Gift of Sight - Humanity First USA

Working to restore and maintain people’s eyesight.

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Gift of Sight at Nasir Hospital: February 2025

Caring for Humanity for a quarter of a century

Impact

Worldwide, nearly a billion people suffer from preventable or correctable vision impairments. Imagine not being able to see just because you can’t get eyeglasses. Or that you could lose your vision because you can’t get routine cataract surgery. That’s the case for millions of people.

That led Humanity First to start the Gift of Sight program, which works to restore and maintain people’s eyesight. Eye care missions go to remote areas to provide screening and prescription glasses; free cataract surgical missions restore eyesight to those who might otherwise go blind; and ophthalmology clinics provide stable eye care in places where it otherwise wouldn’t be available.

17,485

Patients Seen

5,385

Cataract Surgeries

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Countries served in

How We Work

Cataract Surgeries

Cataracts are one of the top causes of vision loss. Doctors remove cataracts, and rare tumors. Our Gift of Sight surgical camps guide patients through surgical prep, procedure, and recovery.

Eyecare Screenings

Basic eye care is important for healthy vision. We screen patients for common eye conditions, provide treatment plans, and dispense medication.

Traveling Missions

We bring doctors to where patients need them. We help local physicians in the Americas and Africa host eye clinics in places without major medical centers. Teams of U.S. eye care professionals travel abroad with Humanity First to increase local capacity for preserving and saving vision.

Stories

Humanity First has positively impacted countless lives, and the inspiring stories of those who have been helped continue to spread hope and compassion.

”78 year-old Angelina suffered from a dense cataract in her left eye. Her daughter encouraged her to travel 2 hours from her home for treatment. “It’s incredibly fulfilling to have been able to fully restore Angelina’s vision and have her return home with a big smile and the gift of sight!” says Dr. Bajwa, the Director of Ophthalmology at Nasir Hospital and operated on Angelina.
- AngelinaA patient treated on a Gift of Sight mission to Nasir Hospital

Where We Work

How to help

Working to restore and maintain people’s eyesight.

Make a one-time donation to support families or if it is easier a monthly recurring donation as a gift of sight.

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