GIVE ME SIGHT FOUNDATION

Cataracts gradually obstruct the vision of all people beginning at about the age of 50 onwards. If not removed, people slowly become blind. In dev eloping nations, economically underprivileged people often go blind since they are unable to afford cataract-removal surgery. By the time the Give Me Sight Foundation is in a position to help, many have been blind for years, and oftentimes decades, due to cataract obstruction. Cataract surgery restores vision to a person who was formerly blind. This is life-altering on many levels: It not only gives a person back the ability to see family, friends and the everyday beauty of natural surroundings, but it restores independence, self-reliance, dignity, and quality of life... The Give Me Sight Foundation is dedicated to restoring eyesight and transforms the lives of medically underserved populations around the world... Dr. John Haines, an ophthalmologist from Eugene, Oregon, has passionately led cataract removal missions around the world for..

Also known as: The Give Me Sight Foundation

Primary location: Eugene United States