The Eyes of the world Foundation has celebrated a very special evening this past October 14th on the occasion of its annual solidarity dinner -The Night of the Eyes of the world-, which, this year, has gained special relevance for the coincidence with the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Foundation. Through this dinner, […]

In Mozambique, albino people live with many difficulties, and not just because they are singled out for their looks. On the one hand, they are haunted by the color of their skin, as traditional magic and healers spread many beliefs about using parts of their body in ceremonies to heal other people. That means they […]

Bringing eye health closer to the most vulnerable population also implies removing barriers and providing services and improvements to facilitate their access, avoiding possible obstacles such as logistics and displacement problems. Especially at a time when, in addition, the pandemic has forced the closure of borders, preventing the transfer of external surgical commissions. With this objective, […]

Access to health for people living in poverty is more limited and is further aggravated by geographical distances. Rural areas are more destitute, so in Bolivia, it is vital to get eye care messages to more people so that they can access hospitals and receive care. Health promotion and awareness campaigns allow the isolated population in more remote […]

The Eyes of the world projects are committed to sustainability, equity, and quality of eye care. And to optimize this last objective, any tool that allows control and improves the results of cataract surgery is very welcome. For this reason, the Mozambique medical team has been using an application developed by the world’s leading eye health […]

Mozambique has insufficient ophthalmological coverage caused, among other reasons, by the lack of professionals trained in the different disciplines of eye care. Since Eyes of the world began its cooperation programme in Inhambane, it has opted to train local personnel to make eye health accessible to the population. A training aimed not only at specialists […]

In the last surgical commission of 2020 organized by Eyes of the world in Oruro, which took place from December 14 to 19, 23 patients underwent cataract surgery. The commission was carried out with all the protection and prevention measures established by the COVID-19 protocols and was led by Dr. Estanislao Titirico, ophthalmologist from the […]