Eye on the World

Successful Outreach in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Record-breaking high-volume outreach provides over 2,000 surgeries in one week

Mar 31, 2019

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Benedicta Boah

Meet Benedicta, a 17-year-old girl from Cape Coast, Ghana who had sight restored to both eyes after three years of blindness

Mar 31, 2019

Successful Outreach in Cape Coast, Ghana

Himalayan Cataract Project performs 240 sight-restoring surgeries for National Cataract Outreach Program

Mar 31, 2019

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Johnny Deng

"Eye care in South Sudan is very important because it's inaccessible by many and scarce on availability... I am able to help other people who have eye problems now, and...

Mar 30, 2019

HCP Co-Founders Named Champions of Change

Drs. Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin named Champions of Change on The Ophthalmologist Magazine’s 2019 Power List

Mar 30, 2019

Patient Stories from South Sudan

Touching stories of the joy of sight-restoration from South Sudan, where over 800 sight-restoring surgeries were performed

Feb 28, 2019

Reaching the Unreached

The Himalayan Cataract Project’s Work Continues in South Sudan

Feb 25, 2019

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Dr. Kwadwo Amoah

“I hope for even higher standards of quality care, with cutting-edge technology and more well-trained personnel. That is one of my greatest passions right now, to be involved in the...

Feb 25, 2019

High-Volume Outreach in Hosanna, Ethiopia

Outreach team provides nearly 1,000 surgeries in five days

Feb 25, 2019

Successful Rural Outreach in Nepal

Ramechhap Community Eye Center restores sight in Kijidemba

Feb 25, 2019

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Healthy Vision Association

For the fifth consecutive year, the Healthy Vision Association supports the work of the Himalayan Cataract Project

Feb 25, 2019

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Khadga Bahadur Bhandari

“I can’t wait to see my village in the sunshine again”

Jan 31, 2019

The Year in Photos 2018

A review of the year as captured in photos of HCP patients and partners from South Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa

Jan 31, 2019

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Cornea Training in Accra, Ghana

Himalayan Cataract Project International Fellow, Dr. Allison Jarstad spent two weeks in Ghana this month conducting a cornea subspecialty training workshop with Cornea Specialist, Dr. Gladys Fordjour from Korle Bu...

Jan 31, 2019

Cataract Outreach in Sisaut, Nepal

First surgical outreach of 2019 results in over 500 surgeries

Jan 31, 2019

Richard Litwin, MD, Honored with ASCRS Foundation’s 2019 Chang Humanitarian Award

HCP Founding Board Member recognized for work in area of cataract blindness

Jan 31, 2019

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Yusuf Mussa

“I need to thank God (salam alaikum) and I want to thank you for giving me my sight back, I give my smiles for you!”

Dec 28, 2018

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Drs. Abigail Nyarko and Akwasi Ahmed

A Focus on HCP Trainees from Ghana through video

Dec 28, 2018