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The Crutches of Gratitude

In a hospital in Cameroon, patients once relied on these walking sticks to move. When their sight was restored, they left them behind. Watch Kelvin share the story behind this powerful symbol of lives changed through eye care.

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When sight is restored, walking sticks are left behind

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We're bringing eye care to all

Across more than 25 countries, we’re partnering with governments and local communities to build strong, sustainable eye health systems. Our work focuses on removing barriers to care and training the local workforce to meet the urgent needs of those with vision impairment. 

Our mission is clear: to ensure that everyone, no matter where they live, has access to high-quality, affordable eye care. We believe that sight should never depend on where you were born. 

But our work is far from over. Around 1 billion people globally are living with vision impairment that could be prevented or treated, including 43 million who are blind. With your support, we can continue to change lives and bring sight to those who need it most.

Every eye is an eye. When you are doing the surgery there, that is just as important as if you were doing eye surgery on the prime minister or the king.

Fred Hollows
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