Preventing Global Blindness, Sustainably
What We Do
Clinical Care
Our volunteers travel to underserved areas and provide advanced retinal care to patients.
Training
We sponsor 1-2 local ophthalmologists to receive advanced retinal training in eligible institutions, following which they return and provide care to patients, while also training others.
Instruments
We provide instruments and infrastructure help to the regions we work in, thus making sure that the trained doctor has enough resources at hand to continue to provide retinal care.
9
Countries
9k
Eyes
Screened
275
Volunteers
How does it work?
Trained Retina Specialists from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other places volunteer their time and expertise to travel to the areas we are currently working in.
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These retina specialists travel for a week at a time. Different people travel throughout the year, thus providing better supportive coverage for patients where there was none before.
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Volunteer Opportunites
Thanks to Retina Global, I regained my sight. I am able to do work around the house independently and also help my daughter with her work. This is a new lease on life. Thank you so much.
- Constantina Rocha
Bolivia
I am thankful to the team of Retina Global and Orange County Eye Project for their help with treating my eye due to damage from diabetes. The doctors and others have not only helped me preserve my sight, but also encouraged me to take care of my diabetes.
- Alex Hernández
CA, USA
Grateful to the Retina Global team for the hard work to help people see. Their tireless efforts have brought light into the lives of many, including mine.
- Feliz Ndung'u
Kenya
