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Bangladesh Patient Care

A Miracle of Sight: Aheza Begum’s Story

“I couldn’t even recognize my husband’s face. I would cry and pray, ‘Will I be blind forever?’”
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This 35-year-old mother in South Sudan was abandoned by her husband after she became blind.
South Sudan Patient Care

A Blind Mother Raising Her Kids Alone

Abandoned by her husband and working through the grief of losing a child, Mary, 35, from South Sudan, faced the daunting task of raising her three remaining children as a...
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Conferences that Shape the Future of Eye Care
Ethiopia Local Capacity

Conferences that Shape the Future of Eye Care

In 2025, Cure Blindness Project staff and partners are active participants in scientific conferences. This August, attendees contributed to the Global Ophthalmology Summit in Chicago and COECSA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Strabismus: A Curable Condition
Ethiopia Patient Care

Strabismus: A Curable Condition

Five-year-old Heran Tsega sits on her mother’s lap as a doctor examines her. Her bright, curious eyes wander and struggle to focus, leading doctors to diagnose her with strabismus. Heran...
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Regional Leaders Helping Shape Future of Global Ophthalmology 
Local Capacity

Regional Leaders Helping Shape Future of Global Ophthalmology 

In our 30th anniversary year, join Cure Blindness Project as we reflect on our past while simultaneously looking towards our future. This monthly feature titled Then & Now will showcase...
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Restored Sight, Renewed Life: Gifty’s Story in Her Own Words
Ghana Patient Care

Restored Sight, Renewed Life: Gifty’s Story in Her Own Words

Local photographer and storyteller Francis Kokokoro shares the story of Ghanaian mother and trader Gifty from a recent outreach hosted at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
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Sight, Strength, and a Second Chance
India Patient Care

Sight, Strength, and a Second Chance

Kasturi Bishi, 64, lives with her husband in a small village in Odisha, India.
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Dambar Kumar Mijar after removing patch Nepal
Nepal Patient Care

In Her Son’s Eyes, She Found Herself Again

When Dambar Kumari Mijar first began losing her vision, she tried to push through the chores of rural life in Dolakha, Nepal. But as her eyesight dimmed over two years...
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Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin, co-founders of Cure Blindness Project

Three Decades of Vision: Building Capacity, Changing Futures

In our 30th anniversary year, join Cure Blindness Project as we reflect on our past while simultaneously looking towards our future. This monthly feature titled Then & Now will showcase...
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Abdulai Adam, 86, recipient of a free cataract surgery, surrounded by some of his children
Ghana Patient Care

A Son's Love

Son Adam Shahayawu, 24, couldn’t imagine a better way to honor his father Abdulai Adam, 86, then by traveling with him to a Cure Blindness Project outreach to have his...
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