Stories / Eye health /

13-year-old Gayatri from Madhya Pradesh would often complain about having blurry eyesight to her parents.

Stories / Eye health /

65-year-old Shobha is a daily wage labourer and lives with her son in Alipurduar, West Bengal.

A young boy sit, smiling on his mother's lap.

Stories / Eye health /

The Singh family’s youngest son, Kuldeep, had been blind from birth. Luckily he was able to receive a cataract operation to restore his sight.

Reports / Eye health /

A School based Study on Hygiene, Sanitation and Health among Girls in Howrah: Knowledge and Practices.

Three men stand on stage, accepting an award from another man.

News / Eye health /

There were 45 shortlisted projects in the prominent ICC Social Impact Award and Sightsavers India came out victorious in the Health Domain category.

January 2019

News / Eye health /

Kabir Bedi, the Brand Ambassador of Sightsavers India, visited the eye screening camp in Bhiwandi on the successful completion of its one year.

December 2018

A collage of photos from Sightsavers work.

Blogs / Eye health /

Since 1966 we have been striving to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people who are irreversibly blind or disabled lead a life of independence.

RN Mohanty, October 2018

News / Eye health /

The renovated eye unit in Kamakhyanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH), Dhenkanal, strengthened by Sightsavers was inaugurated by the Chief District Medical Officer Shri Basudev Behera on 20th September 2018. Sightsavers India East Director- Mr Sudipta Mohanty, Shri Akbar Mehfuz Alam- State Programme Manager at Sightsavers India,

September 2018

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers opened a new Vision Centre under the RAAHI- National Truckers’ Eye Health Programme in Transport Nagar Ballabhgarh, Haryana. RAAHI is designed to align with the Sightsavers global Uncorrected Refractive Error Strategy where Road safety is a core component. The truckers were given free eye checkups and corrective measure to combat with their eye health issues.

September 2018

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers India has culminated its five yearlong Sundarbans Eye Health Project with Standard Chartered Bank. The report outlines 5 year progress of eye health project in the Sundarbans. The goal of the project was to contribute towards elimination of avoidable blindness in the Sundarbans region of West Bengal by 2018.

September 2018

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Eye health

Gayatri's story

Shobha's story

Kuldeep’s story

Health and hygiene among the girl child

Sightsavers India bags the prestigious ICC Social Impact award felicitated by Indian Chamber of Commerce

Sightsavers Honorary Brand Ambassador Kabir Bedi encourages truck drivers to get their eyes tested

A thank you note from the CEO

Inauguration of the Renovated Eye Hospital in Kamakhyanagar

Sightsavers launches its fourth Static Vision Centre under RAAHI in Ballabhgarh, Haryana

The five year long Sundarbans Eye Health project comes to an end

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights