Category: Saving Sight
A Prescription for Clearer Vision in Vietnam
Hoang Thi Lan is a 12-year-old girl whose family lives in a rural area of the Hai Hau District of Vietnam. When she was 18 months old, her right eye suddenly became swollen.
Read more about A Prescription for Clearer Vision in VietnamEnding Suffering, One Surgery at a Time
“Before the surgery, I was always in pain and I couldn’t see properly. I was afraid to go outside. I rarely socialized.”
Read more about Ending Suffering, One Surgery at a TimeStreamlining Vision Screenings for People with Diabetes in Indonesia
Many people don’t realize that diabetes affects the eyes. But if you have diabetes and are blind to this truth
Read more about Streamlining Vision Screenings for People with Diabetes in IndonesiaOn World Sight Day, Let’s Recommit to Ending Trachoma
Across the globe, there are 200 million people at risk of trachoma, a preventable, blinding infectious disease. More than three
Read more about On World Sight Day, Let’s Recommit to Ending TrachomaKathy Spahn Joins TOMS Panel to Share the Power of Partnerships
Helen Keller International was proud to participate in The Power of Partnership, a panel discussion that brought NGO leaders together to reflect on ways in which working together can magnify impact.
Read more about Kathy Spahn Joins TOMS Panel to Share the Power of PartnershipsTOMS Employee Writes about Giving Sight with Helen Keller U.S. Vision Program
Socially responsible retailer TOMS is best known for shoes, but their “One for One” philosophy also extends to glasses. For every pair of sunglasses purchased, money is donated to one of their Sight Giving Partners to restore the sight of a person in need.
Read more about TOMS Employee Writes about Giving Sight with Helen Keller U.S. Vision ProgramChildSight’s Work with Homeless Youth Featured by Mashable
Imagine looking at an eye chart and not even being able to make out the giant E at the top.
Read more about ChildSight’s Work with Homeless Youth Featured by MashableHelen Keller International Raises More than $1 Million to Combat Blindness and Malnutrition around the World
Helen Keller International, a leading global nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting the causes and consequences of preventable blindness and malnutrition,
Read more about Helen Keller International Raises More than $1 Million to Combat Blindness and Malnutrition around the WorldHelping Homeless Youth Begin Again with Clear Vision
For more than 20 years, Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program has provided in-school vision screenings and free prescription glasses
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New York Times personal health columnist Jane Brody features Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program in her latest “Well” blog. Put
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