Dr. Blake Marleau Snyder recently performed 800 cataract surgeries in Ethiopia with the Cure Blindness Project, a global effort to eliminate preventable blindness through a rapid, cost-effective procedure.
For many people living in remote areas, community health centers are their only accessible source of medical care due to the long distances to larger hospitals. The Cure Blindness Project is addressing this.
Cure Blindness Project has joined the international eye health community in marking World Sight Day on October 9. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the organization is expanding programs across Asia and Africa.
The Cure Blindness Project has partnered with Nigerian ophthalmologist Dr. Gabriel Okorodudu to bring cataract surgery directly to remote Niger Delta communities, targeting over one million people in previously unreachable waterways.
Cure Blindness Project, in collaboration with Sitapur Eye Hospital, is implementing the Blindness Prevention Program in India to reduce preventable blindness and improve access to quality eye care services in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.