Drishti: Cataract Surgery Project

Drishti, the gift of sight, aims at fighting avoidable blindness through providing integrated people-centered eye care including screening, prevention, treatment, and post treatment care. As of September 2023, the project has funded and facilitated 856 safe cataract surgeries for vulnerable and elderly patients in Faridpur, Bangladesh. 1800 community members received preliminary screening for cataract detection through community health camp.

The project is funded by Jeco Foundation (Canada).