The eye diseases we work to eliminate are some of the most devastating in the world. However, many can be treated or prevented – an incredible injustice when so many millions of people who can’t see, also can’t access help.
Uncorrected refractive error is the most common cause of vision impairment, and the second leading cause of blindness in the world. Uncorrected refractive error needs to be diagnosed by an eye care professional, after a dilated eye examination. Read on to learn more.
Every eye is an eye. When you are doing surgery there, that is just as important as if you were doing eye surgery on the prime minister or the king. Fred Hollows