EYE CARE PROGRAMME


There is limited access to vital medical care in Sri Lanka. An incredibly important area that is often overlooked is caring for children's eyesight. Our highly successful programme is supported by staff and volunteers from all over Sri Lanka. They act nationwide, going into schools and testing the eyes of children.

We make sure that children with any problems with their sight receive proper medical treatment. If they need glasses we can ensure they get the right ones.

This process not only guarentees that simply treated medical problems do not go untreated but also helps remove a major barrier to these children's education. Imagine being shortsighted at school with no glasses, or losing your sight entirely to an easily treated disease! This programme helps ensure a better education for the children tested and therefore a brighter future. Just £10 will enable us to screen 30 children.


Our programme has already:

Provided corrective eye surgery for over 2000 children

Given spectacles to over 4000 children

Saved the sight of over 1000 children

Educated 500 in eye care problems