 2024

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. With the help of eye health workers and volunteers, she received treatment to end the pain of trachoma.

A mother and her young daughter hug and smile.

Blogs / Eye health /

Eye health has an impact on numerous Sustainable Development Goals, and has a ripple effect that improves gender equity, education, economic and health outcomes.

Fiona Lawless, December 2023

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Eye health

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

Sightsavers joins WHO initiative to improve access to spectacles

Sightsavers partners with eco sunglasses brand Sun Amante

“I’m a living testimony of cataract surgery”

Alinafe cuts the queues

“Everyone deserves quality eye care services”

Bringing eye health into the classroom

Six takeaways from the International Conference for Public Health in Africa

Our sights are set on eliminating trachoma in Kenya

Going beyond health: the role eye care plays in the SDGs

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all