School Eye Health

Did you know that 75% of blindness can be prevented? There are more than 8 million* blind people in India. That’s about 30% of the world’s total blind population – most of whom went blind unnecessarily. You can make a difference by helping us combat the problem.

Since 1966, we have been working with local partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people who are irreversibly blind or disabled.

Sightsavers is a global development organization that has been working in India since 1966 to eliminate avoidable blindness and to ensure that people who are irreversibly blind are supported adequately to lead lives of independence and dignity

As of now, we work in 100 districts across 8 states of India bringing eye healthcare, educational support, counseling, training, and leadership development to visually impaired people in some of the least served areas of the country

We work in a sustainable way to promote lasting change by strengthening existing health systems, seeking to advocate with and influence governments and by demonstrating best practices. We network with like-minded organizations to enable an exchange of ideas and to advocate for the rights of the disabled. Sightsavers believes in promoting technologies in eye healthcare enabling a wider reach of health services in India.

Our work has impacted the lives of 55 million people with potential eye problems

We have carried out 36.4 million eye treatments

Performed 5 million eye operations with the help of our partners

Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.