Three Lives. One Sight.
Vision matters at every stage of life. For children, good vision supports learning and their ability to explore the world. For adults, it enables livelihoods and helps them care for their families. For older people, it can make the difference between dependence and living independently.
Three people at different stages of life each faced barriers caused by eye conditions. Through timely diagnosis, referral and eye care, they were able not only to regain their sight, but also to rediscover opportunities to learn, work and live independently.
Read their stories and discover how accessible, available and affordable quality eye care can transform individuals, families and communities.
Overcoming Cataract and Seeing the World Again
Do you remember what your world looked like when you were seven? Was it filled with brightness, curiosity, running freely, and laughter? For seven‑year‑old Lumnguen from Laos, it used to be the same — until an accident slowly took away his ability to see clearly. Sunlight became painful, the road to school became dangerous, and even the faces of his friends began to blur.
Heatwaves and Blindness?
Did you know that heatwaves and climate-related eye health risks are becoming increasingly linked as global warming intensifies? Rising temperatures can affect eye health in ways that impact us all.
How can The Foundation restore sight for HKD150?
You can help transform lives by restoring sight to those in need. Join the fight against avoidable blindness and help make a lasting difference in the lives of people around the world who are blind.
Just HKD150 can help restore sight to someone who is needlessly blind in some countries and transform their lives forever. Your donation will help cover the costs of the three key things needed to restore sight – the surgeon’s time, the consumable equipment and the intraocular lens (IOL), which replaces the cataract.
If we don’t act now, by 2050, it is estimated more than 61 million people will be blind because of the growing and ageing population. But we can change this. More than 90 per cent of vision loss is preventable or treatable, and your gift can help us reach more people.
We see a world in which no person is needlessly blind or vision impaired. With the support of our partners in 2025, our global impact was profound.
6,136,161
People screened.
511,623
Eye operations and treatments performed.
148,885
Pairs of glasses distributed.
48,994
People trained including community health workers, teachers, and surgeons.
WHAT IMPACT CAN YOUR DONATION BRING?
Blindness and vision impairment are health issue closely related to a person's well-being, quality of life and development opportunities. The Fred Hollows Foundation believes that a fly-in-fly-out model is not the best way to develop a place’s eye health care. Our vision is to build sustainable, good quality, and affordable eye care in remote areas of the world.
Your donation will be used to:
- Train surgeons or eye health workers
- Provide medical equipment
- Organise eye screening camps in remote areas
- Raise awareness of eye health to the public
- Invest in innovation and research
