Blindness is an
under-reported tragedy!
TOGETHER,
WE CAN CHANGE THAT
Blindness is an
under-reported tragedy!
TOGETHER,
WE CAN CHANGE THAT
Blindness is an
under-reported tragedy!
TOGETHER,
WE CAN CHANGE THAT
Blindness is both a cause and a consequence of poverty. When vision fades, livelihoods collapse, and the cycle of poverty tightens its grip.
In low-income regions, curable blindness thrives not because treatment doesn't exist, but because it's out of reach: too distant, too costly, or simply unknown.
The impact runs deep and generational. Children drop out of school to support families. Women, already facing barriers to healthcare, are most often the last to receive care.
Where poverty runs deepest, blindness isn't just a medical condition - it's a social crisis. And it is in these very places that restoring sight becomes the most powerful form of change.
The fact below show how deeply BLINDNESS IMPACTS PEOPLE and the nation.
A VICIOUS CYCLE where loss of sight deepens poverty, again and again.
Poverty creates distance from affordable eye care
Poverty creates distance from affordable eye care
Bihar sits at the centre of India's blindness crisis. It is one of the poorest states in the country, where poverty and blindness reinforce each other.
Here, eye care access is alarmingly low. Surgical capacity meets only a quarter of what is needed. The shortage of ophthalmologists, optometrists, and eye beds leaves millions waiting for treatment that could restore their sight.
The cost of inaction is heavy. Each untreated person means another family losing income and hope.
By focusing on Bihar, we tackle one of India's most urgent challenges: restoring sight, rebuilding livelihoods, and breaking the cycle of poverty where it runs deepest.
Bihar's Eye Health Overview
Bihar has the lowest number of eye surgeries compared to the national average.
Bihar has the lowest number of Ophthalmic manpower compared to the national average.
Bihar has the lowest number of eye surgery beds compared to the national average.
The scale of eye disease in Bihar outpaces available treatment.
Bihar has the lowest number of eye surgeries compared to the national average.
Bihar has the lowest number of eye surgery beds compared to the national average.
Bihar has the lowest number of Ophthalmic manpower compared to the national average.
The scale of eye disease in Bihar outpaces available treatment.
80%ofblindnessiscurable
WeareleadingthefighttoeliminateitfromruralIndia
bymakingqualityeyecareaccessibleandaffordablethroughour
BlindnessEliminationprogramme.