Of the more than 36 million people worldwide suffering from unnecessary blindness, almost half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated.
We aspire to cure the mountain of global blindness, one patient at a time.
The Himalayan Cataract Project works to cure needless blindness with the highest quality care at the lowest cost.
News, stories, and updates from the field.
HCP Launches TT+ Program in Ethiopia in New Partnership with Izumi Foundation
Jun 28, 2018
“I work at Quiha Eye Hospital, where there are only two ophthalmologists who serve more than eight million people"
May 31, 2018
"I chose ophthalmology because I had the opportunity to witness what high quality ophthalmology care and training could provide to Ethiopia and its people"
Apr 30, 2018
“I am excited to resume my school and be like my friends and I want to be doctor like you and help needy people.“
Mar 30, 2018
“I decided to go into Ophthalmology to fill in the healthcare gap in Ethiopia and make a difference”
Climbers and Fundraisers Ryan Kushner, Nicholas Rice and Christopher Manning Attempt World's 7th Highest Mountain
“My one true passion is practicing ophthalmology and thus I get the most joy and fulfillment when I am able to make interventions to improve the lives of my patients...
Feb 28, 2018
From the Mountains of Nepal to the Green Mountain State, a New Life Gives Back
Feb 20, 2018
Meet Gebretsahme Welde Selase, a bilaterally blind 54 year-old elementary school teacher from Axum, Ethiopia
Jan 31, 2018
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