A $25 donation can provide the material cost of one sight-restoring surgery
Globally, more than 43 million people are blind. Ninety percent of these people live in low- and middle-income communities where access to eye care is limited and the challenges for those who can’t see are severe.
But there is hope – 80% of this burden is treatable or preventable.
HCP Cureblindness is working to eradicate avoidable blindness in under-resourced areas of the world by helping people retain and regain their sight.
We focus on building local capacity, ensuring quality infrastructure and equipment are available, enabling quality patient care and aiding effective prevention. This action-based approach builds local leadership, empowers key actors, and develops sustainable practices from the ground up.
Learn More About Our WorkFounded in 1995 by Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit on their dream to end needless blindness in the world, HCP Cureblindness, together with partners, have performed over 1.4 million sight-restoring surgeries. And we’re just getting started.
Read How We BeganSince 1995, together with our supporters and partners, we have accomplished a lot, including the following:
With early detection and treatment, the impact of many causes of blindness can be treated – and often cured – improving the quality of life for affected individuals and changing communities for good.
An unexpected path leads Dr. Babiker to HCP and its mission to build local capacity in Eritrea.
Recorded walks by MLB’s Tony Kemp means help for the blind.
Three days of instruction combined classroom learning with hands-on training to enhance residents' knowledge from Ethiopia and Rwanda.