Eradicating Curable Blindness

Over 55 million people in India suffer from some form of visual handicap. Over 8 million are blind, that is 1/5th of the world’s blind!

Typically (and fortunately), most people suffer from eye problems such as Cataract or Glaucoma which can be treated effectively. Unfortunately, in many parts of India, people do not know that these diseases are curable nor do they have the resources to get proper and timely medical attention. More than 80 percent of the blindness in India is curable.

The mission of Sankara Eye Foundation is to reach out to the rural poor and provide quality eye care free of cost to the needy by building operationally self-sufficient super specialty eye care hospitals across India.

We are privileged to contribute our bit to their goal of realizing 20/20 vision for the people of India by the year 2020 through community eye care activities.

hat_tip  Ramesh and Shashi Agarwal