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Mamush Overcomes Homelessness and Blindness

Mamush endured profound hardship after losing his sight in both eyes. For five years, his life unraveled completely.
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news Ethiopia

A Vision Restored: Million’s Journey from Fear to Hope

In the small town of Shiraro, Tigray, 29-year-old Million faced a future clouded by fear. For four years, blindness in her right eye had dimmed her daily life, threatening her...
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news South Sudan

“How Could I Not?”: Photographer Chris Hildreth Returns to South Sudan with Cure Blindness Project

When friends and family ask photographer Chris Hildreth how he can repeatedly travel to war-torn South Sudan to document the work of Cure Blindness Project, his response is simple and...
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Past Global Fellow Reflects on Her Year

”My global ophthalmology fellowship with Stanford University and Cure Blindness Project has been filled with remarkable and moving experiences that have given me insights into not only different cultures and...
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news Ethiopia

U.S. Ambassador Witnesses Sight Restored in Eastern Ethiopia

Last month, Cure Blindness Project had the distinct honor of hosting His Excellency Ervin Massinga, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, during a high-volume cataract surgical outreach at Bisidimo Hospital in...
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news Ghana

Idaho ER Doctor Donates Year's Salary to Cure Blindness Project 

When many physicians retire, they trade hospital shifts for the golf course. But Boise-area emergency room physician Dr. Stuart Clive is doing something far different. Dr. Clive will continue working...
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news Ghana

A Turning Point for Sight: Ghana’s Journey Toward Corneal Transplants

On October 18, 2025, a milestone moment unfolded at Kotoka International Airport as Dr. Bothun and his team from Mayo Clinic, in partnership with Cure Blindness Project, delivered 26 cornea tissues to Ghana.
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news Nepal

Bringing Light Back into Kausila’s Life

For a long time, life had been slowly slipping out of focus for 62-year-old Kausila Devi Yadav. Living in Ishworpur Municipality, she tried to hide how difficult things had become...
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news Bhutan

Then & Now: Two Decades of Transforming Eye Care in Bhutan

In our 30th anniversary year, join us as Cure Blindness Project reflects on our past while looking toward the future through Then & Now, a monthly series highlighting milestones made...
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