Four siblings can now see their families again.

9 out of 10 people who are blind don’t need to be; their condition is preventable or treatable.

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By leaving a gift in your Will to The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, you can make Fred’s legacy, your legacy, and help restore sight across the Pacific for generations to come.

From a single surgery to the whole eye care system.

Here is how we are working towards ending avoidable blindness and vision impairment in the Pacific.

Seiuli having his eye bandage removed after cataract surgery

Restoring and preserving the sight of our Pacific neighbours

Training the next generation of eye health workers

Eye health systems are managed locally

Countries in the Pacific have unacceptably high rates of blindness and vision impairment.

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of vision loss in the Pacific is preventable of treatable. Yet today, those treatments can take months to be accessed, if they can be accessed at all.

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people in the Pacific experience blindness. For marginalised communities such as women and people with disabilities, the challenge of avoidable blindness is even higher.

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people live with vision impairment in the Pacific region. Without change, projections show that vision loss will increase by 55% over the next 30 years.

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Restoring and preserving sight

We work with Pacific partners to deliver eye care where it’s needed most.

We strengthen local eye health systems, equip outreach teams to reach rural communities, provide essential medical equipment, and support local specialists to deliver life-changing screenings, checkups, surgeries, and treatments.

Restoring and preserving sight

We work with Pacific partners to deliver eye care where it’s needed most.

Restoring and preserving sight

We work with Pacific partners to deliver eye care where it’s needed most.

Restoring and preserving sight

We work with Pacific partners to deliver eye care where it’s needed most.

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$15

can provide up to 5 pairs of glasses

$25

can help restore sight to one person

$50

can help restore sight to up to two people

$100

can manufacture up to 11 intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery

$250

could help restore sight to up to five people

$500

could cover the cost of a diagnostic lens — used to see the back of the eye

$850

could cover the cost of a set of medical text books for an eye doctor in training

$1,100

could cover the monthly training fees of an eye nurse for 1 of the 12 months required

$1,500

could cover the cost of one out of the 48 months required to fully train an eye doctor

$5,000

could contribute towards the construction of an eye clinic

One operation can change a life in an instant – permanent access to high quality eye care across the Pacific will change many lives.

Latest news and updates

Vital eye care delivered to the Marshall Islands

16 May 2025

The Pacific Eye Institute (PEI) Outreach Team travelled from Fiji and spent 10 days working with the local team at the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hospital.

7 May 2025

In a significant step forward for collaboration in eye health, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tilganga Eye Hospital and Ophthalmology Training Institute (TIO) in Nepal.

9 April 2025

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of our founder and legendary Kiwi eye doctor, Professor Fred Hollows. Fred made his name working on the frontline of eye health. He went where the need was greatest, created innovative ways to deliver surgery, and worked tirelessly to restore sight. But being on the frontline wasn’t Fred’s […]

Four siblings can now see their families again.

9 out of 10 people who are blind don’t need to be; their condition is preventable or treatable.

Free Wills Fortnight is here!

From a single surgery to the whole eye care system.

Restoring and preserving the sight of our Pacific neighbours

Training the next generation of eye health workers

Eye health systems are managed locally

Countries in the Pacific have unacceptably high rates of blindness and vision impairment.

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How you can help

$15

$25

$50

$100

$250

$500

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$1,100

$1,500

$5,000

One operation can change a life in an instant – permanent access to high quality eye care across the Pacific will change many lives.

One operation can change a life in an instant – permanent access to high quality eye care across the Pacific will change many lives.

Latest news and updates

Vital eye care delivered to the Marshall Islands

New partnership to build PNG’s eye health workforce

Fred’s legacy in motion: From the frontline to the future

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