Category: Saving Sight
World Sight Day 2015 – Briefing Call on Trachoma
Listen to a podcast of Trachoma: A Journey to Elimination Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. It
Read more about World Sight Day 2015 – Briefing Call on TrachomaThese Are My New Glasses
Christian is a scholarship student taking AP classes in Corona, Queens. He is also extremely nearsighted and requires new prescription glasses almost
Read more about These Are My New GlassesMagic Diplomacy
Howard Cohn is an American ophthalmologist with a specialty in glaucoma, and a strong interest in international ophthalmology and blindness
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Bisallia, pictured left, is in 5th grade and has never had glasses before, but has needed them since kindergarten. When
Read more about Fundamental Tools for SuccessA Golden Opportunity for Helen Keller International
Helen Keller International set up the first modern cataract center outside Hanoi and HCMC in Nam Dinh in 1994; an easy 4 hour drive South from Hanoi, where electricity was relatively reliable and there were already skilled surgeons.
Read more about A Golden Opportunity for Helen Keller InternationalThe “Harry Potters”
In 1994, US Vision Program was launched in Washington Heights, NY. The model of the program included core components such
Read more about The “Harry Potters”Life is an Exciting Business
I’ve been working at Helen Keller International in the Operations department at headquarters since 2010, where my main responsibility has
Read more about Life is an Exciting BusinessMaking the Blind to See
On my first trip to the field as a new Board member in 2008, we went to Singida, Tanzania, a
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Vision is easy to take for granted–at least that’s true for me. I try to be intentional about recognizing the good in life and giving thanks, but so many things still escape notice. I’m glad I can see, but it was never any deeper than that.
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While on a field supervisory visit for the Hilton Trachoma Elimination Project, I entered the hut of a 5 year-old
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