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Ethiopia Local Capacity

Field Notes: Building Surgical Excellence Through Partnership

"My name is Dr. Moti Dejene, and I serve as the Wet Lab Coordinator for the Jimma University Ophthalmology Department Residency Program. Surgical training has always been central to our...
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Board Chair Dr. Matt Oliva Wins Humanitarian Award

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has selected Cure Blindness Project Board Chair and 27-year Cure Blindness Project volunteer Dr. Matthew Oliva as recipient of its 2026 AAO Outstanding Humanitarian...
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See the Difference a Month Can Make

Around the world, millions of people are living with preventable blindness, not because treatment is impossible, but because the resources and trained eye-care professionals they need are often out of...
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Local Capacity

11 Publications, One Shared Goal: Advancing Eye Care Through Research

Research is an essential part of creating lasting change in global eye care. At Cure Blindness Project, we support research that addresses real-world challenges faced by patients and eye care...
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Ethiopia Patient Care

Restoring Sight, Renewing Hope: Asma’s Journey Back to School

As children around the world prepare to head back to school, 10-year-old Asma in Ethiopia will join her friends after sight-restoring surgery at a Cure Blindness Project outreach.
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Ghana Patient Care Infrastructure & Equipment

Samsung Donation Enhances Patient Care in Ghana

A donation of Samsung tablets expands a Primary Eye Care training program to ophthalmic nurses in rural Ghana.
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Ghana Infrastructure & Equipment

Ghana Hits Milestone in Effort to Legalize Organ Donation

Advocacy efforts in Ghana mark a significant milestone in advancing organ and tissue donation laws with newly drafted country policy.
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Bangladesh Patient Care

A Clearer Future for Shimul

A new partnership brings sight-restoring care to schoolchildren in Bangladesh.
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Ethiopia Patient Care

Sight Restored for 12-Year-Old

Hayat is a 12-year-old girl who had been unable to see clearly with her right eye for more than three years. Because she also lives with Down Syndrome, she has...
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Ethiopia Patient Care

She Thought She'd Never See Again

Letenkol, 82, had been living in darkness for a year. Her son Tesfay brought her to the outreach after hearing an announcement in their village of free eye care services...
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