A brush with blindness

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A brush with blindness
A cover story of Operation Eyesight's SightLines Spring 2012 issue. Ian lives with his family on a farm outside Eldoret, Kenya, Check out his success story and how he survived a brush with blindness, thanks to our generous donors.
The Return of Independence
You might be able to manage some jobs if you lost your sight. However, being a traditional healer in an Africa village isn't one of them. Kwame Quansah can attest to that.
Gift of Sight: SEE a grandfather regain his sight after 10 years of blindness
A follow-up about Laison Kamwatchko, a grandfather who lives near Lusaka, Zambia. Laison was needlessly blind for 10 years before he had sight-restoring cataract surgery four years ago.
Jerita can't wait to see her family and her cows
On the morning of February 18, we drive over rutted clay roads to Jerita Anabaka Wepukulu’s family farm, approximately 40 km from the town of Kitale in Kenya. Jerita is the matriarch of a large family, with six sons, six daughters, and at least 14 grandchildren. She always had good eyesight, but gradually lost vision as cataracts took hold in both eyes, leaving her almost totally blind.
Bright eyes, big smiles: helping children see more clearly
Did you know that many babies in developing countries are born with neonatal conjunctivitis? This infection causes a thick pus-like drainage from the eyes. Left untreated, it can lead to vision loss and blindness.
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