One Doctor Trained, Sight Restored To Thousands
A Single Surgery Can Restore Sight,
A Trained Doctor Can Restore Sight for thousands.
For more than 30 years, The Fred Hollows Foundation has invested in training local eye health professionals, building sustainable eye care systems that continue transforming lives long after a single operation.
Your support does more than restore sight today. It helps create the next generation of eye health professionals who will bring sight-saving care to their communities for years to come.
Why Training Matters
Millions of people still live with avoidable blindness.
The challenge is often not the lack of treatment, but the lack of trained eye health professionals who can deliver care where it is needed most.
Rather than relying solely on short-term aid, The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in local capacity building—training eye surgeons, nurses and community health workers to strengthen eye care systems from within.
Because when one doctor is trained, thousands more people can access sight-saving care.
The Legacy You Help Build
Your support creates more than sight.
It helps train eye health professionals, strengthens local healthcare systems, and creates lasting change that reaches far beyond a single patient.
Meet some of our eye care professionals whose work continues to transform lives every day.
Dr. Ruit | Nepal
- Worked alongside Fred Hollows in the early years
- Pioneer of the train-the-trainer approach to eye health
- Helped build sustainable eye care services across Asia, and performed more than 120,000 sight-restoring surgeries
- Demonstrates the power of investing in local expertise
- Continues a legacy of restoring sight and strengthening communities
Dr Ciku | Rwanda
- Trained through The Foundation's African Microsurgical Training Program in the 1990s
- Represents the long-term impact of investing in local eye health professionals
- Dedicated her career to improving eye care across Africa
- Demonstrates how knowledge and skills can create lasting change across generations
- A powerful example of Fred Hollows' belief in building local capacity
Dr Visay | Laos
- Trained with support from The Fred Hollows Foundation
- The only ophthalmologist serving more than 500,000 people in Vientiane Province, Laos
- Provides sight-saving surgery and outreach services to remote communities
- Passionate about ensuring everyone has access to quality eye care
- Helping children like Lumnguen protect their vision and future opportunities
- Bringing sight-saving care to communities once beyond reach
Dr Lilian | Kenya
- Paediatric ophthalmologist at Kwale Eye Centre, Kenya
- Transforming children's lives through sight-restoring surgery
- Supporting comprehensive care from surgery to follow-up
- Helping children thrive through improved vision
