Donations make our work possible

Eye Care Foundation actively provides essential eye care to disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities in Asia, South America and Africa. Our activities for good eye care are possible through active funding. Eye Care Foundation runs entirely on donations, large and small. Donations make our work possible; without them, these regions have no opportunities for good eye care.

Prevent unnecessary blindness

Globally, there are 285 million people with a visual handicap
80% of which are preventable or cured, for example, by cataract surgery or prescription eyeglasses
For € 35, you directly donate cataract surgery or an eye exam + prescription eyeglasses

This is what you make possible

Treatments

Over 6,000,000 eye screenings
Over 800,000 (eye) surgeries
Handed out over 50,000 eyeglasses

Education

Trained over 400 eye doctors
Trained over 2000 eye specialists
Organised over 40,000 trainings

Medical Centres

Opened 7 eye clinics
Opened 24 district eye centres

We use our donations directly for all our activities. With the support of monetary donations and the work of volunteers, Eye Care Foundation offers eye exams, treatments and operations to people who don’t have access to this crucial care. By working together and sharing knowledge, know-how and access – we can ensure a better vision for everyone.

All donations are directly used for good

Our focus is on improving, preventing and curing. This is what we do:

Training local medical personnel and volunteers
Setting up field offices for general support and medical management
Building eye clinics at easy-to-reach locations
Donating medical eye care equipment
Financing cataract surgeries
Eye exams for elderly and schoolchildren
Prescribing eyeglasses