Cure Blindness Project is a global nonprofit organization driven to help people retain or regain their sight. To make that happen, we enable underserved communities to cure avoidable blindness by developing high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable eye care wherever they are.
Our Story
Founded in 1995 as the Himalayan Cataract Project, Cure Blindness Project is a global nonprofit organization driven to help people retain or regain their sight. What began in the mountains of Nepal has grown today to millions of surgeries, screenings and treatments performed in 30 countries–and we won’t stop until everyone in the world with avoidable blindness can see.
We enable countries to cure avoidable blindness by developing high-quality, cost-effective eye care in underserved areas of the world.
A world where no one is needlessly blind.
How We Began
We started as two intrepid ophthalmologists with one shared vision.
The Cure Blindness Project team is more than 70 members strong with people living and working across the globe. We have dedicated country teams serving Ghana, Ethiopia, India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Our team brings a combination of skills, experiences and passion to our work. Working collaboratively, we understand how each team’s contributions allow us to meet our ambitious goal to end avoidable blindness around the world.
Cure Blindness Project
T: 888-287-8530
F: 802-649-1041
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PO Box 863
Norwich, VT 05055
USA
What is this?
The Himalayan Cataract Project (dba Cure Blindness Project) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; Tax ID 03-0362926. Your gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Principal photography provided by Ace Kvale, Michael Amendolia, and other photojournalists who have generously supported our work. Site design and development by Flannel