Looking Bravely: Restoring Vision and Possibility in Tanzania

Opthometrist in Tanzania screens cataract patientHelen Keller is working to eliminate trachoma and treat cataracts in Tanzania. We recently spoke with Athuman Tawakal about how Helen Keller effectively combines screenings for both diseases to reach more people in Tanzania and transform the lives of[...]

Helen Keller’s New York Vision Program Featured on NY1

Junior Anisa has her vision screened and picks out glasses during the vision screening at Stuyvesant High School.Helen Keller Intl has served New York City for more than three decades, providing free vision screenings to 80,000 New Yorkers every year. Local news program NY1 highlighted our work providing free vision care services to children and families in New York[...]

Expanding Vision Care in East Los Angeles

Optometrist testing vision of young girlMaria Miranda has been working with the grassroots organization East LA Rising for 17 years. So, she knows all too well the barriers that people in her community face when trying to access vision care.[...]